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If you are a football fan, you are probably familiar with the FIFA World Cup. Every four years, millions of spectators watch their national teams take part in this event. And ever since 1954, when the World Cup was first televised, billions of fans have watched it on TV. Nowadays, around half of the world’s population watches it. In fact, if you asked anyone to name the most important sport event in the world, they would probably say it was the FIFA World Cup.
The World Cup was created in the 1930s when Jules Rimet, a French football official, came up with the idea of bringing the best football teams in the world together to play against one another for the title of World Champions. There was great enthusiasm for his idea and the first FIFA World Cup was organised in Uruguay in 1930. The host team won the first World Cup when they beat Argentina 4-2. Since then, many World Cup tournaments have been played and the competition has often surprised fans around the world.
Everyone was amazed when the USA beat England 1-0 in 1950. The 1966 World Cup surprised many fans when Italy lost 1-0 to North Korea, and Northern Ireland took everyone by surprise when they beat the host team, Spain, 1-0 in 1982.
The World Cup has also made some great football players into legends. The Brazilian player, Pelé, is probably the most famous. Many people say he is the greatest player of all time. Another legend, the German player Beckenbauer, is considered one of the greatest defenders in the history of football.
Football history is made every four years at the FIFA World Cup. And whatever the result, the championship brings people from every region of the world together in the spirit of fun and sport.