The official logo of the competition is entitled "Inspiration", and was created by Brazilian agency Africa. The design is based around a photograph of three victorious hands together raising the World Cup trophy and its yellow and green colouring is meant to represent Brazil warmly welcoming the world to their country.
The United States' captivating run in the World Cup stopped here, on the coast of Brazil, as Belgium beat the Americans, 2-1 after extra time, to eliminate the United States in the Round of 16.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 11 July 2010 at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, to determine the winner of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0 with a goal from Andrés Iniesta four minutes from the end of extra time.
Mexico, on the brink of its greatest achievement at a World Cup outside its own country, broke down in the final three minutes of regulation, and again in stoppage time, falling to a crushing 2-1 defeat to the Netherlands in the Round of 16.
Played every four years, the
World Cup hosts the top 32 national teams in a month long tournament. The
host country is selected by FIFA's Council.
World Cup History.
| Host | Mexico |
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| Champion | Brazil |
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| Runner Up | Italy |
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| Third Place | West Germany |
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| Teams | 16 |
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Germany: What Went Wrong for Hosts in 7-1 Defeat. In a match that Brazil will not be able to forget no matter how hard they try, Germany embarrassed the World Cup hosts with a 7-1 victory in the semi-finals.
The 1-7 Correct Score was matched at 999/1 for £13! In total, a confirmed eight "punters" made a bet that Germany would score seven goals to Brazil's measly one.
Teams
- Algeria.
- Argentina.
- Australia.
- Belgium.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Brazil.
- Cameroon.
- Chile.
BEST PLAYER: ARJEN ROBBENCosta Rica and Argentina may have stopped him scoring in 120 minutes, but Robben won another penalty against Brazil as the Dutch claimed third place in impressive style. Put simply, he was the World Cup's most consistently decisive player and a worthy recipient of the prize.
Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won four World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996), and one Confederations Cup (2017).
2018 FIFA World Cup
| Чемпионат мира по футболу FIFA 2018 Chempionat mira po futbolu FIFA 2018 |
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| Runners-up | Croatia |
| Third place | Belgium |
| Fourth place | England |
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