What is FIFA ?
The world’s most renowned competition. The FIFA Men’s World CupTM is held every four years, and 32 nations compete for the trophy. It draws fans together around the enthusiasm and love for the game, with continental qualification processes building to an exciting finals event.
26th November match
Lionel Messi scored the game-winning goal against Mexico in Group C of the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Saturday night (November 26), keeping Argentina’s chances alive in the tournament. Messi scored in the 64th minute of the game to give Argentina a 1-0 lead, until Enzo Fernandez scored the game-winning goal in the last minutes. Argentina’s campaign would have been over if they had lost this match.
Argentina is currently on the verge of being eliminated from the FIFA World Cup 2022 due to their failure in the tournament opener. Argentina’s next game is against Mexico on Saturday (Sunday IST), and if they lose again, they would be eliminated from the FIFA World Cup. Because a loss would leave them with 0 points after two games, while Mexico’s opponent on Saturday would have 4.
Poland and Saudi Arabia are the other two teams in Group C, and they will face off in their second Group C encounter on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. IST. The Saudis have three points after beating Argentina, and if they win again on Saturday, they will have six, confirming their spot in the Round of 16. If they lose, their fate will be determined by the outcome of their last game against Mexico. In the case of a tie, they will be awarded four points.
HISTORY OF FIFA
FIFA, the International Football Association, was founded in 1904 and organised the football competition at the Antwerp 1920 Olympics, which was recognised as an intercontinental competition.
1930 :
This cleared the way for the inaugural FIFA World Cup, which took place in 1930. Uruguay was celebrating its 100th year of independence and had previously won gold in the Olympics in 1924 and 1928.
Uruguay went on to win the World Cup at home as well, defeating Argentina 4-2 in the final to become the first FIFA World Cup winners.
1934 – 1938:
Italy went on to win the following two FIFA World Cups, in 1934 and 1938, becoming the first country to do it.
1950 :
Uruguay won their second World Cup in 1950.
1954:
It’s time for West Germany . West Germany won their first in 1954.
1958 – 1962 :
Brazil won its first title in 1958, with the 17-year-old Pele, who would go on to become a legend, scoring six goals. Brazil won the medal after defeating hosts Sweden 5-2 in the final. Brazil successfully defended their championship in 1962.
1966
England will go on to win their first and only FIFA World Cup championship in 1966. Geoff Hurst of England scored three goals in England’s 4-2 victory over West Germany, making him the only man to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup final.
1970 :
In 1970, Pele and Brazil won their third World Cup. Pele holds the record for most World Cups won by an individual player, with three. Brazil’s most recent World Cup victory occurred in 2002.
1974 :
In 1974 West Germany won the match and The Netherlands was the runners-up
1978 :
Argentina won their first match in 1978
1982 : Again Italy was the lucky team to win that cup in 1982 .
1986:
Argentina was the winner in 1986 and the runners-up was West Germany
1990 :
After several failures the West Germany took the cup in 1990 when Argentina was the runners-up .
1994 :
In 1994 FIFA Brazil took the winners cup and Italy was runners-up
1998:
in 1998, contemporary football powerhouse France, captained by Didier Deschamps, defeated Brazil in the final to capture their first title on home soil.
2002:
Again Brazil took the Worldcup in 2002 . runners-up was Germany
2006 :
In the year of 2006 Italy again took their 4th worldcup . at that time France took the runners-up
2010 :
In 2010 Spain wins their first FIFA worldcup . Runners-up goes to The Netherlands
2014 :
In the year of 2014 the Germany again took the FIFA World cup from the hand of Argentina who took the Runners-up . Miroslav Klose of Germany is the all-time leading scorer in FIFA World Cups, with 16 goals from 2002 to 2014.
2018 :
In 2018 France won their second FIFA World cup . Croatia took the runners-up
Didier Deschamps was the manager of France’s World Cup-winning squad in 2018, making him the first person to win the trophy both as a player and as a manager.
2022 : Going on ……..
