The first World Cup was in 1930. Uruguay won it. There has been 2 World Cups in Germany, Mexico, and Italy. The next World Cup will be in South Africa in 2010. There is a World Cup every 4 years. During a World Cup there are different stadiums the teams play on within the country. There is an official match ball for every game in the World Cup. The highest goal differential in a world cup match was 10-1 when Hungary beat El Salvador in 1982. Hakan Sukur of Turkey has scored the fastest goal with 11 seconds. Hungary has scored the most goals in a world cup with 27 in 1954. There have only been 7 different winners out of all the World Cups. There have only been 19 World Cups. A French soccer administrator named Jules Rimet created the World Cup. The teams with the most World Cup wins are Brazil, Italy, and Germany.
Brazil has won the most world cups with 5.
Italy is second with 4
Germany is third with 3.
You can learn more about the World Cup at worldcupyears.com home