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Following heavy successes from Olympic Football tournaments, the FOIF headed by president [[Gérôme Castex]] began plans in 1937 to stage a football world championship. On 27 June 1928 a congress for the FOIF was held in [[Klokov]] which officiated the plans and naming of the first host nation. It was decided that [[Vetullia]] would host the first World Cup in the following year due to it being the previous victor of the [[Parthenian Championships]] the year before [[World War II (Elezia)|World War II]]. | Following heavy successes from Olympic Football tournaments, the FOIF headed by president [[Gérôme Castex]] began plans in 1937 to stage a football world championship. On 27 June 1928 a congress for the FOIF was held in [[Klokov]] which officiated the plans and naming of the first host nation. It was decided that [[Vetullia]] would host the first World Cup in the following year due to it being the previous victor of the [[Parthenian Championships]] the year before [[World War II (Elezia)|World War II]]. | ||
[[File:Rome,_Olympic_Stadium,_1950s.jpg|230px|thumb|right|{{wp|Stadio Olimpico}}, the stadium that hosted the first World Cup Final in 1939.]] | [[File:Rome,_Olympic_Stadium,_1950s.jpg|230px|thumb|right|{{wp|Stadio Olimpico}}, the stadium that hosted the first World Cup Final in 1939.]] | ||
The selection of a [[Parthenia]]n team meant a long trip accross the [[Merillian Ocean|Merillian]] for many [[Atusia]]n and [[Muanbia]]n teams. This, along with an economic crisis that followed the Second World War meant a Parthenian dominated tournament, with the only teams from Atusia making the tournament being [[ | The selection of a [[Parthenia]]n team meant a long trip accross the [[Merillian Ocean|Merillian]] for many [[Atusia]]n and [[Muanbia]]n teams. This, along with an economic crisis that followed the Second World War meant a Parthenian dominated tournament, with the only teams from Atusia making the tournament being [[Zyang]], [[West Toriany]], and [[Kasai]]. In total 16 teams played in the tournament; 10 from Parthenia, 3 from Atusia, 2 from [[Triania]] and 1 from [[Tarandra]]. | ||
The first match of the tournament was played on 10 July 1939, with eventual runners-up [[Slethar]] beating [[Suidenland]] 3-0. In this game, the first goal in World Cup history was scored by Sletharine player [[Ilias Qotrōs]]. The final was played by Vetullia and Slethar, where Vetullia won 4–2 in their home country at the {{wp|Stadio Olimpico}}, winning the first world cup. The game was attended by and estimated 100,000 people. | The first match of the tournament was played on 10 July 1939, with eventual runners-up [[Slethar]] beating [[Suidenland]] 3-0. In this game, the first goal in World Cup history was scored by Sletharine player [[Ilias Qotrōs]]. The final was played by Vetullia and Slethar, where Vetullia won 4–2 in their home country at the {{wp|Stadio Olimpico}}, winning the first world cup. The game was attended by and estimated 100,000 people. | ||
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The 1956 World Cup was set to be hosted in [[Gavrilia]], breaking the trend of Parthenian hosting, however was eventually cancelled due to the outbreak of [[World War III (Elezia)|World War III]]. | The 1956 World Cup was set to be hosted in [[Gavrilia]], breaking the trend of Parthenian hosting, however was eventually cancelled due to the outbreak of [[World War III (Elezia)|World War III]]. | ||
===World Cups following World War III=== | ===World Cups following World War III=== | ||
[[File:Estadio_Azteca_(2011-09-25).jpg|200px|thumb|left|{{wp|Estadio Azteca|Stadium Impian}}, host to the 1961 World Cup Final.]] | |||
Following the Third World War, a reform was made in the FOIF which meant the World Cup could be bid on for hosting. This wasn't implemented until 1967 however. The first World Cup following the war was held in [[Heunyeo]], chosen due to their neutrality in the war. This made the 1963 tournament the first to be held in [[Atusia]]. This meant that this tournament was almost exclusively attended by Atusian nations, with many in Parthenia and Tarandra still recovering from the effects of the largest war in history. The only exception to this was [[Brynmor]], a newly sovereign nation at the time, who wanted to establish themselves on the world stage. The World Cup was won by [[Zyang]], in a surprise 3-2 victory over [[Kasai]], an established footballing nation against one who hadn't made any professional appearances prior. | Following the Third World War, a reform was made in the FOIF which meant the World Cup could be bid on for hosting. This wasn't implemented until 1967 however. The first World Cup following the war was held in [[Heunyeo]], chosen due to their neutrality in the war. This made the 1963 tournament the first to be held in [[Atusia]]. This meant that this tournament was almost exclusively attended by Atusian nations, with many in Parthenia and Tarandra still recovering from the effects of the largest war in history. The only exception to this was [[Brynmor]], a newly sovereign nation at the time, who wanted to establish themselves on the world stage. The World Cup was won by [[Zyang]], in a surprise 3-2 victory over [[Kasai]], an established footballing nation against one who hadn't made any professional appearances prior. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Gallego Gavrilian Legend.png|170px|thumb|right|Gavrilian star [[Gállego]], a prominent player in the post-war era.]] | ||
The tournaments between 1967 and 1987 returned to general normality, featuring a 16 team knockout format and the tournament becoming more prestigious and international with each. The 1979 Slethar World Cup Final was the highest attended World Cup Final in history with 109,398 confirmed attendees and likely more. Most of the participating nations of these World Cups were from Parthenia, Atusia and Triania with small minorities of teams from Tarandra, [[Muanbia]] and [[ | The tournaments between 1967 and 1987 returned to general normality, featuring a 16 team knockout format and the tournament becoming more prestigious and international with each. The 1979 Slethar World Cup Final was the highest attended World Cup Final in history with 109,398 confirmed attendees and likely more. Most of the participating nations of these World Cups were from Parthenia, Atusia and Triania with small minorities of teams from Tarandra, [[Muanbia]] and [[Triania Minor]] however these teams were usually defeated with ease by the "Big Three". Famous players from this era of World Cups include Gavrilian icon [[Gállego]], [[Vanislavia]]n legend {{wp|Ferenc Puskas|Bruno Bošković}} and Almagrian superstar {{wp|Eusebio|Cubero}}. | ||
===Expansions and recent history=== | |||
At the end of the 1987 Yerezhan World Cup it was announced by the FOIF that the tournament was expanding to include 24 teams after years of speculation. It was needed as the tournament continued to grow in population. The three World Cups of the 1990s were held in this format, all being won by [[Gavrilia]] in their golden era. In 1999 it was announced it was being expanded again to 32, mostly due to complaints of Gavrilian dominance and calls for change or reform. | |||
[[File:Portugal_national_football_team_World_Cup_2018.jpg|230px|thumb|left|The reigning champions, Leciria]] | |||
Following this reform, teams from outside Parthenia were generally successful, with many teams shining since the change. As well as this, the first year of change meant an end of Gavrilian dominance, as they were defeated in the final by [[Angland]], who won their third World Cup in a 3-0 win over [[Kaliban]]. Since then, Gavrilia have won one more title in 2015, making a sixth world title for the side. The most recent victors were [[Leciria]], who won the tournament for the first time in 2019. The bid for the [[2023 FOIF World Cup]] was won by [[Eisenland (Elezia)|Eisenland]], who beat [[Buraydah]]'s bid and will host for the first time. | |||
==Format== | ==Format== | ||
==Hosts== | ==Hosts== | ||
==Broadcasting== | ==Broadcasting== | ||
The first World Cup to be broadcast was the [[1963 FIFA World Cup|1963]], which was shown on the national broadcasting services of nations across [[Parthenia]] during the [[Parthenian Age of Depression|Age of Depression]]. Since 1991 it has been the most viewed, broadcast and followed sporting event in the world. Constantly breaking records, each World Cup since 2007 has brought in more viewers than the last with the 2007 tournament having 27.34 billion cumulative viewers. The 2015 World Cup final in [[Vermand]] was watched by 668.2 million individuals across the globe, making it the most watched live sporting events in history. Even the World Cup's non sporting events bring in huge viewership, the opening ceremony to the 2019 World Cup Huenyeo saw 300 million viewers and the draw for the same tournament a similar 260 million viewers. | |||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:93%; text-align:center; width:;" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:93%; text-align:center; width:;" | ||
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!4 | !4 | ||
|[[1963 | |[[1963 FOIF World Cup|1963]] | ||
|align=left| {{flag|Heunyeo}} | |align=left| {{flag|Heunyeo}} | ||
|'''{{flag|Zyang}}''' | |'''{{flag|Zyang}}''' | ||
|'''3-2''' | |'''3-2''' | ||
|{{flag|Kasai}} | |{{flag|Kasai}} | ||
|{{flag| | |{{flag|Buraydah}} | ||
|'''5-1''' | |'''5-1''' | ||
|{{flag|Brynmor}} | |{{flag|Brynmor}} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!19 | !19 | ||
|[[2023 World Cup|2023]] | |[[2023 FOIF World Cup|2023]] | ||
|align=left| {{flag| | |align=left| {{flag|Eisenland}} | ||
| | | | ||
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==Records and statistics== | ==Records and statistics== | ||
[[File:David_Silva_Euro_2012_vs_France_01.jpg|170px|thumb|right|[[Arnau Criado]] has scored a tournament record 16 goals.]][[File:New_Zealand-Portugal_Nani.jpg|170px|thumb|right|Calisto Silvestre has a record 26 appearances in the tournament.]][[File:Robinho_(2010).JPG|170px|thumb|right|Gavrilian star [[Agostinho]] won a record three World Cups, all in the 1990s.]][[File:Sándor_Kocsis_1960_cropped.jpg|170px|thumb|right|[[Ilias Qotrōs]] scored the first World Cup goal ([[Slethar]] 3-0 [[Suidenland]], 1939).]] | |||
===Top Goalscorers=== | |||
Individual, players in '''bold''' still active. | |||
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
!Rank | |||
!Player | |||
!Goals | |||
!Matches | |||
!Goals per game | |||
|- | |||
|1 | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Almagria}} '''[[Arnau Criado]]''' | |||
|16 | |||
|24 | |||
|{{Decimals|16/24|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|2 | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Slethar}} [[Nikolaos Rubakis]] | |||
|15 | |||
|19 | |||
|{{Decimals|16/19|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|3 | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Gavrilia}} [[Gállego]] | |||
|14 | |||
|13 | |||
|{{Decimals|14/13|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2|4 | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Vermand}} {{wp|Just Fontaine|Jeremie Fournier}} | |||
|13 | |||
|6 | |||
|{{Decimals|13/6|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Leciria}} '''[[Calisto Silvestre]]''' | |||
|13 | |||
|26 | |||
|{{Decimals|13/26|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2|6 | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Vetullia}} [[Furseo Falcione]] | |||
|12 | |||
|14 | |||
|{{Decimals|12/14|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Gavrilia}} [[Agostinho]] | |||
|12 | |||
|14 | |||
|{{Decimals|12/14|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2|8 | |||
|align=left|{{fbicon|Vanislavia}} [[Mitar Tasić]] | |||
|11 | |||
|5 | |||
|{{Decimals|11/5|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Angland}} [[Jessie Palmer]] | |||
|11 | |||
|17 | |||
|{{Decimals|11/17|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=6|10 | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Hausminia}} Hur Eren | |||
|10 | |||
|10 | |||
|{{Decimals|10/10|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Eisenland}} [[Arjan Dirksen]] | |||
|10 | |||
|12 | |||
|{{Decimals|10/12|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Angland}} '''[[Keaton Vasquez]]''' | |||
|10 | |||
|20 | |||
|{{Decimals|10/12|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Kasai}} [[Ishido Kawanari]] | |||
|10 | |||
|13 | |||
|{{Decimals|10/13|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Eisenland}} '''{{Wp|Thomas Müller|Markus Kober}}''' | |||
|10 | |||
|19 | |||
|{{Decimals|10/19|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Telekia}} Raul García | |||
|10 | |||
|20 | |||
|{{Decimals|10/20|2}} | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
====Country==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
!Rank | |||
!National team | |||
!Goals scored | |||
|- | |||
| 1 || align="left"|{{flag|Gavrilia}} || 198 | |||
|- | |||
| 2 || align="left"|{{flag|Almagria}} || 177 | |||
|- | |||
| 3 || align="left"|{{flag|Vetullia}} || 152 | |||
|- | |||
| 4 || align="left"|{{flag|Vermand}} || 136 | |||
|- | |||
| 5 || align="left"|{{flag|Eisenland}} || 128 | |||
|- | |||
| 6 || align="left"|{{flag|Angland}} || 108 | |||
|- | |||
| 7 || align="left"|{{flag|Slethar}} || 104 | |||
|- | |||
| 8 || align="left"|{{flag|Kasai}} || 96 | |||
|- | |||
| 9 || align="left"|{{flag|Hausminia}} || 89 | |||
|- | |||
| 10 || align="left"|{{flag|Vanislavia}} || 87 | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Category:FOIF World Cup]] | |||
[[Category:Elezia]] | [[Category:Elezia]] | ||
{{Elezia}} | |||
{{Template:Region icon Elezia}} |
Latest revision as of 19:31, 2 July 2023
Organising body | FOIF |
---|---|
Founded | 1939 |
Region | International |
Number of teams | 48 |
Current champions | Leciria (1st title) (2019) |
Most successful team(s) | Gavrilia (6 titles) |
The FOIF World Cup, simply referred to as the World Cup, is the world's largest association football event competition, hosted by the Federation of International Football. The tournament has been held every 4 years since the first season (1939), except from in 1955 and 1959 (as a result of the Third World War). The reigning champions are Leciria, who won for the first time in 2019.
History
World Cups prior to World War III
Following heavy successes from Olympic Football tournaments, the FOIF headed by president Gérôme Castex began plans in 1937 to stage a football world championship. On 27 June 1928 a congress for the FOIF was held in Klokov which officiated the plans and naming of the first host nation. It was decided that Vetullia would host the first World Cup in the following year due to it being the previous victor of the Parthenian Championships the year before World War II.
The selection of a Parthenian team meant a long trip accross the Merillian for many Atusian and Muanbian teams. This, along with an economic crisis that followed the Second World War meant a Parthenian dominated tournament, with the only teams from Atusia making the tournament being Zyang, West Toriany, and Kasai. In total 16 teams played in the tournament; 10 from Parthenia, 3 from Atusia, 2 from Triania and 1 from Tarandra.
The first match of the tournament was played on 10 July 1939, with eventual runners-up Slethar beating Suidenland 3-0. In this game, the first goal in World Cup history was scored by Sletharine player Ilias Qotrōs. The final was played by Vetullia and Slethar, where Vetullia won 4–2 in their home country at the Stadio Olimpico, winning the first world cup. The game was attended by and estimated 100,000 people.
Global politics and instability had a huge effect on the teams that would participate in the early World Cup tournaments, with all of the first four being held in Parthenia (Vetullia, Almagria, Angland, Vermand) and in most of these tournaments many Atusian teams refused to travel into Parthenia, especially in the 1951 World Cup when tensions between many major powers were on the edge, when Gavrilia was the only team outside of Parthenia to participate.
The 1956 World Cup was set to be hosted in Gavrilia, breaking the trend of Parthenian hosting, however was eventually cancelled due to the outbreak of World War III.
World Cups following World War III
Following the Third World War, a reform was made in the FOIF which meant the World Cup could be bid on for hosting. This wasn't implemented until 1967 however. The first World Cup following the war was held in Heunyeo, chosen due to their neutrality in the war. This made the 1963 tournament the first to be held in Atusia. This meant that this tournament was almost exclusively attended by Atusian nations, with many in Parthenia and Tarandra still recovering from the effects of the largest war in history. The only exception to this was Brynmor, a newly sovereign nation at the time, who wanted to establish themselves on the world stage. The World Cup was won by Zyang, in a surprise 3-2 victory over Kasai, an established footballing nation against one who hadn't made any professional appearances prior.
The tournaments between 1967 and 1987 returned to general normality, featuring a 16 team knockout format and the tournament becoming more prestigious and international with each. The 1979 Slethar World Cup Final was the highest attended World Cup Final in history with 109,398 confirmed attendees and likely more. Most of the participating nations of these World Cups were from Parthenia, Atusia and Triania with small minorities of teams from Tarandra, Muanbia and Triania Minor however these teams were usually defeated with ease by the "Big Three". Famous players from this era of World Cups include Gavrilian icon Gállego, Vanislavian legend Bruno Bošković and Almagrian superstar Cubero.
Expansions and recent history
At the end of the 1987 Yerezhan World Cup it was announced by the FOIF that the tournament was expanding to include 24 teams after years of speculation. It was needed as the tournament continued to grow in population. The three World Cups of the 1990s were held in this format, all being won by Gavrilia in their golden era. In 1999 it was announced it was being expanded again to 32, mostly due to complaints of Gavrilian dominance and calls for change or reform.
Following this reform, teams from outside Parthenia were generally successful, with many teams shining since the change. As well as this, the first year of change meant an end of Gavrilian dominance, as they were defeated in the final by Angland, who won their third World Cup in a 3-0 win over Kaliban. Since then, Gavrilia have won one more title in 2015, making a sixth world title for the side. The most recent victors were Leciria, who won the tournament for the first time in 2019. The bid for the 2023 FOIF World Cup was won by Eisenland, who beat Buraydah's bid and will host for the first time.
Format
Hosts
Broadcasting
The first World Cup to be broadcast was the 1963, which was shown on the national broadcasting services of nations across Parthenia during the Age of Depression. Since 1991 it has been the most viewed, broadcast and followed sporting event in the world. Constantly breaking records, each World Cup since 2007 has brought in more viewers than the last with the 2007 tournament having 27.34 billion cumulative viewers. The 2015 World Cup final in Vermand was watched by 668.2 million individuals across the globe, making it the most watched live sporting events in history. Even the World Cup's non sporting events bring in huge viewership, the opening ceremony to the 2019 World Cup Huenyeo saw 300 million viewers and the draw for the same tournament a similar 260 million viewers.
Results
Records and statistics
Top Goalscorers
Individual, players in bold still active.
Rank | Player | Goals | Matches | Goals per game |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arnau Criado | 16 | 24 | 0.67 |
2 | Nikolaos Rubakis | 15 | 19 | 0.84 |
3 | Gállego | 14 | 13 | 1.08 |
4 | Jeremie Fournier | 13 | 6 | 2.17 |
Calisto Silvestre | 13 | 26 | 0.50 | |
6 | Furseo Falcione | 12 | 14 | 0.86 |
Agostinho | 12 | 14 | 0.86 | |
8 | Mitar Tasić | 11 | 5 | 2.20 |
Jessie Palmer | 11 | 17 | 0.65 | |
10 | Hur Eren | 10 | 10 | 1.00 |
Arjan Dirksen | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | |
Keaton Vasquez | 10 | 20 | 0.83 | |
Ishido Kawanari | 10 | 13 | 0.77 | |
Markus Kober | 10 | 19 | 0.53 | |
Raul García | 10 | 20 | 0.50 |
Country
Rank | National team | Goals scored |
---|---|---|
1 | Gavrilia | 198 |
2 | Almagria | 177 |
3 | Vetullia | 152 |
4 | Vermand | 136 |
5 | Eisenland | 128 |
6 | Angland | 108 |
7 | Slethar | 104 |
8 | Kasai | 96 |
9 | Hausminia | 89 |
10 | Vanislavia | 87 |
References
See Also