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	World Soccer Boots
		In 1954 the winners of the FIFA World Cup in Switzerland was West Germany and they were sporting the new adidas soccer boots with screw in studs.
		Research shows between the FIFA World Cups of 1982 and 1998 75% of penalties were converted and that figures increased in 1998 to 80%.
		FIFA World Cup USA, 1994, had an official ball which was enveloped in a layer of polystyrene foam.
	www.podiatry.curtin.edu.au /worldcup/soccer.html

	1954 World Cup
		The FIFA World Cup, staged in Switzerland at the foot of the Alps, was to soar to new heights in 1954.
		The Wankdorf stadium in Berne was thus the scene for one of the biggest ever FIFA World Cup surprises on that Sunday, 4 July 1954.
		From the outset of this fifth FIFA World Cup, the "magical Magyars", who included in their ranks Ferenc Puskas, Jozsef Boszik and Sandor Kocsis, showed their class by thrashing Korea (9-0) and an admittedly under-strength German side, 8-3.
	www.soccerhall.org /history/WorldCup_1954.htm

	City Mayors: Football World Cup 2006 - Stadiums
		Since 1985, the German Cup Final has been played in the stadium, which received a facelift prior to hosting three games in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
		The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion was improved to FIFA World Cup standard as early as 1999-2001, with an investment of around 54 million euro on the main stand.
		After the 2006 FIFA World Cup was awarded to Germany, FC Kaiserslautern increased their efforts to improve the Fritz-Walter-Stadion to World Cup standards.
	www.citymayors.com /sport/worldcup_stadiums.html (1740 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Football World Cup
		Organised by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's governing body, the World Cup finals tournament is the most widely-viewed and followed sporting event in the world, more so than even the Olympic Games.
		The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer).
		At the end of each World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Football_World_Cup (1191 words)

	History of the World Cup
		However, the FIFA World Cup has also been punctuated by dramatic upsets that have helped create footballing history - the United States defeating England in 1950, North Korea's defeat of Italy in 1966, Cameroon's emergence in the 1980s and their opening match defeat of the Argentinean cup-holders in 1990....
		When it resumed, the FIFA World Cup rapidly advanced to its undisputed status as the greatest single sporting event of the modern world.
		The 1994 World Cup held in the United States had the highest average attendance with over 68,990 for each match.
	www.soccerhall.org /history/World_Cup_History.htm (1191 words)

	World Cup Archive - everyHit.com
		With two years to the start of the World Cup, then, it was a worrying time for FIFA and some European countries, notably Holland, talked openly about boycotting the tournament.
		The 16th FIFA World Cup held in France turned out to be one of the best ever.
		This World Cup Final will not be remembered for the great soccer it produced, but for being the first final to be decided on penalties.
	useless.info /worldcup.html (1191 words)

	Football World Cup Online Research :: Information about Football World Cup
		The Football World Cup 2014, which FIFA has earmarked for South America, is expected to be held in Brazil as CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, has already backed it as their choice.
		Organised by FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's governing body, the World Cup finals tournament is the most widely-viewed and followed sporting event in the world, more so than even the Olympic Games.
		In Football World Cup 1970, Brazil national football team 's third victory in the tournament entitled them to keep the original trophy and a new trophy was then designed.
	www.carolinamaps.net /search/Football_World_Cup.html (3295 words)

	FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Cup was first televised in 1954, and is now the most widely-viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games.
		FIFA president Jules Rimet thus set about organizing the inaugural World Cup tournament to be held in Uruguay in 1930.
		The decision to hold the second of these, the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France was controversial, as the American countries had been led to understand that the World Cup would rotate between the two continents.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FIFA_World_Cup (2833 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 World Cup - World Cup Tournament Summaries - Tuesday April 09, 2002 06:51 PM
		Posted: Tuesday April 09, 2002 6:51 PM The concept of a World Cup soccer championship was conceived by two Frenchmen, Jules Rimet, the president of FIFA, and Henri Delaunay, its general secretary.
		The inaugural World Cup tournament was held in Uruguay and featured 13 nations, including seven from South America.
		Following the 1928 Olympics, it was decided that the World Cup finals would be staged every four years between the Olympics.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/2002/04/08/cup_history (2833 words)

	World Cup History Page - All about the World Cup history
		The anniversary tournament in 1954 was to take place in Switzerland to celebrate the 50th anniversary of FIFA, which had headquarters in Zurich since 1932.
		Argentina, the World Cup boycotter didn't show up again, and neither did the strong USSR team.
		During the 1954 championship, West Germany met Hungary twice.
	www.worldcup.isn.pl /en/cups/1954.htm (2833 words)

	FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		FIFA president Jules Rimet thus set about organizing the inaugural World Cup tournament to be held in Uruguay in 1930.
		The decision to hold the second of these, the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France was controversial, as the American countries had been led to understand that the World Cup would rotate between the two continents.
		The World Cup was first televised in 1954, and is now the most widely-viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_World_Cup (2861 words)

	Collector Cafe - Register
		The very first football World Cup was organised by FIFA and was held in Uruguay in 1930.
		The first World Cup to be held in Europe was staged in France in 1934.
		The next World Cup in 2002 will be the first to be staged in two different nations, Korea and Japan.
	www.collectorcafe.com /article_archive.asp?article=750&id=2556 (2861 words)

	2002 FIFA World Cup - Teams - Turkey
		The Turks were leading Sweden 1-0 at home before conceding two late goals, a result that forced them to play a two-legged playoff against Austria to qualify for the World Cup.
		Brazil can win the World Cup if they all decide to work with one another.
		Turkey is hungry to prove the startling advances it has made in soccer in recent years is not a fluke.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/soccer/teams/turkey.html (2861 words)

	A comprehensive listing of every FIFA World Cup game ever.
		Discussions for the competition began at the turn of the century, when FIFA was established, and in the late 1920s preparations for the first World Cup were underway as Uruguay became the inaugural hosts by offering to provide the stadium and paying the visiting teams' expenses.
		Only seven countries have ever won the World Cup: Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994), the former West Germany (1954, 1974, 1990), Italy (1934, 1938, 1982), Uruguay (1930, 1950), Argentina (1978, 1986), England (1966) and the latest addition to the list of Honour France (1998)
		A comprehensive listing of every FIFA World Cup game ever.
	www.fifaworldcup.co.uk (2861 words)

	German 1954 World Cup winner speaks out (Reuters)
		Reuters - Horst Eckel, a member of West Germany's 1954 World Cup winning team, says he received one glucose injection during the tournament but it was not before the final against Hungary.
		If you're planning to attend the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Germany next year but oppose the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) smart tag technology, you won't get past the front gate.
		Reuters - The shirt worn by Pele when he scored two goals as a 17-year-old for Brazil in the 1958 World Cup final against Sweden was sold at auction at Christie's on Tuesday for 59,000 pounds ($105,600).
	www.stargeek.com /item/90917.html (2861 words)

	World Cup
		The most important trophy in the world of football, instigated by then FIFA president Jules Rimet in the late twenties in the wake of the great success of the football tournaments at the Olympics in Paris (1924) and Amsterdam (1928), both won by Uruguay.
		Until 1978, 16 teams were admitted to the final tournament (in 1930 and 1950 this number of participants was not reached however), from 1982 up to the 1994 finals, 24 countries earned the right to play there, while from 1998 onwards 32 will be represented.
	ww2.isys.ca /drazen/wcupwin.htm (2861 words)

	Germany 2006 - FIFA WORLD CUP - June 9th - July 9th 2006
		Germany 2006 - FIFA WORLD CUP - June 9th - July 9th 2006
		This historical overview reflects the history of football from the first World Cup in Uruguay in the year 1930 until the last one in Japan and South-Korea in 2002.
		For example, the Frenchman Just Fontaine, who in the World Cup in Sweden (1958) scored 13 goals and is still today the record holder of this unique success.
	germany2006.fussballportal.de (2861 words)

	FIFA World Cup - Switzerland 1954 - Final
		FIFA World Cup - Switzerland 1954 - Final
	www.geocities.com /colosseum/Sideline/8601/wc54fin.html (2861 words)

	A comprehensive listing of every FIFA World Cup game ever.
		Only seven countries have ever won the World Cup: Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994), the former West Germany (1954, 1974, 1990), Italy (1934, 1938, 1982), Uruguay (1930, 1950), Argentina (1978, 1986), England (1966) and the latest addition to the list of Honour France (1998)
		Discussions for the competition began at the turn of the century, when FIFA was established, and in the late 1920s preparations for the first World Cup were underway as Uruguay became the inaugural hosts by offering to provide the stadium and paying the visiting teams' expenses.
		The amount of teams submited to take part in the 2002 Qualifying rounds is up to 195.
	www.fifaworldcup.co.uk (190 words)

	History - 1958 World Cup Villain - 2002 World Cup Betting
		By 1954, he had gone to Spain and having played for Argentina (and Colombia !) before, FIFA declared him ineligible to play for Spain.
		In 1950 when Di Stefano was still playing in his native Argentina the country did not want to take part in the World Cup.
		Along with George Best, Alfredo Di Stefano is probably the greatest player not to make an appearance at the World Cup finals.
	www.2002-world-cup-betting.com /history/1958/villain.html (190 words)

	The World Cup 1966
		In an epic battle between the English and German Football associations for the right to stage the finals, the English bid was victorious at the 1960 FIFA congress in Rome.
		When Rattin was finally escorted from the pitch England made heavy weather of their extra man, until Hurst made his first impression on the tournament, scoring the winner which took England to the World Cup Semi-Finals for the first time.
		For the first time since the world cup in Uruguay, thirty two years previously, the home nation had won the world cup, and in the process inspired an enduring national mythology.
	www.the-english-football-archive.com /england/world_cup/1966.htm (1379 words)

	The National Archives Learning Curve Snapshots The 1966 World Cup
		However, of the three South American teams in the 1966 World Cup, Brazil failed to qualify in their group, and Uruguay and Argentina were both knocked out in the quarter finals.
		The letter is entitled "La Copa Mondial (the World Cup) or The Twist in Willie's Tale" (World Cup Willie was the mascot of the 1966 World Cup).
		Several teams pulled out of the 1928 Olympics and called on FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) to organise an international tournament.
	www.learningcurve.gov.uk /snapshots/snapshot28/snapshot28.htm (774 words)

	World Cup History Page - All about the World Cup history
		They lost in a group game 3:8 only to strike back 3:2 in the final match.
		The anniversary tournament in 1954 was to take place in Switzerland to celebrate the 50th anniversary of FIFA, which had headquarters in Zurich since 1932.
		Argentina, the World Cup boycotter didn't show up again, and neither did the strong USSR team.
	www.worldcup.isn.pl /en/cups/1954.htm (405 words)

	Federation Internationale de Football Association
		Football's ever increasing popularity, its overwhelming attraction for the young, its growing economic, social and political impact and finally the attention that the mass media devote to it, are all factors which turn it into a tempting springboard for advertisers.
		The Jules Rimet statuette, named in honor of the FIFA president who initiated the World Cup tournament, was designed by a French sculptor, Abel Lafleur, as a Goddess of Victory holding an octagonal vessel in her outstretched hands.
		The World Cup trophy in use today was designed by Silvio Gazzaniga (and submitted by Bertoni of Milan, Italy), after the original Jules Rimet Trophy was retired and awarded to Brazil, the first team to have won three World Cup championships (1970 in Mexico).
	www.fifa.com /fifa/handbook/fifa.html (2511 words)

	Football World Cup 1954 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland.
		The distraught Hungarians were ushered away by the referee and with a final blow of the whistle West Germany were handed both the Jules Rimet trophy and the title of World Cup Winners.
		Also, West Germany dispatched Yugoslavia 2-0 and Austria managed to beat the host nation in the game that saw the most goals in any World Cup match, 7-5.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_World_Cup_1954 (639 words)

	England in World Cup 1954 - Final Tournament
		The results, tables and match summaries for the entire 1954 final tournament are available both on the FIFA website and in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistical Foundation Archive.
	www.englandfootballonline.com /CmpWC/CmpWC1954Finals.html (639 words)

	World Cup History Page - All about the World Cup history
		The anniversary tournament in 1954 was to take place in Switzerland to celebrate the 50th anniversary of FIFA, which had headquarters in Zurich since 1932.
		Argentina, the World Cup boycotter didn't show up again, and neither did the strong USSR team.
		Spain's loss to Turkey in the qualifying games for the finals was determined by the referee's pick after the teams drew in an additional game.
	www.worldcup.isn.pl /en/cups/1954.htm (639 words)

	A comprehensive listing of every FIFA World Cup game ever.
		Discussions for the competition began at the turn of the century, when FIFA was established, and in the late 1920s preparations for the first World Cup were underway as Uruguay became the inaugural hosts by offering to provide the stadium and paying the visiting teams' expenses.
		Only seven countries have ever won the World Cup: Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994), the former West Germany (1954, 1974, 1990), Italy (1934, 1938, 1982), Uruguay (1930, 1950), Argentina (1978, 1986), England (1966) and the latest addition to the list of Honour France (1998)
		A comprehensive listing of every FIFA World Cup game ever.
	www.fifaworldcup.co.uk (190 words)

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