World Cup soccer championship is not the first international. Amateur football becomes part of the Olympic program for the first time in 1908. In the year 1909 in Turin hosted a soccer tournament named Sir Thomas Lipton Cup. Italy, Germany, and Switzerland sent their most prestigious clubs to the tournament but the English Football Association (FA) rejected the offer to participate in the championship.
The idea gave birth to the world soccer championship in 1904 in Paris blaze when the first Congress of Fédération Internationale de Football Association. In 1928, results of operations of FIFA and president of the French football association (FFFA), Jules Rimet and Henri Delaunay colleague, participant of the congress in Amsterdam decided to implement these ideas. A year later, FIFA officially named to prepare a World Cup championship which will take place every four years. At the congress of FIFA 17 to 18 May 1929 Barcelona, Spain, Uruguay received support from 23 participants of the congress to host the first World Cup ambitions aside Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden. This championship trophy known as the Jules Rimet Cup.
Jules Rimet Cup was made by French artists, Abel La Fleur, octagonal-shaped berlambangkan held by the god of the earth which is called the Nike Victory (ancient Greek god). This trophy is made of gold, weighing 3.8 kg and height 35 cm.
So the first FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay and lasted from 13 to 30 July 1930. 13 countries participated - six from South America, five from Europe and two from North America. Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in front of 93 000 spectators in Montevideo and at once became the first country to win the cup.
During World War II, this championship suspended for over 12 years, starting back in 1950 in Brazil. Jules Rimet Cup was stolen while on display at Stampex Exhibition in Westminster Central Hall, London menjelangnya World Cup 1966 in England, but he found seven days later by a dog named Pickles.
In 1970 in Mexico, Brazil FIFA has decided to keep Jules Rimet Cup for being the first country to win as many as three times, 1958, 1962 and 1970.
Parent body FIFA later create a new world cup with 18 karat gold, 36 cm high and weighing 4.97 kg and designed by renowned Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniaga and use that now. FIFA set the only state leaders and the World Cup winners are allowed to touch the cup. Gold-coated replica trophy will be awarded for dsimpan by the winner.World Cup 2006 Campaign
Argentina, Germany (two times such as West Germany), and Brazil have each won the second trophy twice. Even so, the cup which is currently still not be "retired" until the name plaque has been full filled with the names of winners of the state, which will occur in 2038.
Brazil is clearly the most successful team in World Cup after a five-time overall champion and twice came in second place while Italy is below the four-time champion and twice in the second. Germany, a three-time champion and finished second four times, is the third most successful team. Argentina and Uruguay respectively twice became World Champion Uruguay despite victory occurred during the long, in the early years of the championship.
The last World Cup held in Germany has been going on in the year 2006. As shown below, the implementation of 2010 will be held in South Africa.
