Origin of the World Cup, curiosities and rules
The World Cup is something that enchants the world, not to mention that football stops wars wherever it goes, but the World Cup is something unique that happens every 4 years and literally for the world during its 28 days. . What few know is where and how the biggest football championship in the world came about.
In order to tell the story of the World Cup, we have to tell the story of football.
By whom and when was football created?
Modern football as we see it today was created by the English in 1863, in fact the rules we have in football were created in 1863 by the English, but football itself, or something very close to today's football, was already played in Japan more than 600 years before the creation of the rules by the English and if we go even further, we can say that the creation of the sport that gave rise to modern football, came from Greece, with a type of sport that was called EPISKYROS.
In Episkyros you could use your hands in addition to your feet. The field was rectangular, similar to modern football. And the number of players was also almost the same as today: 12 for each side. The ball, however, in no way resembled the current ones – it was nothing more than a 20-centimeter deerskin bag, filled with sawdust.
So we can say that the English only invented the rules and updated the sport that was already played many, many years ago by the Greeks.
When was the world cup created?
The World Cup began in 1930, during an entity congress, when Jules Rimet obtained approval to create an international tournament. The first competition took place in 1930, with the participation of 13 invited teams, with Uruguay as the host country and champion. With the growth of the competition, today it is necessary to go through a two-year qualifying stage, which involves the participation of approximately two hundred country teams, to participate in the championship.
Who was Jules Rimet, creator of the World Cup?
Jules Rimet was born on October 14, 1873, in the city of Theuley-les-Lavancourt, Third French Republic, Jules Rimet was the third president of FIFA, was made a knight of the military order of Christ in Portugal and was the creator of the World Cup , the biggest championship in the world among all existing sports and with that Jules Rimet had his name given to the cup given to the champion of the championship that he himself created.
Jules Rimet had great importance for the sport, especially for the segregation of football in the world.
How does World Cup qualification work?
The classification for the world cup works as follows, there is a separate championship that is held between the teams from each continent and only the best qualify for the cup, this separate championship lasts around 2 years and is also used to The coaches of each team can better choose the team that will participate in the World Cup, we can say that the 23 players who are called up for the World Cup are the 23 best in their country.
How does the world cup work?
The world cup works as follows, there are 8 groups and each group has a seed gourd, the seed is the best on their continent, but one of the key gourds is the host of the current world cup venue, this way you have all 8 groups with 1 selection each.
The teams that will fill the other 3 places in each group are then chosen through a draw, remembering that the teams that are drawn are the teams that were classified in the championship of their continent.
There are 32 teams drawn and thus the groups that will play in the world cup are formed.
In the first phase, each team plays with the other 3 teams in its group, the 2 teams with the most points go to the next phase and the other 2 with the fewest points are disqualified.
After the first phase is over, the round of 16 begins, at this stage of the championship if you lose you are already out of the championship.
If you pass, the next challenge will be the quarter-finals, it works in the same way as the round of 16, if you lose you are out of the championship.
If the team passed the quarter-finals, they move on to the semi-finals, here if the team loses they have one more game, but to decide who will be in third place in the championship.
If the team wins the semi-final, it qualifies for the final and if it wins, it will be the world champion.
Common questions about the world cup
How many players are called up?
There are 23 players called up by the coaches to participate in the world cup, generally these players are the best in their country in the positions they play.
How many teams participate in the world cup?
There are 32 teams participating in the World Cup, divided into 8 groups, thus 4 teams per group.
How many days does the world cup last?
A World Cup lasts around 28 days.
