Pele Silver Coin 3 World Cup Wins Signed Legend Messi Mbappe Germany Euro 2024

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Venditore: anddownthewaterfall ✉️ (33.555) 99.8%, Luogo in cui si trova l'oggetto: Manchester, Take a Look at My Other Items, GB, Spedizione verso: WORLDWIDE, Numero oggetto: 315241708274 Pele Silver Coin 3 World Cup Wins Signed Legend Messi Mbappe Germany Euro 2024. Triple Pele Coin World Cup Winners This is Three Gold Plated Coins Connected Together The outer rim of the photos looks like three footballs. One side has the images of Pele wining his three world cups in 1958, 1962 & 1970 The 1962 has his iconic autograph Pele 10 It also has his full name "Edson Arantes do Nascimento" with the words "Three time World Cup Winner" "Pele" and the years if his life "1940 - 2022" and the years of his world cup wins 1958, 1962 & 1970 The back has the last 3 World Cup Winner Germany in 2014, Mbappe signed with the 2018 World Cup for France and Messi with the 2022 World Cup with his Autograph for Argentina in 2022 It also has the words "World Cup Winner 2014 Germany" "World Cup Winners 2018 France" & "World Cup Winners 2022 Argentina" The coin is 75mm x 25mm and it weighs 19 grams A Beautiful coin and Magnificent Keepsake Souvenir for a Great Sporting Icon In Excellent Condition Would make an Excellent Gift or a nice Collectable World Cup Keepsake   Would make a great gift inside a Birthday Card, Christmas Card, Good Luck Card ....etc Comes from a pet and smoke free home Sorry about the poor quality photos.  They don't  do the fish  justice it looks a lot better in real life

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Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82 Last updated on 29 December 202229 December 2022.From the section Football Obituary: Brazil legend Pele dies aged 82 Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country. The only player to win the World Cup three times, lifting the trophy in 1958, 1962 and 1970, Pele was named Fifa's Player of the Century in 2000. President Jair Bolsonaro has declared three days of national mourning. Pele had been suffering with kidney and prostate problems in recent years. He had surgery to remove a tumour from his colon in September 2021 at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, after the tumour was detected in routine tests. He was readmitted to hospital in late November 2022. His daughter Kely Nascimento has kept fans updated on her father's condition with regular social media updates from hospital. On Thursday she posted a picture of what appeared to be Pele's family's hands on his body in hospital and wrote: "Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace."     Phil McNulty obit: 'The best player in the history of football'     How Pele cemented his legacy at the 1970 World Cup     Watch: Seven great Pele moments     Pele: A sporting icon who made football beautiful     Recap: Neymar & Mbappe lead reaction & tributes to Pele Pele celebrates winning the 1970 World Cup The hospital confirmed that Pele died "due to the failure of multiple organs, a result of the progression of colon cancer associated with his previous clinical condition". Pele's Twitter account posted: "Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pele, who peacefully passed away today. Love, love and love, forever." The Brazilian Football Confederation said: "Pele was much more than the greatest sportsperson of all time. "Our king of football was the greatest exponent of a victorious Brazil, who was never afraid when faced with difficulty. He promised his father a World Cup and he presented us with three. "The King gave us a new Brazil and we are so thankful for his legacy. Thank you, Pele." Pele's former club Santos released details of his funeral. On Monday morning his body will be moved from the hospital to the club's Estadio Urbano Caldeira, where the coffin will be placed in the centre of the pitch for the public to pay respects. On Tuesday, there will be a procession through the streets of Santos in Sao Paulo to a private family burial. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, became a global star when, aged 17, he helped Brazil win the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, forcing his way into the starting line-up by the knockout stages. He scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Wales in the quarter-finals, a hat-trick against France in the semi-final and two in a 5-2 triumph over the hosts in the final. What made Pele great Scored a reported 1,281 goals in 1,363 games Made 14 appearances at World Cup finals, scoring 12 goals Racked up 126 goals in 1959 alone Only player to win three World Cups Pele had made his debut for club side Santos two years earlier at the age of 15, scoring in a 7-1 win over Corinthians de Santo Andre. It was the first of 643 goals he would score for the club in official competitions over 19 years, although Santos claim the total is more than 1,000 once exhibition matches - often against high-profile European opposition - are taken into account. The Brazilian Football Confederation and Santos say Pele scored 1,283 goals in 1,367 matches, while Fifa claims it was 1,281 goals in 1,366 games. At the 1962 World Cup, Pele, then 21, scored a brilliant individual goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico to open their campaign, but was injured in the next match and watched from the sidelines as his team defended their title. The final part of his trilogy of World Cup wins was his most iconic. After being fouled out of the 1966 tournament in England, he was the fulcrum of a thrilling attacking team that swept to the title in 1970, scoring the opening goal in a 4-1 win over Italy in the final. 'Legend' Pele synonymous with football - Lineker From his joyful tears on the chest of team-mate Nilton Santos to his embrace with England captain Bobby Moore, Pele's moments of magic have spanned eras and defined the history of the sport. He finished his club career as part of a star-studded New York Cosmos side, playing alongside German legend Franz Beckenbauer and fellow 1970 World Cup winner Carlos Alberto. "In music there is Beethoven and the rest. In football, there is Pele and the rest," he said in 2000. In a poll conducted by BBC Sport in 2020, Pele was voted the greatest player, ahead of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff. Pele and Bobby Moore 'A boy genius, a World Cup hero, a global icon' BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty The image of the shirtless Pele being carried aloft by team-mates and supporters after the World Cup was won in Mexico City in 1970 is seared on the memory, along with that famous picture of another shirtless embrace with England captain Bobby Moore (above), a gesture packed with mutual respect, after Brazil's 1-0 group game victory in Guadalajara. His greatness can be measured by the simple fact that he could make football a spectacle of natural grace and beauty when he missed as much as when he scored. One of the game's first global personalities, Pele layered his brilliance across a career spanning from a teenager with Santos to a money-spinner at New York Cosmos. Wherever football is played, the name of Pele will be synonymous with it. Pele is the only man to have won three World Cups as a playerPele playing for New York Cosmos Pele played for New York Cosmos at the end of his club career Pele The Brazil Qatar 2022 team sent good wishes to Pele while he was in hospital FIFA World Cup Article Talk Read View source View history Tools Featured article   Page semi-protected From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the men's association football tournament. For the women's tournament, see FIFA Women's World Cup. For the most recent World Cup, see 2022 FIFA World Cup. FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup wordmark.svg Organising body FIFA Founded 1930; 93 years ago Region International Number of teams 32 (48 from 2026) Current champions  Argentina (3rd title) (2022) Most successful team(s)  Brazil (5 titles) Website www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup Edit this at Wikidata ARG Line-up - ARG vs MEX for 2022 FIFA WC.jpg Argentina, the current champions Tournaments 1930193419381950195419581962196619701974197819821986199019941998200220062010201420182022202620302034 The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 tournament. The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament. The FIFA World Cup has been scheduled to expand to 48 teams for the 2026 tournament. As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 22 final tournaments have been held and a total of 80 national teams have competed. The trophy has been won by eight national teams. Brazil, with five wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Germany and Italy, with four titles each; Argentina, with three titles; France and inaugural winner Uruguay, each with two titles; and England and Spain, with one title each. The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world. The viewership of the 2018 World Cup was estimated to be 3.57 billion (close to half of the global population),[1][2][3][4][5] while the engagement with 2022 World Cup was estimated to be around 5 billion with close to 1.5 billion people watching the final match.[6] Seventeen countries have hosted the World Cup, most recently Qatar, who hosted the 2022 edition. The 2026 tournament will be jointly hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico, which will give Mexico the distinction of being the first country to host games in three World Cups. History Main article: History of the FIFA World Cup Previous international competitions The world's first international football match was a challenge match played in Glasgow in 1872 between Scotland and England.[7] The first international tournament for nations, the inaugural British Home Championship, took place in 1884 which included games between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.[8] As football grew in popularity in other parts of the world at the start of the 20th century, it was held as a demonstration sport with no medals awarded at the 1900 and 1904 Summer Olympics (however, the International Olympic Committee has retroactively upgraded their status to official events), and at the 1906 Intercalated Games.[9] After FIFA was founded in 1904, it tried to arrange an international football tournament between nations outside the Olympic framework in Switzerland in 1906. These were very early days for international football, and the official history of FIFA describes the competition as having been a failure.[10] At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, football became an official competition. Planned by The Football Association (FA), England's football governing body, the event was for amateur players only and was regarded suspiciously as a show rather than a competition. Great Britain (represented by the England national amateur football team) won the gold medals. They repeated the feat at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.[11] With the Olympic event continuing to be contested only between amateur teams, Sir Thomas Lipton organised the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy tournament in Turin in 1909. The Lipton tournament was a championship between individual clubs (not national teams) from different nations, each one of which represented an entire nation. The competition is sometimes described as The First World Cup,[12] and featured the most prestigious professional club sides from Italy, Germany and Switzerland, but the FA of England refused to be associated with the competition and declined the offer to send a professional team. Lipton invited West Auckland, an amateur side from County Durham, to represent England instead. West Auckland won the tournament and returned in 1911 to successfully defend their title.[13] Prior to the Lipton competition, from 1876 to 1904, games that were considered the "football world championship" were meetings between leading English and Scottish clubs, such as the 1895 game between Sunderland A.F.C. and the Heart of Midlothian F.C., which Sunderland won.[14] In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the Olympic tournament as a "world football championship for amateurs", and took responsibility for managing the event.[15] This paved the way for the world's first intercontinental football competition for nations, at the 1920 Summer Olympics, contested by Egypt and 13 European teams, and won by Belgium.[16] Uruguay won the next two Olympic football tournaments in 1924 and 1928. Those were also the first two open world championships, as 1924 was the start of FIFA's professional era, and is the reason why Uruguay is allowed to wear 4 stars.[17][18] World Cups before World War II FIFA president Jules Rimet convinced the confederations to promote an international football tournament Due to the success of the Olympic football tournaments, FIFA, with President Jules Rimet as the driving force, again started looking at staging its own international tournament outside of the Olympics. On 28 May 1928, the FIFA Congress in Amsterdam decided to stage a world championship itself.[19] With Uruguay now two-time official football world champions and to celebrate their centenary of independence in 1930, FIFA named Uruguay as the host country of the inaugural World Cup tournament.[20] The national associations of selected nations were invited to send a team, but the choice of Uruguay as a venue for the competition meant a long and costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean for European sides in the context of an economic crisis. As such, no European country pledged to send a team until two months before the start of the competition. Rimet eventually persuaded teams from Belgium, France, Romania, and Yugoslavia to make the trip.[20] In total, 13 nations took part: seven from South America, four from Europe, and two from North America.[21] Estadio Centenario, the location of the first World Cup final in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously on 13 July 1930, and were won by France and the US, who defeated Mexico 4–1 and Belgium 3–0 respectively. The first goal in World Cup history was scored by Lucien Laurent of France.[22] In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in front of 93,000 people in Montevideo, and became the first nation to win the World Cup.[23] After the creation of the World Cup, FIFA and the IOC disagreed over the status of amateur players, and so football was dropped from the 1932 Summer Olympics.[24][25] After the IOC and FIFA worked out their differences, Olympic football returned at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but was now overshadowed by the more prestigious World Cup.[24] The issues facing the early World Cup tournaments were the difficulties of intercontinental travel, and war. Few South American teams were willing to travel to Europe for the 1934 World Cup and all North and South American nations except Brazil and Cuba boycotted the 1938 tournament. Brazil was the only South American team to compete in both. The 1942 and 1946 competitions, which Germany and Brazil sought to host,[26] were cancelled due to World War II and its aftermath.[27] World Cups after World War II The opening game of the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shortly before the 1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 World Cup, held in Brazil, was the first to include British football associations. Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland withdrew from FIFA in 1920, partly out of unwillingness to play against the countries they had been at war with, and partly as a protest against foreign influence on football.[28] The teams rejoined in 1946 following FIFA's invitation.[29] The tournament also saw the return of 1930 champions Uruguay, who had boycotted the previous two World Cups. Uruguay won the tournament again after defeating the host nation Brazil, in the match called "Maracanazo" (Portuguese: Maracanaço).[30] In the tournaments between 1934 and 1978, 16 teams competed in each tournament, except in 1938, when Austria was absorbed into Germany after qualifying, leaving the tournament with 15 teams, and in 1950, when India, Scotland, and Turkey withdrew, leaving the tournament with 13 teams.[31] Most of the participating nations were from Europe and South America, with a small minority from North America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. These teams were usually defeated easily by the European and South American teams. Until 1982, the only teams from outside Europe and South America to advance out of the first round were: United States, semi-finalists in 1930; Cuba, quarter-finalists in 1938; North Korea, quarter-finalists in 1966; and Mexico, quarter-finalists in 1970. Expansion to 24 and 32 teams Inside Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, during a match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup The tournament was expanded to 24 teams in 1982,[32] and then to 32 in 1998,[33] allowing more teams from Africa, Asia and North America to take part. Since then, teams from these regions have enjoyed more success, with several having reached the quarter-finals: Mexico, quarter-finalists in 1986; Cameroon, quarter-finalists in 1990; South Korea, finishing in fourth place in 2002; Senegal, along with USA, both quarter-finalists in 2002; Ghana, quarter-finalists in 2010; Costa Rica, quarter-finalists in 2014; and Morocco, finishing in fourth place in 2022. European and South American teams continue to dominate, e.g., the quarter-finalists in 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2018 were all from Europe or South America and so were the finalists of all tournaments so far. Two hundred teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds. 198 nations attempted to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. A record 204 countries entered qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[34] Expansion to 48 teams In October 2013, Sepp Blatter spoke of guaranteeing the Caribbean Football Union's region a position in the World Cup.[35] In the edition of 25 October 2013 of the FIFA Weekly Blatter wrote that: "From a purely sporting perspective, I would like to see globalisation finally taken seriously, and the African and Asian national associations accorded the status they deserve at the FIFA World Cup. It cannot be that the European and South American confederations lay claim to the majority of the berths at the World Cup."[36] Those two remarks suggested to commentators that Blatter could be putting himself forward for re-election to the FIFA Presidency.[37] Following the magazine's publication, Blatter's would-be opponent for the FIFA Presidency, UEFA President Michel Platini, responded that he intended to extend the World Cup to 40 national associations, increasing the number of participants by eight. Platini said that he would allocate an additional berth to UEFA, two each to the Asian Football Confederation and the Confederation of African Football, two shared between CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, and a guaranteed place for the Oceania Football Confederation.[38] Platini was clear about why he wanted to expand the World Cup. He said: "[The World Cup is] not based on the quality of the teams because you don't have the best 32 at the World Cup ... but it's a good compromise. ... It's a political matter so why not have more Africans? The competition is to bring all the people of all the world. If you don't give the possibility to participate, they don't improve."[38] In October 2016, FIFA president Gianni Infantino stated his support for a 48-team World Cup in 2026.[39] On 10 January 2017, FIFA confirmed the 2026 World Cup will have 48 finalist teams.[40] 2015 FIFA corruption case Main article: 2015 FIFA corruption case By May 2015, the games were under a particularly dark cloud because of the 2015 FIFA corruption case, allegations and criminal charges of bribery, fraud and money laundering to corrupt the issuing of media and marketing rights (rigged bids) for FIFA games,[41] with FIFA officials accused of taking bribes totaling more than $150 million over 24 years. In late May, the US Department of Justice announced a 47-count indictment with charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy against 14 people. Arrests of over a dozen FIFA officials were made since that time, particularly on 29 May and 3 December.[42] By the end of May 2015, a total of nine FIFA officials and five executives of sports and broadcasting markets had already been charged on corruption. At the time, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced he would relinquish his position in February 2016.[43] On 4 June 2015 Chuck Blazer while co-operating with the FBI and the Swiss authorities admitted that he and the other members of FIFA's then-executive committee were bribed in order to promote the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.[44] On 10 June 2015, Swiss authorities seized computer data from the offices of Sepp Blatter.[45] The same day, FIFA postponed the bidding process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in light of the allegations surrounding bribery in the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Then-secretary general Jérôme Valcke stated, "Due to the situation, I think it's nonsense to start any bidding process for the time being."[46] On 28 October 2015, Blatter and FIFA VP Michel Platini, a potential candidate for presidency, were suspended for 90 days; both maintained their innocence in statements made to the news media.[47] On 3 December 2015 two FIFA vice-presidents were arrested on suspicion of bribery in the same Zurich hotel where seven FIFA officials had been arrested in May.[48] An additional 16 indictments by the US Department of Justice were announced on the same day.[49] Biennial World Cup proposition A biennial World Cup plan was first proposed by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation at the 71st FIFA Congress on 21 May 2021 and prominently backed by former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger and national federations in Africa and Asia.[50] Continental confederations such as UEFA and CONMEBOL are not on board with the plan[51][52] but, in total, the idea is supported by 166 of the 210 member associations of FIFA.[53] Other FIFA tournaments The BC Place in Vancouver hosting a 2015 Women's World Cup match An equivalent tournament for women's football, the FIFA Women's World Cup, was first held in 1991 in China.[54] The women's tournament is smaller in scale and profile than the men's, but is growing; the number of entrants for the 2007 tournament was 120, more than double that of 1991.[55] Men's football has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932. Unlike many other sports, the men's football tournament at the Olympics is not a top-level tournament, and since 1992, an under-23 tournament with each team allowed three over-age players.[56] Women's football made its Olympic debut in 1996. The FIFA Confederations Cup was a tournament held one year before the World Cup at the World Cup host nation(s) as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships, along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country.[57] The first edition took place in 1992 and the last edition was played in 2017. In March 2019, FIFA confirmed that the tournament would no longer be active owing to an expansion of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021.[58] FIFA also organises international tournaments for youth football (FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA U-17 World Cup, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup), club football (FIFA Club World Cup), and football variants such as futsal (FIFA Futsal World Cup) and beach soccer (FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup). The latter three do not have a women's version, although a FIFA Women's Club World Cup has been proposed.[59] The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is held biannually, including the year before each Women's World Cup. Both tournaments were awarded in a single bidding process on three occasions, with the U-20 tournament serving as a dress rehearsal for the larger competition each time (2010, 2014 and 2018).[60] Trophy Main article: FIFA World Cup Trophy Jules Rimet trophy, awarded from 1930 to 1970 From 1930 to 1970, the Jules Rimet Trophy was awarded to the World Cup winning team. It was originally simply known as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, but in 1946 it was renamed after the FIFA president Jules Rimet who set up the first tournament. In 1970, Brazil's third victory in the tournament entitled them to keep the trophy permanently. However, the trophy was stolen in 1983 and has never been recovered, apparently melted down by the thieves.[61] The current trophy (held by Kylian Mbappé in 2018) was designed by Italian Silvio Gazzaniga and first awarded in 1974 After 1970, a new trophy, known as the FIFA World Cup Trophy, was designed. The experts of FIFA, coming from seven countries, evaluated the 53 presented models, finally opting for the work of the Italian designer Silvio Gazzaniga. The new trophy is 36 cm (14.2 in) high, made of solid 18 carat (75%) gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb).[62] The base contains two layers of semi-precious malachite while the bottom side of the trophy bears the engraved year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since 1974.[62] The description of the trophy by Gazzaniga was: "The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals, stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of the compact body of the sculpture rise the figures of two athletes at the stirring moment of victory."[63] This new trophy is not awarded to the winning nation permanently. World Cup winners retain the trophy only until the post-match celebration is finished. They are awarded a gold-plated replica rather than the solid gold original immediately afterwards.[64] All members (players, coaches, and managers) of the top three teams receive medals with an insignia of the World Cup Trophy; winners' (gold), runners-up' (silver), and third-place (bronze). In the 2002 edition, fourth-place medals were awarded to hosts South Korea. Before the 1978 tournament, medals were only awarded to the eleven players on the pitch at the end of the final and the third-place match. In November 2007, FIFA announced that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners' medals.[65][66][67] Since 2006, winners of the competition are also awarded the right to wear the FIFA Champions Badge, up until the time at which the winner of the next competition is decided.[68] Format Qualification Main article: FIFA World Cup qualification Since the second World Cup in 1934, qualifying tournaments have been held to thin the field for the final tournament.[69] They are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, and Europe), overseen by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides the number of places awarded to each of the continental zones beforehand, generally based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams. The qualification process can start as early as almost three years before the final tournament and last over a two-year period. The formats of the qualification tournaments differ between confederations. Usually, one or two places are awarded to winners of intercontinental play-offs. For example, the winner of the Oceanian zone and the fifth-placed team from the Asian zone entered a play-off for a spot in the 2010 World Cup.[70] From the 1938 World Cup onwards, host nations receive automatic qualification to the final tournament. This right was also granted to the defending champions between 1938 and 2002, but was withdrawn from the 2006 FIFA World Cup onward, requiring the champions to qualify. Brazil, winners in 2002, were the first defending champions to play qualifying matches.[71] Final tournament For the various formats used in previous tournaments, see History of the FIFA World Cup § Evolution of the format. The final tournament format since 1998 has 32 national teams competing over the course of a month in the host nations. There are two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage.[72] In the group stage, teams compete within eight groups of four teams each. Eight teams are seeded, including the hosts, with the other seeded teams selected using a formula based on the FIFA World Rankings or performances in recent World Cups, and drawn to separate groups.[73] The other teams are assigned to different "pots", usually based on geographical criteria, and teams in each pot are drawn at random to the eight groups. Since 1998, constraints have been applied to the draw to ensure that no group contains more than two European teams or more than one team from any other confederation.[74] Each group plays a round-robin tournament, in which each team is scheduled for three matches against other teams in the same group. This means that a total of six matches are played within a group. The last round of matches of each group is scheduled at the same time to preserve fairness among all four teams.[75] The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. Points are used to rank the teams within a group. Since 1994, three points have been awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss (before, winners received two points). Considering all possible outcomes (win, draw, loss) for all six matches in a group, there are 729 (= 36) combinations possible. However, 207 of these combinations lead to ties between the second and third places. In such case, the ranking among these teams is determined by:[76] Greatest combined goal difference in all group matches Greatest combined number of goals scored in all group matches If more than one team remain level after applying the above criteria, their ranking will be determined as follows: Greatest number of points in head-to-head matches among those teams Greatest goal difference in head-to-head matches among those teams Greatest number of goals scored in head-to-head matches among those teams Fair play points, defined by the number of yellow and red cards received in the group stage: Yellow card: minus 1 point Indirect red card (as a result of a second yellow card): minus 3 points Direct red card: minus 4 points Yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points If any of the teams above remain level after applying the above criteria, their ranking will be determined by the drawing of lots The knockout stage is a single-elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with extra time and penalty shootouts used to decide the winner if necessary. It begins with the round of 16 (or the second round) in which the winner of each group plays against the runner-up of another group. This is followed by the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the third-place match (contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final.[72] On 10 January 2017, FIFA approved a new format, the 48-team World Cup (to accommodate more teams), which was to consist of 16 groups of three teams each, with two teams qualifying from each group, to form a round of 32 knockout stage, to be implemented by 2026.[77] On 14 March 2023, FIFA approved a revised format of the 2026 tournament, which features 12 groups of four teams each, with the top 8 third-placed teams joining the group winners and runners-up in a new round of 32.[78][79] Hosts Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts Selection process A map of FIFA World Cup final hosts, 1930–2022. Green: once; dark green: twice; light green: planned Early World Cups were given to countries at meetings of FIFA's congress. The locations were controversial because South America and Europe were by far the two centres of strength in football and travel between them required three weeks by boat. The decision to hold the first World Cup in Uruguay, for example, led to only four European nations competing.[80] The next two World Cups were both held in Europe. The decision to hold the second of these in France was disputed, as the South American countries understood that the location would alternate between the two continents. Both Argentina and Uruguay thus boycotted the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[81] Since the 1958 FIFA World Cup, to avoid future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternating the hosts between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan, was the first one held in Asia, and the first tournament with multiple hosts.[82] South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup in 2010. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Brazil, the first held in South America since Argentina 1978,[83] and was the first occasion where consecutive World Cups were held outside Europe.[84] Russian delegates celebrate being chosen as the host of the 2018 FIFA World Cup The host country is now chosen in a vote by FIFA's Council. This is done under an exhaustive ballot system. The national football association of a country desiring to host the event receives a "Hosting Agreement" from FIFA, which explains the steps and requirements that are expected from a strong bid. The bidding association also receives a form, the submission of which represents the official confirmation of the candidacy. After this, a FIFA designated group of inspectors visit the country to identify that the country meets the requirements needed to host the event and a report on the country is produced. The decision on who will host the World Cup is usually made six or seven years in advance of the tournament. There have been occasions where the hosts of multiple future tournaments were announced at the same time, as was the case for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, which were awarded to Russia and Qatar, with Qatar becoming the first Middle Eastern country to host the tournament.[85][86] For the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, the final tournament is rotated between confederations, allowing only countries from the chosen confederation (Africa in 2010, South America in 2014) to bid to host the tournament. The rotation policy was introduced after the controversy surrounding Germany's victory over South Africa in the vote to host the 2006 tournament. However, the policy of continental rotation did not continue beyond 2014, so any country, except those belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments, can apply as hosts for World Cups starting from 2018.[87] This is partly to avoid a similar scenario to the bidding process for the 2014 tournament, where Brazil was the only official bidder.[88] The 2026 FIFA World Cup was chosen to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, marking the first time a World Cup has been shared by three host nations.[89] The 2026 tournament will be the biggest World Cup ever held, with 48 teams playing 80 matches. Sixty matches will take place in the US, including all matches from the quarter-finals onward, while Canada and Mexico will host 10 games each.[89] Selection results Total of World Cup competitions hosted by each confederation (1930–2026) Confederation and year in bold has an upcoming competition. Confederation Total (Hosts) Years Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2 South Korea+Japan 2002, Qatar 2022 Confederation of African Football (CAF) 1 South Africa 2010 Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) 4 Mexico 1970, Mexico 1986, United States 1994, Canada + Mexico + United States 2026 South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) 5 Uruguay 1930, Brazil 1950, Chile 1962, Argentina 1978, Brazil 2014 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) 0   Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 11 Italy 1934, France 1938, Switzerland 1954, Sweden 1958, England 1966, West Germany 1974*, Spain 1982, Italy 1990, France 1998, Germany 2006*, Russia 2018 Two competitions cancelled due to World War II 0 1942, 1946 * West Germany was the host of the 1974 Cup, and (reunited) Germany host to the one in 2006 Performances See also: Results of host nations in the FIFA World Cup Six of the eight champions have won one of their titles while playing in their own homeland, the exceptions being Brazil, who finished as runners-up after losing the deciding match on home soil in 1950 and lost their semi-final against Germany in 2014, and Spain, which reached the second round on home soil in 1982. England (1966) won its only title while playing as a host nation. Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934), Argentina (1978), and France (1998) won their first titles as host nations but have gone on to win again, while Germany (1974) won their second title on home soil.[90][91] Other nations have also been successful when hosting the tournament. Switzerland (quarter-finals 1954), Sweden (runners-up in 1958), Chile (third place in 1962), South Korea (fourth place in 2002), Russia (quarter-finals 2018), and Mexico (quarter-finals in 1970 and 1986) all have their best results when serving as hosts.[91][92] So far, South Africa (2010) and Qatar (2022) failed to advance beyond the first round.[93][94] Attendance See also: List of sports attendance figures Year Hosts Venues/ Cities Total attendance † Matches Average attendance Highest attendances ‡ Number Venue Game(s) 1930  Uruguay 3/1 590,549 18 32,808 93,000 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Uruguay 6–1 Yugoslavia, semi-final 1934  Italy 8/8 363,000 17 21,353 55,000 Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia, final 1938  France 10/9 375,700 18 20,872 58,455 Olympique de Colombes, Paris France 1–3 Italy, quarter-final 1950  Brazil 6/6 1,045,246 22 47,511 173,850[95] Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1–2 Uruguay, deciding match 1954  Switzerland 6/6 768,607 26 29,562 63,000 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern West Germany 3–2 Hungary, final 1958  Sweden 12/12 819,810 35 23,423 50,928 Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg Brazil 2–0 Soviet Union, group stage 1962  Chile 4/4 893,172 32 27,912 68,679 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Brazil 4–2 Chile, semi-final 1966  England 8/7 1,563,135 32 48,848 98,270 Wembley Stadium, London England 4–2 West Germany, final 1970  Mexico 5/5 1,603,975 32 50,124 108,192 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Mexico 1–0 Belgium, group stage 1974  West Germany 9/9 1,865,753 38 49,099 83,168 Olympiastadion, Munich West Germany 1–0 Chile, group stage 1978  Argentina 6/5 1,545,791 38 40,679 71,712 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Italy 1–0 Argentina, group stage 1982  Spain 17/14 2,109,723 52 40,572 95,500 Camp Nou, Barcelona Argentina 0–1 Belgium, Opening match 1986  Mexico 12/11 2,394,031 52 46,039 114,600 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Mexico 1–1 Paraguay, group stage Argentina 3–2 West Germany, final 1990  Italy 12/12 2,516,215 52 48,389 74,765 San Siro, Milan West Germany 4–1 Yugoslavia, group stage 1994  United States 9/9 3,587,538 52 68,991 94,194 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Brazil 0–0 (3–2p) Italy, final 1998  France 10/10 2,785,100 64 43,517 80,000 Stade de France, Saint-Denis Brazil 0–3 France, final 2002  South Korea  Japan 20/20 2,705,197 64 42,269 69,029 International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan Brazil 2–0 Germany, final 2006  Germany 12/12 3,359,439 64 52,491 72,000 Olympiastadion, Berlin Germany 1–1 (4–2p) Argentina, quarter-final 2010  South Africa 10/9 3,178,856 64 49,670 84,490 Soccer City, Johannesburg Spain 1–0 Netherlands, final 2014  Brazil 12/12 3,429,873 64 53,592 74,738 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Germany 1–0 Argentina, final 2018  Russia 12/11 3,031,768 64 47,371 78,011 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow France 4–2 Croatia, final 2022  Qatar 8/5 3,404,252 64 53,191 88,966 Lusail Stadium, Qatar Argentina 3–3 (4–2p) France, final 2026  Canada  Mexico  USA 104 Overall 43,936,730 964 45,577 173,850[95] Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro (1950) dagger Source: FIFA[96] double-dagger The best-attended single match has been the final in 11 of the 21 World Cups as of 2018. Another match or matches drew more attendance than the final in 1930, 1938, 1958, 1962, 1970–1982, 1990, and 2006. Broadcasting and promotion A Coca-Cola bottle promoting the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan The World Cup was first televised in 1954 and as of 2006 is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world. The cumulative viewership of all matches of the 2006 World Cup was estimated to be 26.29 billion.[2] 715.1 million individuals watched the final match of the tournament, almost a ninth of the entire population of the planet. The 2006 World Cup draw, which decided the distribution of teams into groups, was watched by 300 million viewers.[97] The World Cup attracts major sponsors such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Adidas. For these companies and many more, being a sponsor strongly impacts their global brands. Host countries typically experience a multimillion-dollar revenue increase from the month-long event. The governing body of the sport, FIFA, generated $4.8 billion in revenue from the 2014 tournament,[98] and $6.1 billion from the 2018 tournament.[99] Manufactured by Adidas since the 1970 World Cup, official match balls displayed at FIFA headquarters in Zürich Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot or logo. World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot.[100] World Cups feature official match balls specially designed for each tournament. After Slazenger produced the ball for the 1966 World Cup Adidas became the official supplier to FIFA.[101] Each World Cup also has an official song, which have been performed by artists ranging from Shakira to Will Smith.[102][103] Other songs, such as “Nessun dorma”, performed by The Three Tenors at four World Cup concerts, have also become identified with the tournament.[104] Forming a partnership with FIFA in 1970, Panini published its first sticker album for the 1970 World Cup.[105] Since then, collecting and trading stickers and cards has become part of the World Cup experience, especially for the younger generation.[106] FIFA has licensed World Cup video games since 1986, sponsored by Electronic Arts.[105] Results See also: List of FIFA World Cup finals Keys aet: result/match won after extra time p: match won after penalty shoot-out TBD: to be determined Ed. Year Host Final Third-place play-off No. of teams Champion Score Runner-up Third Score Fourth 1 1930  Uruguay Uruguay 4–2 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Argentina United States – [n 1] Yugoslavia 13 2 1934  Italy Italy 2–1 (a.e.t.) Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Czechoslovakia Germany 3–2 Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples Austria 16 3 1938  France Italy 4–2 Stade de Colombes, Paris Hungary Brazil 4–2 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Sweden 15 – 1942 (Not held because of World War II) – 1946 4 1950  Brazil Uruguay 2–1 [n 2] Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Sweden 3–1 [n 2] Pacaembu, São Paulo Spain 13 5 1954  Switzerland West Germany 3–2 Wankdorfstadion, Bern Hungary Austria 3–1 Hardturm, Zürich Uruguay 16 6 1958  Sweden Brazil 5–2 Råsundastadion, Solna Sweden France 6–3 Ullevi, Gothenburg West Germany 16 7 1962  Chile Brazil 3–1 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Czechoslovakia Chile 1–0 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Yugoslavia 16 8 1966  England England 4–2 (a.e.t.) Wembley Stadium, London West Germany Portugal 2–1 Wembley Stadium, London Soviet Union 16 9 1970  Mexico Brazil 4–1 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Italy West Germany 1–0 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Uruguay 16 10 1974  West Germany West Germany 2–1 Olympiastadion, Munich Netherlands Poland 1–0 Olympiastadion, Munich Brazil 16 11 1978  Argentina Argentina 3–1 (a.e.t.) Monumental de Núñez, Buenos Aires Netherlands Brazil 2–1 Monumental de Núñez, Buenos Aires Italy 16 12 1982  Spain Italy 3–1 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid West Germany Poland 3–2 Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante France 24 13 1986  Mexico Argentina 3–2 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City West Germany France 4–2 (a.e.t.) Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla Belgium 24 14 1990  Italy West Germany 1–0 Stadio Olimpico, Rome Argentina Italy 2–1 Stadio San Nicola, Bari England 24 15 1994  United States Brazil 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) Rose Bowl, Pasadena Italy Sweden 4–0 Rose Bowl, Pasadena Bulgaria 24 16 1998  France France 3–0 Stade de France, Saint-Denis Brazil Croatia 2–1 Parc des Princes, Paris Netherlands 32 17 2002  South Korea  Japan Brazil 2–0 International Stadium, Yokohama Germany Turkey 3–2 Daegu Stadium, Daegu South Korea 32 18 2006  Germany Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) Olympiastadion, Berlin France Germany 3–1 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart Portugal 32 19 2010  South Africa Spain 1–0 (a.e.t.) Soccer City, Johannesburg Netherlands Germany 3–2 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Uruguay 32 20 2014  Brazil Germany 1–0 (a.e.t.) Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Argentina Netherlands 3–0 Estádio Nacional, Brasília Brazil 32 21 2018  Russia France 4–2 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Croatia Belgium 2–0 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg England 32 22 2022  Qatar Argentina 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Lusail Stadium, Lusail France Croatia 2–1 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan Morocco 32 23 2026  Canada  Mexico  United States 48 Notes  There was no third place match in 1930; the two losing semi-finalists are ranked according to their overall records in the tournament.[107]  The final stage in 1950 was a round-robin group of four teams. Coincidentally, one of the last two matches pitted together the top two teams (and the only two who could win the title), and the other was between the bottom two teams. Uruguay v Brazil is often considered the de facto final of the 1950 World Cup.[108][109] In all, 80 nations have played in at least one World Cup.[110] Of these, eight national teams have won the World Cup, and they have added stars to their badges, with each star representing a World Cup victory. (Uruguay, however, choose to display four stars on their badge, representing their two gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which are recognised by FIFA as World Championships, and their two World Cup titles in 1930 and 1950). With five titles, Brazil are the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have played in every World Cup (22) to date.[111] Brazil were also the first team to win the World Cup for the third (1970), fourth (1994) and fifth (2002) time. Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962) are the only nations to have won consecutive titles. West Germany (1982–1990) and Brazil (1994–2002) are the only nations to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals. Germany has made the most top-four finishes (13), medals (12), as well as the most finals (8). Map of countries' best results Teams reaching the top four See also: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament Teams reaching the top four Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Top 4 total  Brazil 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) 2 (1950*, 1998) 2 (1938, 1978) 2 (1974, 2014*) 11  Germany1 4 (1954, 1974*, 1990, 2014) 4 (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) 4 (1934, 1970, 2006*, 2010) 1 (1958) 13  Italy 4 (1934*, 1938, 1982, 2006) 2 (1970, 1994) 1 (1990*) 1 (1978) 8  Argentina 3 (1978*, 1986, 2022) 3 (1930, 1990, 2014) 6  France 2 (1998*, 2018) 2 (2006, 2022) 2 (1958, 1986) 1 (1982) 7  Uruguay 2 (1930*, 1950) 3 (1954, 1970, 2010) 5  England 1 (1966*) 2 (1990, 2018) 3  Spain 1 (2010) 1 (1950) 2  Netherlands 3 (1974, 1978, 2010) 1 (2014) 1 (1998) 5  Hungary 2 (1938, 1954) 2  Czech Republic2 2 (1934, 1962) 2  Sweden 1 (1958*) 2 (1950, 1994) 1 (1938) 4  Croatia 1 (2018) 2 (1998, 2022) 3  Poland 2 (1974, 1982) 2  Austria 1 (1954) 1 (1934) 2  Portugal 1 (1966) 1 (2006) 2  Belgium 1 (2018) 1 (1986) 2  United States 1 (1930) 1  Chile 1 (1962*) 1  Turkey 1 (2002) 1  Serbia3 2 (1930, 1962) 2  Russia4 1 (1966) 1  Bulgaria 1 (1994) 1  South Korea 1 (2002*) 1  Morocco 1 (2022) 1 * hosts 1 includes results representing West Germany between 1954 and 1990 2 includes results representing Czechoslovakia between 1934 and 1990 3 includes results representing Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro between 1930 and 2006 4 includes results representing the Soviet Union between 1958 and 1990 Best performances by confederations See also: FIFA World Cup results by confederation South Koreans watching their nation on the big screens in Seoul Plaza during the 2002 World Cup when they became the first Asian country to reach the semi-finals To date, the final of the World Cup has only been contested by teams from the UEFA (Europe) and CONMEBOL (South America) confederations. European nations have won twelve titles, while South American nations have won ten. Only three teams from outside these two continents have ever reached the semi-finals of the competition: United States (North, Central America and Caribbean) in 1930; South Korea (Asia) in 2002; and Morocco (Africa) in 2022. Only one Oceanian qualifier, Australia in 2006, has advanced to the second round, a feat they later reaccomplished in 2022.[a] Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Germany are the only teams to win a World Cup hosted outside their continental confederation; Brazil came out victorious in Europe (1958), North America (1970 and 1994) and Asia (2002). Argentina won a World Cup in North America in 1986 and in Asia in 2022. Spain won in Africa in 2010. In 2014, Germany became the first European team to win in the Americas. Only on five occasions have consecutive World Cups been won by teams from the same continent; the longest streak of tournaments won by a single confederation is four, with the 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 tournaments all won by UEFA teams (Italy, Spain, Germany, and France, respectively). Total times teams qualified by confederation Confederation AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Total Teams 43 49 46 89 4 258 489 Top 16 9 11 15 37 1 99 172 Top 8 2 4 5 36 0 105 152 Top 4 1 1 1 23 0 62 88 Top 2 0 0 0 15 0 29 44 4th 1 1 0 5 0 15 22 3rd 0 0 1 3 0 18 22 2nd 0 0 0 5 0 17 22 1st 0 0 0 10 0 12 22 Records and statistics Main article: FIFA World Cup records and statistics See also: List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups, List of FIFA World Cup winning players, and List of FIFA World Cup winning managers Argentina's Lionel Messi has played a record 26 World Cup matches across a joint-record five tournaments. Cristiano Ronaldo is the first and only player to score in five tournaments. Five players share the record for playing in the most World Cups; Mexico's Antonio Carbajal (1950–1966) and Rafael Márquez (2002–2018); Germany's Lothar Matthäus (1982–1998); Argentina's Lionel Messi (2006–2022); and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (2006–2022) all played in five tournaments with Ronaldo also being the first and only player to score in five tournaments.[112][113] Messi has played the most World Cup matches overall, with 26 appearances.[114] Brazil's Djalma Santos (1954–1962), West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer (1966–1974), and Germany's Philipp Lahm (2006–2014) are the only players to be named to three World Cup All-Star Teams.[115] Miroslav Klose of Germany (2002–2014) is the all-time top scorer at the World Cup with 16 goals. He broke Ronaldo of Brazil's record of 15 goals (1998–2006) during the 2014 semi-final match against Brazil. West Germany's Gerd Müller (1970–1974) is third, with 14 goals.[116] The fourth-placed goalscorer, France's Just Fontaine, holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup; all his 13 goals were scored in the 1958 tournament.[117] Pelé is the only person to win the World Cup three times as a player. In November 2007, FIFA announced that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners' medals.[65] This made Brazil's Pelé the only player to have won three World Cup winners' medals (1958, 1962, and 1970, although he did not play in the 1962 final due to injury),[118] with 20 other players who have won two winners' medals. Seven players have collected all three types of World Cup medals (winners', runner- ups', and third-place); five players were from West Germany's squad of 1966–1974: Franz Beckenbauer, Jürgen Grabowski, Horst-Dieter Höttges, Sepp Maier, and Wolfgang Overath (1966–1974), Italy's Franco Baresi (1982, 1990, 1994) and the most recent has been Miroslav Klose of Germany (2002–2014) with four consecutive medals.[119] Brazil's Mário Zagallo, West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer and France's Didier Deschamps are the only people to date to win the World Cup as both player and head coach. Zagallo won in 1958 and 1962 as a player and in 1970 as head coach.[120] Beckenbauer won in 1974 as captain and in 1990 as head coach,[121] and Deschamps repeated the feat in 2018, after having won in 1998 as captain.[122] Italy's Vittorio Pozzo is the only head coach to ever win two World Cups (1934 and 1938).[123] All World Cup-winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached to victory.[124] Among the national teams, Germany and Brazil have played the most World Cup matches (109), Germany appeared in the most finals (8), semi-finals (13), and quarter-finals (16), while Brazil has appeared in the most World Cups (21), has the most wins (73) and has scored the most goals (229).[125][126] The two teams have played each other twice in the World Cup, in the 2002 final and in the 2014 semi-final.[127] Top goalscorers Main article: FIFA World Cup top goalscorers Individual Players in bold are still active. Miroslav Klose scored a record 16 goals across four World Cups. Rank Player Goals Matches Goals per game 1 Germany Miroslav Klose 16 24 0.67 2 Brazil Ronaldo 15 19 0.84 3 West Germany Gerd Müller 14 13 1.08 4 France Just Fontaine 13 6 2.17 Argentina Lionel Messi 13 26 0.50 6 France Kylian Mbappé 12 14 0.86 Brazil Pelé 12 14 0.86 8 Hungary Sándor Kocsis 11 5 2.20 Germany Jürgen Klinsmann 11 17 0.65 10 Germany Helmut Rahn 10 10 1.00 Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 10 12 0.83 England Gary Lineker 10 12 0.83 Peru Teófilo Cubillas 10 13 0.77 Germany Thomas Müller 10 19 0.53 Poland Grzegorz Lato 10 20 0.50 Country Rank National team Goals scored 1  Brazil 237 2  Germany 232 3  Argentina 152 4  France 136 5  Italy 128 6  Spain 108 7  England 104 8  Netherlands 96 9  Uruguay 89 10  Hungary 87 Awards Main article: FIFA World Cup awards At the end of each World Cup, awards are presented to the players and teams for accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament. There are five post-tournament awards from the FIFA Technical Study Group:[128][129] Diego Maradona (holding the World Cup) received the Golden Ball for best player at the 1986 World Cup. the Golden Ball (named for its sponsor "Adidas Golden Ball") for best player, first awarded in 1982; the Golden Boot (named for its sponsor "Adidas Golden Boot", formerly known as the "adidas Golden Shoe" from 1982 to 2006) for top goalscorer, first awarded in 1982; the Golden Glove (named for its sponsor "Adidas Golden Glove", formerly known as the "Lev Yashin Award" from 1994 to 2006) for best goalkeeper, first awarded in 1994; the FIFA Young Player Award (formerly known as the "Best Young Player Award" from 2006 to 2010) for best player under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in 2006; the FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the team that advanced to the second round with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 1970. There is currently one award voted on by fans during the tournament.: the Player of the Match (currently commercially termed "Budweiser Player of the Match", formerly known as the "Man of the Match" from 2002 to 2018) for outstanding performance during each match of the tournament, first awarded in 2002. There are two awards voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament: the Goal of the Tournament, (currently commercially termed "Hyundai Goal of the Tournament") for the fans' best goal scored during the tournament, first awarded in 2006; the Most Entertaining Team during the World Cup final tournament, as determined by a poll of the general public. One other award was given between 1994 and 2006:[130] an All-Star Team comprising the best players of the tournament chosen by the FIFA Technical Study Group. From 2010 onwards, all Dream Teams or Statistical Teams are unofficial, as reported by FIFA itself. World Cup Golden Ball Golden Boot Goals Golden Glove Clean sheets FIFA Young Player Award FIFA Fair Play Trophy Uruguay 1930 Uruguay Not Awarded Argentina Guillermo Stábile 8 Not Awarded N/A Not Awarded Not Awarded Italy 1934 Italy Czechoslovakia Oldřich Nejedlý 5 France 1938 France Brazil Leônidas 7 Brazil 1950 Brazil Brazil Ademir 8 Switzerland 1954 Switzerland Hungary Sándor Kocsis 11 Sweden 1958 Sweden France Just Fontaine 13 Brazil Pelé Chile 1962 Chile Hungary Flórián Albert Brazil Garrincha Brazil Vavá Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražan Jerković Chile Leonel Sánchez 4 Hungary Flórián Albert England 1966 England Portugal Eusébio 9 West Germany Franz Beckenbauer Mexico 1970 Mexico West Germany Gerd Müller 10 Peru Teófilo Cubillas  Peru West Germany 1974 West Germany Poland Grzegorz Lato 7 Poland Władysław Żmuda  West Germany Argentina 1978 Argentina Argentina Mario Kempes 6 Italy Antonio Cabrini  Argentina Spain 1982 Spain Italy Paolo Rossi Italy Paolo Rossi 6 France Manuel Amoros  Brazil Mexico 1986 Mexico Argentina Diego Maradona England Gary Lineker 6 Belgium Enzo Scifo  Brazil Italy 1990 Italy Italy Salvatore Schillaci Italy Salvatore Schillaci 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Robert Prosinečki  England United States 1994 United States Brazil Romário Russia Oleg Salenko Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov 6 Belgium Michel Preud'homme 2 Netherlands Marc Overmars  Brazil France 1998 France Brazil Ronaldo Croatia Davor Šuker 6 France Fabien Barthez 5 England Michael Owen  England  France South KoreaJapan 2002 South Korea/Japan Germany Oliver Kahn Brazil Ronaldo 8 Germany Oliver Kahn 5 United States Landon Donovan  Belgium Germany 2006 Germany France Zinedine Zidane Germany Miroslav Klose 5 Italy Gianluigi Buffon 5 Germany Lukas Podolski  Brazil  Spain South Africa 2010 South Africa Uruguay Diego Forlán Germany Thomas Müller 5 Spain Iker Casillas 5 Germany Thomas Müller  Spain Brazil 2014 Brazil Argentina Lionel Messi Colombia James Rodríguez 6 Germany Manuel Neuer 4 France Paul Pogba  Colombia Russia 2018 Russia Croatia Luka Modrić England Harry Kane 6 Belgium Thibaut Courtois 3 France Kylian Mbappé  Spain Qatar 2022 Qatar Argentina Lionel Messi France Kylian Mbappé 8 Argentina Emiliano Martínez 3 Argentina Enzo Fernández  England See also icon Association football portal Sports portal Olympics portal icon Games portal World portal List of FIFA World Cup finals FIFA World Cup records and statistics FIFA World Cup awards FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Futsal World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup List of association football competitions Notes  Australia's qualification in 2006 was through the Oceanian zone as they were a member of the OFC member during qualifying. 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racingOrienteeringParalympic summerwinterRoad bicycle racing menwomenSailingShow jumpingSport shootingSwimmingTable tennisTrack cyclingTriathlonWeightlifting Winter sports BiathlonCurlingSkiing AlpineCross-countryFreestyle ski crossNordic combinedSki jumping ski flyingSnowboardingSki mountaineeringSki orienteeringSledding BobsleighLugeSkeletonSpeed skating Short track See also: World championships vte World championships List of world sports championships Olympic sports Team Association football menmen's clubwomenwomen's clubBaseball menwomenBasketball menwomen3x3 basketballclubBeach volleyballCurling mixed doublesmixedField hockey menwomenHandball menwomenIce hockey menwomenRugby 7sSoftball menwomenVolleyball menmen's clubwomenwomen's clubWater polo menwomen Individual ArcheryAquatic sportsAthletics outdoorrace walkingBadminton menwomenmixedindividualBiathlonBobsleigh and skeletonBoxing (amateur)Canoeing slalomsprintCycling BMXmountain bikingroadtrackurbanDance sport 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TenpinNinepin (singles, team)Bowls indooroutdoorBrazilian Jiu-JitsuCanoeing marathonocean racewildwaterSUPcanoe sailingfreestylewaveskiCrokinoleCycling cyclo-crossindoormountain bike marathontrialsDarts BDOPDCteamFinswimmingFishing freshwaterfly fishingGymnastics acrobaticaerobicparkourIce ClimbingModern pentathlon biathletriathlelaser runMounted gamesOrienteering footskimountain biketrailPétanquePowerlifting menwomenRacquetballRoller Sports artistic skatinginline alpineinline downhillinline speed skatingroller freestylescooterRowing coastalindoorShooting practical handgunpractical riflepractical shotgunSkiing flyingspeedski mountaineeringtelemarkingSquash individualdoublesteamSurfing short boardlong boardbig waveSUP/paddleboardSwimming short courseTeqballTriathlon AquathlonDuathlonIronmanIronman 70.3crosscross duathlonlong distancelong distance duathlonsprintwinterYo-yo Esports Call of DutyCounter-StrikeDota 2eSailingFIFAFortniteLeague of LegendsMobile Legends: Bang BangNES 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PLAYER RATING CLUB 1 Lionel Messi 91 (-2) Paris Saint-Germain 2 Robert Lewandowski 91 (-1) FC Barcelona 3 Kylian Mbappé 91 (0) Paris Saint-Germain 4 Karim Benzema 91 (+2) Real Madrid 5 Kevin De Bruyne 91 (0) Manchester City 6 Cristiano Ronaldo 90 (-1) Manchester United 7 Mohamed Salah 90 (+1) Liverpool FC 8 Manuel Neuer 90 (0) Bayern Munich 9 Virgil van Dijk 90 (+1) Liverpool FC 10 Thibaut Courtois 90 (+1) Real Madrid 11 Ederson 89 (0) Manchester City 12 Casemiro 89 (0) Manchester United 13 N'Golo Kanté 89 (-1) Chelsea FC 14 Jan Oblak 89 (-2) Atletico de Madrid 15 Neymar 89 (-1) Paris Saint-Germain 16 Alisson Becker 89 (0) Liverpool FC 17 Joshua Kimmich 89 (0) Bayern Munich 18 Sadio Mané 89 (0) Bayern Munich 19 Heung Min Son 89 (0) Tottenham Hotspur 20 Harry Kane 89 (-1) Tottenham Hotspur 21 Luka Modric 88 (+1) Real Madrid 22 Toni Kroos 88 (0) Real Madrid 23 Marc-Andre Ter Stegen 88 (-2) FC Barcelona 24 Gianluigi Donnarumma 88 (-1) Paris Saint-Germain 25 Bernardo Silva 88 (+2) Manchester City 26 Rúben Dias 88 (+1) Manchester City 27 Keylor Navas 88 (0) Paris Saint-Germain 28 Marquinhos 88 (+1) Paris Saint-Germain 29 Erling Haaland 88 (0) Manchester City 30 João Cancelo 88 (+2) Manchester City 31 Mike Maignan 87 (+3) AC Milan 32 David De Gea 87 (+3) Manchester United 33 Trent Alexander-Arnold 87 (0) Liverpool FC 34 Thomas Müller 87 (0) Bayern Munich 35 Leon Goretzka 87 (0) Bayern Munich 36 Hugo Lloris 87 (0) Tottenham Hotspur 37 Frenkie de Jong 87 (0) FC Barcelona 38 Kalidou Koulibaly 87 (+1) Chelsea FC 39 Antonio Rüdiger 87 (+4) Real Madrid 40 Andrew Robertson 87 (0) Liverpool FC 41 Marco Verratti 87 (0) Paris Saint-Germain 42 Fabinho 87 (+1) Liverpool FC 43 Rodri 87 (+1) Manchester City 44 Bruno Fernandes 86 (-2) Manchester United 45 Wojciech Szczesny 86 (-1) Juventus 46 Riyad Mahrez 86 (0) Manchester City 47 Kingsley Coman 86 (0) Bayern Munich 48 Vinicius Junior 86 (+6) Real Madrid 49 Milan Škriniar 86 (0) Inter Milan 50 Romelu Lukaku 86 (-2) Inter Milan 51 Thiago Silva 86 (+1) Chelsea FC 52 Édouard Mendy 86 (+3) Chelsea FC 53 Theo Hernandez 86 (+2) AC Milan 54 Paulo Dybala 86 (-1) Roma FC (AS Roma) 55 Aymeric Laporte 86 (0) Manchester City 56 Marcelo Brozović 86 (+2) Inter Milan 57 Christopher Nkunku 86 (+5) RB Leipzig 58 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 86 (+1) Latium (SS Lazio) 59 Nicolò Barella 86 (+2) Inter Milan 60 Lautaro Martínez 86 (+1) Inter Milan 61 Daniel Parejo 86 (0) Villarreal CF 62 David Alaba 86 (+2) Real Madrid 63 Thiago 86 (0) Liverpool FC 64 Raheem Sterling 86 (-2) Chelsea FC 65 Kevin Trapp 86 (+4) Eintracht Frankfurt 66 Jorginho 85 (0) Chelsea FC 67 Serge Gnabry 85 (0) Bayern Munich 68 Jordi Alba 85 (-1) FC Barcelona 69 Paul Pogba 85 (-2) Juventus 70 Pedri 85 (+4) FC Barcelona 71 Memphis Depay 85 (0) FC Barcelona 72 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 85 (0) FC Barcelona 73 Matthijs De Ligt 85 (0) Bayern Munich 74 Jamie Vardy 85 (-1) Leicester City 75 Kyle Walker 85 (0) Manchester City 76 Ilkay Gündogan 85 (0) Manchester City 77 Phil Foden 85 (+1) Manchester City 78 Marco Reus 85 (0) Borussia Dortmund 79 Niklas Süle 85 (+3) Borussia Dortmund 80 Nabil Fekir 85 (+1) Real Betis 81 Péter Gulácsi 85 (0) RB Leipzig 82 Marcos Acuna 85 (+1) FC Sevilla 83 Patrik Schick 85 (+6) Bayer Leverkusen 84 Yannick Carrasco 85 (+1) Atletico de Madrid 85 Sergio Busquets 85 (-1) FC Barcelona 86 Memphis Depay 85 (0) FC Barcelona 87 Filip Kostic 85 (+1) Juventus 88 Iago Aspas 85 (+1) Celta Vigo 89 Gerard Moreno 85 (-1) Villarreal CF 90 Diogo Jota 85 (+3) Liverpool FC 91 Yann Sommer 85 (0) Borussia Mönchengladbach 92 Angel Di Maria 84 (-3) Juventus 93 Joao Felix 84 (+1) Atletico de Madrid 94 Sergio Ramos 84 (-4) Paris Saint-Germain 95 Kai Havertz 84 (0) Chelsea FC 96 Rafael Leão 84 (+7) AC Milan 97 Sandro Tonali 84 (+7) AC Milan 98 Alphonso Davies 84 (+2) Bayern Munich 99 Fikayo Tomori 84 (+5) AC Milan 100 Federico Valverde 84 (+1) Real Madrid
  • Condition: In Very Good Condition for its age
  • Options: Commemorative
  • Year of Issue: 2023
  • Currency: Pele
  • Fineness: 0.5
  • Features: Commemorative
  • Material: Metal
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Variety: Olympic Soccer, World Cup
  • Country of Origin: United States
  • Colour: Silver

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