What is the difference between the Olympic football match and the World Cup? Ranking of countries hosting the World Cup

The 2022 new World Cup has officially kicked off last night, and the competition will be exciting. I believe everyone has been loving and paying attention to it recently. What is the difference between the Olympic football match and the World Cup? What is the ranking of the countries hosting the World Cup? Encyclopedia Knowledge Network takes you into the relevant sharing about the World Cup!

Contents of this article

1. What is the difference between the Olympic football match and the World Cup?

2. Ranking of World Cup host countries

3. How many World Cup titles has Italy won?

What is the difference between the Olympic football tournament and the World Cup?

The difference between the two football matches: the competition system is different. The World Cup is divided into two stages: the preliminaries and the finals. The Olympic football match is first the preliminaries and then the semi-finals. The quota is different. The quota for the World Cup finals is 32, and the quota for the Olympic football match is 16. The team requirements are different. Athletes who have participated in the World Cup cannot participate in the Olympic football match.

The World Cup is the FIFA World Cup, a football tournament participated by national-level teams from all over the world. It symbolizes the highest honor in the football world and has the greatest popularity and influence.

Any FIFA member country (region) can send a team to register for the World Cup, which is held every four years.

The World Cup is divided into six major regions. Each FIFA member country (region) team that has registered for the World Cup needs to participate in the qualifiers in their respective regions to compete for a place in the World Cup finals.

World Cup host countries ranking

Uruguay→Italy→France→Brazil→Switzerland→Sweden→Chile→England→Mexico→Federal Republic of Germany→Argentina→Spain→Mexico→Italy→United States→France→South Korea→Germany→South Africa→Brazil→Russia→Qatar.

The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930, and the 22nd World Cup will be held in Qatar in 2022.

The winners of various championships are: Uruguay→Italy→Italy→Uruguay→Federal Germany→Brazil→Brazil→England→Brazil→Federal Germany→Argentina→Italy→Argentina→Federal Germany→Brazil→France→Brazil→Italy→Spain→Germany→France.

As of 2021, a total of 21 World Cups have been held. Brazil is the country with the most World Cup titles, having won the championship five times, and is therefore known as "Five-Star Brazil".

Italy's World Cup titles

As of the 21st World Cup, Italy has won four World Cup titles, namely the 1934 World Cup in Italy, the 1938 World Cup in France, the 1982 World Cup in Spain, and the 2006 World Cup in Germany. In addition to Italy, Germany has also won four World Cup titles.

The second World Cup was held in Italy in 1934. In the final, Italy defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 in overtime despite falling behind 0-1, winning the first World Cup in Italian history.

In the 1938 World Cup, the Italian team continued its glory in the World Cup in France with its excellent defense, won the World Cup championship and successfully defended the title.

In 1958, Italy was eliminated in the preliminaries. In the next two World Cups, Italy still failed to pass the group stage. In 1982, Italy won the World Cup for the third time, becoming the second team in history after Brazil to win the World Cup three times.