Tuesday, January 31, 2006

 
The groups for the first stage of the World Cup finals are:

GROUP A
Germany
Costa Rica
Poland
Ecuador

GROUP B
England
Paraguay
Trinidad & Tobago
Sweden

GROUP C
Argentina
Ivory Coast
Serbia & Montenegro
Holland

GROUP D
Mexico
Iran
Angola
Portugal

GROUP E
Italy
Ghana
USA
Czech Republic

GROUP F
Brazil
Croatia
Australia
Japan

GROUP G
France
Switzerland
South Korea
Togo

GROUP H
Spain
Ukraine
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

 
Quite surprisingly is that there have only been 7 countries that have won World Cup of Soccer/Football.


Country# World Cup TitlesWinning years (* as hosts)Runners-up (* as hosts)# Finals Appearance
Brazil51958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 20021950*, 19987
Germany31954, 1974*, 19901966, 1982, 1986, 20027
Italy31934*, 1938, 19821970, 19945
Argentina21978*,19861930, 19904
Uruguay21930*, 1950-2
England11966*-1
France11998*-1
Czechoslovakia--1934, 19622
Hungary--1938, 19542
Netherlands--1974, 19782
Sweden--1958*1




The following table breaks down the number of times each continent has won the World Cup.

Continent# World Cup Titles
South America9
Europe8
North America0
Asia0


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