The FIFA World Cup is a tournament which is played almost every 4 years among the various countries from different continents. This tournament is regarded as the greatest tournament in football and every footballer wish to play and also represents his country.
The Brazilian national team is the country with most of the FIFA World Cup tournament, they have won the trophy on 4 consecutive occasions. The last year’s edition was won by the France national team and they hope to defend it the 2022 edition.
Here are some facts in the FIFA World Cup tournament since its commencement:
Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo is two great players who have won the Bollon d’o award. These two players have never scored in the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup tournament.
No team has ever won the FIFA World Cup tournament under the guidance of a foreign coach, thus a coach from a different country has never won the trophy for a different country.
The Indian national team qualified for the 1950 World Cup but they refused to play the tournament because FIFA refused to allow them play barefoot.
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