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World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot. 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.

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.

Italy and Brazil 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 , medals , as well as the most finals . 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 , Italy , Argentina , andFrance won their first titles as host nations but have gone on to win again, while Germany won their second title on home soil.

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1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name. Tom Dunmore, Historical Dictionary of Soccer, page 235, quote "The World Cup is now the most-watched sporting event in the world on television, above even the Olympic Games." 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.

And they represent a step up in competition for head coach John Herdman’s team, which finished ahead of traditional regional leaders Mexico and the United States during Concacaf’s Octagonal qualifying pathway. The World Cup final is due to kick off at 6pm local time, which will be 3pm UK time. In a significant change from the World Cup's traditional schedule, the 2022 edition of the tournament will be held in the Northern Hemisphere's winter.

Other returning officials include referees César Arturo Ramos of Mexico and Janny Sikazwe of Zambia, and Iranian assistant referee Mohammadreza Mansouri. Our eight spectacular FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ stadiums are ready to welcome the world. With a capacity of 40,000 and running from 20 November-18 December, the FIFA Fan Festival™ is for those of us who never stop playing. You need this card to enter the State of Qatar and access the stadiums. Could that all work for Les Rouges rather than against them, though?