In the past, their have been 18 World Cups, the worlds most seen and famous sport tournament in history. The 19th World Cup will be held in South Africa, and it's first game will start on June 11th, 2010 in the Soccer City Stadium,Johannesburg, South Africa. The Colombian magazine Semana, released a guide and history to the past world cups. These are the best and worst Wor;d Cups according to the magazine:
1. The best World Cup ever: Mexico 1970. In this World Cup, Brasil won the championship to Italy 4-1 in what is regarded as the best soccer team that ever existed: Pele,Gerson,Tostao,Jairzinho and Rivelinho. Edson Arantes DoNacimento (Pele) was crowned as the best player of all-time and still conserves this title. Many goals were scoared.
2. The worst World Cup ever: Korea-Japan 2002. Brasil won this title against Germany 2-0 in a very insipid game. Here, many coaches showed very little interest in the game and many unfair refferies. France was elliminated without even scoring a goal (beated by Senegal), and the United States won against Portugal staying in Quarter Finals. Even more surprisingly, South Korea got to Semifinals, according to some with help from the refferies. Howcome Senegal after this, didn't even classify to Germany 2006, and both Korea and US were elliminated in the first round? The team that most suffered was Italy, with 5 valid goals not valid by the refferies.
What kind of World Cup will we see in South Africa?
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