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Which country has won the most World Cups in all sports?

Brazil have won more FIFA World Cup titles than any other country, with a total of five. Meanwhile, Germany and Italy rank joint-second, with four titles each. Argentina, winners of the 2022 tournament, have won three World Cups.
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Which country won most World Cup in all sports?

Brazil, the only team that has participated in every World Cup, is also the most successful team in the competition, having won five titles and finished second twice. Italy and Germany have four titles each, with Germany having reached more finals than any other team, eight.
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How many World Cups have each country won?

Brazil, with five wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Germany and Italy, with four titles each; Argentina, with three titles; France and inaugural winner Uruguay, each with two titles; and England and Spain, with one title each.
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Has a team ever won all games World Cup?

1958 (Brazil)

Brazil won the tournament and were unbeaten, winning 5-2 against Sweden in the final.
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What country has never won a World Cup game?

Has any World Cup never won? Besides the Netherlands, the only other country that hasn't won the World Cup but has appeared in multiple finals is Hungary. The Hungarians haven't qualified for the World Cup since 1986, but in the earliest years of the tournament, they were a perennial power.
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Has Mexico ever won a World Cup?

Has Mexico ever won a World Cup? Mexico has competed in 16 of the 21 total World Cup tournaments since the inaugural tournament in 1930. However, it has never been able to win a World Cup.
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Has Mexico ever not been in the World Cup?

Mexico has competed in the tournament since the inaugural 1930 World Cup, and has entered ever since, for a total of 16 tournaments, although it has failed to qualify for the finals proper on 3 occasions: 1934 (Italy), 1974 (West Germany), and 1982 (Spain).
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Which team has never missed a World Cup?

Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy in 18, Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. To date, eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Argentina.
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Has anyone ever lost a game and won the World Cup?

It has happened just once, in World Cup history, where a team has lost their opening game and gone on to lift the famous trophy.
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Has any team lost a game and won the World Cup?

Spain had achieved the feat in 2010, when it won the title after losing to Switzerland in the tournament opener. Argentina had began that Qatar World Cup with a shock 1-2 defeat to Saudi Arabia.
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Has anyone played in 6 World Cups?

Lionel Messi is the player with the most games played at the FIFA World Cup, and one of only six along with German Lothar Matthäus, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Mexicans Antonio Carbajal, Andrés Guardado, and Rafael Márquez to have entered the field in five different tournaments.
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What is the farthest US World Cup run?

[1] Although the Americans eventually lost to Argentina in the semifinals, the 1930 World Cup still marks the furthest stage the Americans have reached in World Cup history.
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Why does Uruguay have 4 stars?

The four stars above Uruguay's football crest represent the four FIFA recognized senior (non-amateur) world titles won by the Uruguay national football team in 1924, 1928, 1930 and 1950.
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Is the World Cup more famous than the Olympics?

The World Cup is the favourite event of men globally (55%), with the Summer Olympics taking a close second place (52%). While women are less likely than men to express an interest in either event, they show a noteworthy preference for the Summer Olympics (47%) than for the World Cup (35%).
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Who has the most World Cup wins as a player?

A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. No player has won two World Cups both as captain.
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What is the biggest World Cup loss in history?

Hungary 9, South Korea 0: 1954.
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Has any country defended the World Cup?

Italy then won the next two FIFA World Cups - in 1934 and 1938 - and became the first nation to defend their title.
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What World Cup trophy goes missing?

The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the football World Cup, was stolen in 1966 prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. The trophy was later recovered by a dog named Pickles who was later commended and gained a cult following for his heroism.
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What is the most 0 0 draws in the World Cup?

The record number of 0-0 draws at a World Cup is seven, now shared by five different editions of the tournament. That tally was reached in 1982, 2006, 2010, 2014 and now 2022.
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Has any team ever been kicked out of the World Cup?

Chile – 1994 World Cup.
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Has the US ever held a World Cup?

In 1994, the U.S. staged the highest attended event in FIFA history, hosting the World Cup for the first time and silencing a world of doubters on just how the sport would be received in the United States.
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Has there ever been a World Cup in the USA?

The United States last hosted the World Cup in 1994, whereas it will be Canada's first time hosting or co-hosting the men's tournament.
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