All 19 world championships - from 1930 to 2010 - in entertaining numbers and facts.

1930, Uruguay

final match: Uruguay 4-2 Argentina

Dorado (12), Cea (57), Iriarte (68), Castro (89) - Peuselier (20), Stabile (37)

The first world championship was timed to coincide with the centenary of Uruguay's independence.

The entire tournament was held in one city - Montevideo.

The Europeans did not want to sail across the Atlantic. The organizers covered the expenses, but only France, Yugoslavia, Romania and Belgium made it to the goal. Only the Balkans reached the playoffs and fell under Uruguay - 1: 6.

Before the final, the opponents could not agree on whose ball to play - Argentinean or Uruguayan. We decided to use each halfway.

The Uruguayan forward Castro did not have one hand, which did not prevent him from scoring a goal in the final.

The final contestant, Francisco Varagllo, died on August 30, 2010 at the age of 100.

1934, Italy

Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia

Orsi (81), Schiavio (95) - Puig (76)

The tournament lasted only 15 days. Now South America has boycotted the World Cup. Uruguay refused to defend the title, Argentina and Brazil put up reserves.

But for the first time Africa played at the World Cup. True, the Egyptian team immediately lost to the Hungarians (2: 4) and returned to Cairo.

The main spectator in Turin at the Stadio Mussolini arena was Duce Benito Mussolini himself.

The German national team played under the fascist flag.

For the first time there was a hat-trick: the German Konen scored three goals for Belgium. And a week later, three times the gate of Germany was struck by a Czech with a name-patter - Oldrich Needly.

In the final for Italy played Monti, who at the 1930 World Cup in the final played for ... Argentina.

1938, France

Italy - Hungary, 4: 2

Colaussi (6, 35), Piola (16, 82) - Titkos (8), Sharosi (70)

FIFA announced that the tournament would take turns in South America and Europe, but gave the World Cup not to Argentina, but to France. The South Americans took offense and again declared a boycott. Only Brazil arrived.

Austria won a place in the final group, but it was soon annexed by Germany, taking the best Austrian players into its national team. The vacant position was taken by Sweden.

The only case when poker in one match was made by two players - the Brazilian Leonidas and the Pole Wilimovski. Brazil won 6-5 and Leonidas was nicknamed the Black Diamond.

For the first time, the world champion defended his title. The head coach of the Italians Pozzo used only 14 players, the rest went as tourists.

1950, Brazil

Uruguay 2-1 Brazil

Schiaffino (66), Gidzha (79) - Friasa (47)

The tournaments in 1942 and 1946 were canceled due to World War II. Germany and Japan were not allowed to play at all.

India was filmed under the pretext that it was expensive to fly to Brazil. In fact, FIFA banned playing barefoot, which the Indians could not tolerate.

A year before the championship, the Torino club, whose players formed the backbone of the Italian national team, crashed in a plane crash. Italy did not act in film, but sailed to Brazil on a ship.

“Only three made Maracana silent: Frank Sinatra, the Pope and me,” said the winning goal scoring team, Uruguayan Alcides Gidzha. A dozen Brazilian fans have died of heart attacks.

1954, Switzerland

Germany - Hungary, 3: 2

Morlock (10), Run (18, 84) - Puskash (6), Cybor (8)

The Soviet Union lost the 1952 Olympics and refused to go to the World Cup. The officials considered that our football was too raw, and there was no need to embarrass ourselves.

The main favorites were the Hungarians. The team, led by Puskas and Kocis, even knocked out Brazil, but sank in the final, torpedoed by the Germans. Although in the group match Germany lost to Hungary - 3: 8. Then coach Gerberger didn’t put out the main players, and defender Liebrich inflicted a serious injury on Puskas.

FIFA issued a memorandum: "The FRG footballers won deservedly, but Hungary became the best team in the championship."

140 goals were scored in 26 matches of the tournament. 5.38 goals per game - a record in World Cup history.

1958, Sweden

Brazil 5-2 Sweden

Vava (9, 32), Pele (55, 90), Zagallo (68) - Lindholm (4), Simonsson (80)

For the first time, big football was broadcast on TV all over the world.

The only time in the World Cup was played by four British teams: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.

17-year-old Brazilian Pele made his debut, becoming the second scorer of the tournament (6 goals).

Debut of the USSR national team. In the group we played with England (2: 2), Austria (2: 0) and Brazil (0: 2). And in the quarterfinals they lost to the Swedes (0: 2).

The Union national team lacked a bright striker Eduard Streltsov, who went to jail on charges of rape.

The best scorer was the Frenchman Just Fontaine, although his team took only bronze.

In the final, Pele made a double and was so emotional that he needed the help of doctors.

1962, Chile

Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia

Amarildo (17), Zito (69), Vava (78) - Masopust (15)

In 1960, Chile was hit by the strongest earthquake (9.5 points). They wanted to take away the tournament, but the president of the Chilean Football Federation Dittborn exclaimed: "Leave the World Cup, we already have nothing left!" He died a month before the start, and the opening match Uruguay - Colombia (2: 1) was held at a stadium named after Dittborn.

The USSR won the group (2: 0 with Yugoslavia, 4: 4 with Colombia, 2: 1 with Uruguay), but lost to Chile in the quarterfinals (1: 2).

In the match with the Uruguayans, the referee scored Chislenko's goal, but the captain of Netto pointed out the error to the referee: the ball flew into the hole in the net. This is considered a paragon of fair play.

The final was held at the National Stadium in Santiago, where in 11 years dictator Pinochet will hold 40 thousand opponents of the military regime.

The final was judged by our Latyshev - and did not give a penalty for playing with the hand of Brazilian Santos. In Czechoslovakia they were offended: "The judge showed a lack of understanding of the tasks of socialism!"

1966, England

England - West Germany, 4: 2

Hirst (18, 101, 120), Peters (78) - Haller (12), Weber (90)

On the eve of the tournament, the prize - the Jules Rimet Cup - was stolen in London. A week later he was found in the bushes by a dog named Pickles (Pickles).

The first mascot was Willie the lion cub wearing a British flag T-shirt.

The best performance of our team! 3: 0 with North Korea, 1: 0 with Italy, 2: 1 with Chile in the group, 2: 1 with the Hungarians in the quarterfinals. And the fourth place after defeats from Germany (1: 2) and Portugal (1: 2) in the bronze match.

England became the only champion. Hirst scored a hat-trick in the final. The third goal was scored by linesman Bahramov, although the moment was very controversial. The Germans gave the nickname to the arbiter Herr Zwei-dry (Mr 2: 3). According to legend, when Bakhramov was asked before his death whether he had a goal, he replied: "Stalingrad". Like, this is revenge on the Germans for the war.

1970, Mexico

Brazil 4-1 Italy

Pele (18), Gerson (66), Jairzinho (71), Alberto (86) - Boninsegna (37)

El Salvador defeated Honduras in the qualifying group, and a military conflict began between the countries. It was named La guerra del fútbol (Football War). 6,000 people died.

The USSR took first place in the group, ahead of Mexico (0: 0), Belgium (4: 1) and El Salvador (2: 0). But in the quarterfinals he ran into Uruguay (0: 1). Esparrago scored a goal in the 116th minute, although before that the ball went out of bounds, ours stopped the game, but the referee did not blow the whistle.

The Brazilians became champions for the third time in a row and received forever the Jules Rimet Cup - the President of FIFA, who organized the first World Cup. Trophy in the form of Nika, the goddess of victory (30 cm, 1.8 kg of gold). And in 1983, the cup was stolen from the office of the Brazilian Football Federation, and it disappeared forever.

Pele became the only player to win the World Cup three times.

1974, Germany

Germany - Holland, 2: 1

Breitner (25), Muller (43) - Neskens (2)

England, Spain, France, Portugal, Hungary, the USSR did not qualify for the World Cup.

Holland showed a new model - “total football”. Its essence is that the whole team should work out in defense and attack.

But in the final, the Dutch were run over by the "German car" in which Mueller, nicknamed Little Fat Gerd, shone.

A couple of days before the final, the Bild tabloid came out with a story that the Dutch leader Cruyff was having fun in the pool with naked German women and drinking champagne. The guy had to make excuses to his wife: "Nothing happened!" But he was unsettled.

For the first time in the championship, doping control was used. The first victim was the Haitian Jean-Joseph, who was exiled in disgrace.

1978, Argentina

Argentina - Holland, 3: 1

Kempes (38, 105), Bertoni (115) - Nanninga (82)

The USSR lost to the Hungarians in the selection and again did not make it to the World Championship.

After the match Peru - Scotland (3: 1), ephedrine was found in the blood of Scottish striker Willie Johnston. The next morning the newspapers came out with the headlines "Shame on you, Willie!"

Argentina defeated Peru in the semifinal group with the required score (6: 0) and advanced to the final, leaving Brazil behind. The world press cried out that the hosts had played a negotiated match. And the Briton David Yallop even wrote the book How the Game was Stolen. They say that the head of the Argentine junta Videla transferred $ 50 million and 35 thousand tons of grain to Peruvian officials. FIFA did not investigate, but simply banned Yallop's book.

Before the tournament, Argentina, to the surprise of many, unhooked the 17-year-old prodigy Maradona from the roster. But I still became a champion.

1982, Spain

Italy - Germany, 3: 1

Rossi (57), Tardelli (69), Altobelli (81) - Breitner (83)

The tournament began to be called "mundi-al", which in Spanish means "world".

The biggest victory in World Cup history was won by Hungary, beating El Salvador 10-1.

In the France - Kuwait match, the Soviet referee Stupar scored a dubious French goal. Kuwaiti sheikh Fahd al-Sabah entered the field, took the team to the locker room and began to demand that Stupar cancel the goal. He agreed and ... was disqualified for life by FIFA: he did not stand up for the honor of the referee's uniform.

The USSR left the group (1: 2 with Brazil, 3: 0 with New Zealand, 2: 2 with Scotland), but in the second round stumbled on Poland (1: 0 with Belgium, 0: 0 with the Poles) - we played on defense when victory was needed.

The top scorer was the Italian Rossi (6 goals), who was disqualified for two years in 1979 and jailed for betting fraud.

1986, Mexico

Argentina - West Germany, 3: 2

Brown (23), Valdano (55), Burruchaga (83) - Rummenigge (74), Feller (80)

Colombia was preparing for the role of organizer, but refused due to economic problems. Mexico hosted the World Cup for the second time, although eight months earlier suffered a devastating earthquake (25 thousand people died).

The tournament became a star for Maradona. The Argentine scored two super goals in the quarterfinals with England (2: 1) - after a chic solo pass ("goal of the century") and a hand that the referee did not notice. Maradona acknowledged this and said: "It was the hand of God."

The USSR played brightly (6: 0 with Hungary, 1: 1 with France, 2: 0 with Canada), but in the 1/8 finals we were beaten by Belgium (4: 3) with the help of the Swedish referee Fredriksson.

In the final, Maradona gave the golden pass to Burruchaga. At home, the success of the Argentine national team was celebrated by 30 million fans.

1990, Italy

Germany - Argentina, 1: 0

Breme (85)

The USSR, England and Greece claimed to host the 1990 World Cup. But in 1984, this right was given to Italy.

The Union was disintegrating, and the national team was on its way. We didn't even make it out of the group (0: 2 with Romania, 0: 2 with Argentina, 4: 0 with Cameroon).

Cameroon, under the guidance of our coach Nepomniachtchi, became a troublemaker, reaching the quarterfinals, where it stupidly did not beat England.

In the 1/8 final match, the Dutchman Rijkaard made the famous spit at the German Feller. Both were removed.

The Germans reached the final for the third time in a row. And yet they pulled Argentina! Maradona accused FIFA of being deliberately killed, and Breme's penalty was fake.

1994, USA

Brazil 0-0 Italy (3-2 pins)

Salenko scored five goals when Russia defeated Cameroon (6-1) and won the Golden Boot as the World Cup's top scorer. But the national team did not leave the group (0: 2 with Brazil, 1: 3 with Sweden).

Cameroonian Milla became the oldest footballer in World Cup history - 42 years and 39 days.

The great Maradona was removed from the tournament simply because ephedrine, norephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine and methylephedrine were found in his blood.

The fourth place was unexpectedly taken by the Bulgarian national team, in which all the names of the players ended in "ov".

February 29, 2020, in, a welterweight bout will take place between two professional American boxers: Jesse Vargas and Mikey Garcia.

We tell where will it take place, what time will it start and where to watch boxing Garcia - Vargas February 29 (March 1) 2020.

The meeting of the fighters will be final during the boxing evening, which will be held at the "Ford Center" with a capacity of 12 thousand spectators, which is part of the Zvezda complex ( Ford Center at The Star) located in Frisco, Texas (USA).

What time boxing Garcia - Vargas will start:
The nine-fight event is set to kick off at 6:00 pm ET on February 29, 2020, which corresponds to 02:00 am ET on March 1, 2020.

Most Anticipated Boxing the fight Garcia - Vargas will begin at approximately 7 am "Moscow time" on March 1, 2020 (Sunday morning), after the completion of 8 previous bouts.

By the way, in the second fight of the evening (out of nine) Uzbek boxer Israil Madrimov will compete against Charlie Navarro. Also, the tournament was originally planned to fight Russian Murat Gassiev against Jerry Forrest, which was later canceled.

Where to watch the fight Garcia - Vargas on February 29 (March 1) 2020:

Live meeting Garcia - Vargas will show "First channel... The beginning of the direct connection from the "Ford Center" - 06:55 Moscow time.

And on the website of the "First" channel, the fight can be watched online and in recording.

Since ancient times, various beliefs and traditions have been associated with leap years. Today we will talk about what a woman can ask a man on a leap day on February 29, but he has no right to refuse.

There is an old European custom, according to which once every four years - February 29 - a woman can ask for a hand (propose to marry her) from a man, and not vice versa. AND at the same time, a man has no right to just refuse from this offer - he must either agree or "pay off" (pay a "fine" for refusal). In monetary terms, the "penalty" is equal to the cost of 12 pairs of gloves. It is believed that this is how many pairs of gloves a woman will need to hide the absence of a wedding ring until the next leap day.

This tradition originated in Ireland in the 4th century AD, when Saint Patrick, who spread Christianity in the country, allowed women to make marriage proposals to men once every four years. This was done in order to "balance" the roles of men and women in society, just as the leap day on February 29 balances the calendar.

In the Middle Ages, in a number of European countries, this rule was even approved at the legislative level. For example, in the 13th century in Scotland, when young knights died en masse in battles and many girls could not find a mate, a law was passed according to which a woman could propose to a man on February 29, and if he refused, he was obliged to pay a fine ... Similar laws were passed at different times in England, Denmark and other countries.

And even in Russia there was a similar tradition.... Only for "our" girls the opportunity to call a loved one into husbands worked not for one day, but throughout the whole leap year. The leap year was called the "year of the bride", while matchmakers could not be sent to the girls, because they themselves chose their future husbands. Since then, in Russia, a leap year has been considered unsuccessful for a wedding, since men did not have the opportunity to choose their own bride.

FIFA World Cup, World Cup. European Football Championship. Football at the Olympic Games. Best Footballer of the Year

FIFA World Cup, World Cup

• Modern football originated in the middle of the 19th century in England.

  The winners of the FIFA World Cups (FIFA World Cups) are:

  World Cup 1930 - Uruguay(Golden ball, the prize to the best player of the first World Cup went to the defender of the Uruguayan national team Jose Nasassi). Host country - Uruguay;

  World Cup 1934 - Italy(The golden ball was awarded to the Italian national team scorer Giuseppe Meazza). Host country - Italy;

  World Cup 1938 - Italy(Brazilian striker golden ball Leonidas da Silva, "Black brilliant");

  World Cup 1950 - Uruguay(1950 World Cup Best Player - Brazilian National Team Striker Zizinho);

  World Cup 1954 - Germany(The golden ball from the Hungarian footballer, striker Ferenc Puskasha, nickname "Galloping Major");

  World Cup 1958 - Brazil(The golden ball went to the Brazilian national team defensive midfielder Didi);

  World Cup 1962 - Brazil(The best footballer of the 1962 World Cup - Brazilian national team right striker Garrincha, "Bow-legged Angel");

  World Cup 1966 - England(The golden ball went to the England attacking midfielder Bobby Charlton);

  World Cup 1970 - Brazil... In the final, defeating the Italian national team with a score of 4: 1, Brazil for the first time in the history of football won the championship title for the third time and received the golden cup - the "Golden Goddess Nika" Pele);

  World Cup 1974 - Germany(The best football player of the 1974 World Cup - Dutch striker Johan Cruyff, "Flying Dutchman");

  World Cup 1978 - Argentina(The best footballer of the 1978 World Cup - Argentine striker Mario Alberto Kempes);

  World Cup 1982 - Italy(FIFA Golden Ball from the Italian striker Paolo Rossi);

  World Cup 1986 - Argentina(Best Player of the 1986 World Cup - Argentinian Diego Armando Maradona, nickname "Ten", "Fluff");

  World Cup 1990 - Germany(The FIFA Golden Ball went to the Italy striker Salvatore Skillach and, "Toto");

  World Cup 1994 - Brazil(The best football player of the World Cup 1994 - Romario, "Shorty", Brazil);

  World Cup 1998 - France(The best football player of the World Cup 1998 - Ronaldo, "Nibbler", Brazil);

  World Cup 2002 - Brazil(The FIFA Golden Ball went to the German goalkeeper Oliver Kanu, nickname "King Kan");

  World Cup 2006 - Italy(The Frenchman has the golden ball Zinedine Zidane, "Zizu");

  World Cup 2010 - Spain(The FIFA Golden Ball went to the Uruguayan national team striker Diego Martin Forlanu, nickname "Cachavacha");

  World Cup 2014 - Germany... The jubilee 20th World Cup, the FIFA World Cup was held from June 12 to July 13, 2014 in Brazil. The opening match (Brazil-Croatia) took place in Sao Paulo at the Itakuran arena. The final Germany-Argentina took place in Rio de Janeiro at the Maracanã stadium - 1: 0 (in extra time) - for the first time in the history of football, a European team won the World Cup in South America. Golden ball all the same Lionel Messi Argentina (nicknamed "Kid").
  This championship pioneered the automatic goal detection (GLT) system and introduced breaks during hot play, and referees began using vanishing white spray cans to mark the field for free kicks and free kicks.
  The biggest sensation of the tournament: Brazil lost to Germany in the semifinals with a phenomenal 1: 7 score.

  World Cup 2018 - The 21st FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia. The World Cup will be held at the stadiums of thirteen cities of Russia, which are divided into 4 clusters (separately, Yekaterinburg): in Moscow, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Saransk, Yaroslavl, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, Yekaterinburg. Three stadiums are being prepared in Moscow. The Luzhniki BSA is to be reconstructed, and two other stadiums are under construction: Spartak (a project of the American construction company AECOM) and VTB Arena Central Dynamo Stadium.
  The KROST company is one of the largest diversified construction companies. The company has several lines of business - construction and industrial complexes, development of commercial and residential real estate, lease of commercial real estate in Moscow, the fintes and wellness industry ELSE-club, a chain of folk restaurants.

  World Cup 2022 - World Cup will be held in the Arabian Emirate of Qatar. 12 stadiums from seven cities in Qatar will host the 22 World Cup matches.

  In January 2017, the Council of the International Football Federation approved an increase in the number of participants in the finals of the World Championships from 32 to 48 teams. The changes take effect from 2026.

  1982 FIFA World Cup. The final. Italy - Germany

FIFA Women's World Cup

• The first FIFA Women's World Cup was held in 1991 in China.

  Women's FIFA World Cup Winners:

  World Cup 1991 in China - USA(USA final - Norway 2: 1). Golden Ball - Karin Jennings Carin JENNINGS, USA.

  World Cup 1995 in Sweden - Norway(final Norway - Germany 2: 0). Golden Ball - Hege Riise Hege RIISE, Norway.

  1999 World Cup in the USA - USA(USA final - China 0-0 pins 5-4). Golden Ball - Song Wen SUN Wen, China.

  2003 World Cup in the USA - Germany(final Germany - Sweden 1: 0). Golden Ball - Birgit Prince Birgit PRINZ, Germany.

  2007 World Cup in China - Germany(final Germany - Brazil 2: 0). Golden Ball - Martha MARTA, Brazil.

  World Cup 2011 in Germany Japan(final Japan - USA 2: 2 p. 3: 1). Golden Ball - Homare Sawa Homare SAWA, Japan.

  World Cup 2015 in Canada from June 6 to July 5 - USA(USA final - Japan 5: 2). USA became 3-time world champion in women's football. American woman's golden ball Carly Lloyd Carli Lloyd.

European Football Championship

• In 1960, at the suggestion of the President of the French Football Federation, Henri Delaunay (1883-1955), the first European Cup among national teams was held, later the UEFA European Championship.

  European Football Championships Winners:

• European Championship 1960 - the USSR(the best player of the first European Championship - the legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin);
• European Championship 1964 - Spain(best player of Euro 1964 - Spanish midfielder Luis Suarez);
• European Championship 1968 - Italy(best player of Euro 1968 - goalkeeper "squadra azzurra" Dino Zoff);
• European Championship 1972 - Germany(best player of Euro 1972 - German striker Gerd Müller);
• European Championship 1976 - Czechoslovakia(best player in Euro 1976 - German striker Dieter Müller);
• European Championship 1980 - Germany(best player of Euro 1980 - German striker Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, "Kalle"); At this European Championship, for the first time, 8 national teams took part in the final part (before that 4), and the host country got a place in the final part automatically.
• European Championship 1984 - France(best player of Euro 1984 - French midfielder Michelle Platini);
• European Championship 1988 - Netherlands(best player of Euro 1988 - Dutch striker Marco van Basten, "Utrecht Swan");
• European Championship 1992 - Denmark(best player of Euro 1992 - Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, "The Great Dane");
• European Championship 1996 - Germany(best player of Euro 1996 - German midfielder Matthias Sammer, "Redheaded Meteor"); At the 1996 European Championship, 16 teams took part in the final for the first time, which were divided into 4 groups.
• European Championship 2000 - France(Euro 2000 best player - French attacking midfielder Zinedine Zidane);
• European Championship 2004 - Greece(Euro 2004 best player - Greek defensive midfielder Theodoros Zagorakis);
• European Championship 2008 - Spain(best player of Euro 2008 - Spanish midfielder Xavi);
• European Championship 2012 - Spain... For the first time in the history of modern football, this is the third consecutive victory of one national team in the top finals of the World Cup and European Championship (the best player in the final match and the Euro 2012 championship was recognized as the midfielder of "Red Fury" Andres Iniesta).

  European Football Championship 2012. Final. Spain - Italy. All goals

• European Championship 2016 - Portugal... The 15th European Championship was held in France (for the third time) in a month - from June 10 to July 10, 2016. By the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee, 24 teams took part in the final bullet of the championship for the first time instead of 16 (the same number of 24 at the World Cup).
  Opening match of Euro 2016 France - Romania 2: 1. French winner Dimitri Payet- "closest to God".

  Final on July 10 at the Stade de France in the suburbs of Paris France - Portugal. Dimitri Gebek Payet vs. Cristiano Ronaldo. But the confrontation did not work out. At the beginning of the first half, the injured Ronaldo was carried away from the field (by the way, an injury from a collision with Payet). And at the beginning of the second half, Payet was also replaced. The main time ended in a draw 0: 0.
  In extra time, Portuguese striker Eder scored a goal (he moved from Guinea-Bissau to Portugal as a child). France 0-1 Portugal

  French forward Antoine Griezmann was named the best player of Euro 2016. The symbolic team of the tournament: Ruy Patricio (Portugal), Pepe (Portugal), Jerome Boateng (Germany), Rafael Guerreiro (Portugal), Joshua Kimmich (Germany), Toni Kroos (Germany), Joe Allen (Wales), Aaron Ramsey (Wales) , Antoine Griezmann (France), Dimitri Payet (France), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).

  European Football Championship 2016. Final. Eder's goal

European Football Championship for women

• The UEFA European Football Championship for women has been held since 1980 (from 1987 to 1997 it was held every 2 years, then the cycle was extended to four years).

  European Women's Football Championship winners:
  European Championship 1984 - Sweden(UEFA Gold Player - Pia Sundhage, Sweden)
  European Championship 1987 - Norway(UEFA Gold Player - Heidi Stere, Norway)
  European Championship 1989 - Germany(UEFA Gold Player - Doris Fitshen, Germany)
  European Championship 1991 - Germany(UEFA Gold Player - Sylvia Nid, Germany)
  European Championship 1993 - Norway(UEFA Gold Player - Hege Riise, Norway)
  European Championship 1995 - Germany(UEFA Gold Player - Birgit Prince, Germany)
  European Championship 1997 - Germany(UEFA Gold Player - Carolina Morace, Italy)
  European Championship 2001 - Germany(UEFA Gold Player - Hannah Ljungberg, Sweden)
  European Championship 2005 - Germany(UEFA Gold Player - Anne Mäkinen, Finland)
  European Championship 2009 - Germany(UEFA Gold Player - Inka Greens, Germany)
  European Championship 2013 - Germany(UEFA Gold Player - Lotta Shelin, Sweden)

  Beautiful womens football

Football at the Olympic Games

Football received the official status of an Olympic sport in 1908.
• The winners of the Olympic football tournaments (1908-2012) were:
  In 1908 and 1912 - United Kingdom; 1920 - Belgium; 1924 and 1928 - Uruguay; 1936 - Italy I am; 1948 - Sweden; 1952, 1964 and 1968 - Hungary; 1956 and 1988 - the USSR; 1960 - Yugoslavia; 1972 - Poland; 1976 - GDR; 1980 - Czechoslovakia; 1984 - France; 1992 - Spain; 1996 - Nigeria; 2000 -Cameroon, 2004 and 2008 - Argentina, 2012 - Mexico.

  The winners of the women's football competition at the Olympic Games (1996-2012) were:
  1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012 - USA, in 2000 - Norway.

• At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, 16 teams participated in the men's soccer tournament (August 4-20). Portugal: Germany, Nigeria: Denmark, South Korea: Honduras, Brazil: Colombia reached the playoffs of the tournament (1/4 finals).
  Brazil: Honduras, Nigeria: Germany reached the semifinals.
  Finalists Brazil and Germany. Brazilians, led by their captain Neymar, nevertheless snatched the victory from the Germans (regular time 1: 1, penalty 5: 4) and became Olympic champions for the first time.

  12 national teams took part in the women's football tournament Rio 2016 (August 3-19). Brazil: Australia, USA: Sweden, China: Germany, France: Canada reached the Playoffs.
  Brazil: Sweden and Canada: Germany reached the semifinals.
  Finalists Sweden and Germany. Germany- champion of the Olympic Games-16 (for the first time in women's football), Brazil third.

The best footballer of the year. FIFA Ballon d'Or

UEFA European Footballer of the Year

Football award established by UEFA in 2011.
• 2011 G. Lionel Messi striker, Argentina (Barcelona)
• 2012 G. Andres Iniesta midfielder, Spain (Barcelona)
• 2013 G. Franck Ribery midfielder, France (Bayern)
  Nadine Angerer recognized as the best football player in Europe in the 2012/2013 season.
• 2014 G. Cristiano Ronaldo striker, Portugal (Real Madrid)
  Nadine Kessler- the best football player in Europe of the 2013/2014 season
• 2015 d. The best footballer in Europe at the end of the 2014/15 season was the striker of Barcelona Lionel Messi, bypassed in the vote Cristiano Ronaldo and teammate Luis Suarez from Uruguay.
  Recognized as the best football player by UEFA Celia Sasic, German soccer player of Cameroonian descent. Striker. She bypassed the Frenchwoman Amandine Henri and the German woman Jennifer Marozhan.
• 2016 The best footballer in Europe of the 2015/2016 season, as expected, became Cristiano Ronaldo- European champion 2016 (with the Portuguese national team) and winner of the 2016 European Champions League (with Real Madrid). The Portuguese is ahead of Gareth Bale (Wales) and Antoine Griezmann (France).
  Norwegian Ada Hegerberg Lyon was named Best Player in Europe 2015/16. She was ahead of Amandine Henri (France) and Jennifer Marozhan (Germany).

Player of the Century

An award established by FIFA to identify the best player of the 20th century. Online voting:
• 1. Diego Maradona. Argentina - 53.60%
• 2. Pele. Brazil - 18.53%
• 3. Eusebio. Portugal - 6.21%

There are five stars above the emblem of the Brazilian national football team. This indicates that it is the Brazilians who are considered the most titled football power. This team has won the world championships five times - in 1952, 1958, 1970, 1994 and 2002. World football legend Pele holds the record for titles. He won three world championships with his national team.

Italy

In Europe, two football teams are called tetracampions, one of them is the national team of Italy. The Italians celebrated their triumphs at the world championships in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006. History preserves many names of great Italians who were honored to raise the coveted trophy over their heads. Some of them still delight the fans with their performances in the jersey of the national team (Buffon, Pirlo, Barzagli).

Germany (FRG)

The national team of Germany (FRG) is not inferior to the Italians in titles. At the moment, it is the Germans who are the reigning world champions. The national team, nicknamed the "German car", took the lead on the football fields in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014. The names of Gerd Müller, Lothar Matthäus and other great football players will forever remain in the history of world sports.

Argentina

A country like Argentina with its outstanding football talents simply could not remain without the title of world champion. Twice the Argentines, led by Mario Kempes and Diego Maradona, managed to win the world championships. Kempes starred at the 1978 home championship, and Diego led his national team to the title in Mexico in 1986.

Uruguay

The first world champions in football were the Uruguayans. For the first time, the world football championship among national teams was held in this country (1930). For the second time, the Uruguayan national team won in 1950 at the championship in Brazil. In the final at the Maracanã stadium, in the presence of 200 thousand spectators, the Uruguayans beat the hosts of the championship.

England

The founders of football also did not remain without the title of the best football team in the world. At the 1966 home world championship, it was the hosts who became the champions of the championship.

France

The home tribunes also helped the French. Zinedine Zidane's squad triumphantly performed at the home world championship in 1998. In the final, the French defeated the main contenders for the gold of the Brazilians (who were the reigning champions at that time) with a score of 3: 0.

Spain

The tournament held in South Africa in 2010 is recognized as the most pragmatic world football championship in recent decades. In a competition scanty for bright matches and goals, the Spaniards excelled. The very final of that championship fully reflects the specifics of the entire world championship. The Spanish national team only outplayed the Netherlands team in extra time with a score of 1: 0.