There have been 21 editions of the
FIFA World Cup which is an international
association football tournament established in
1930. It is contested by the
men's national teams which are members of
FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every four years since its inauguration, apart from 1942 and 1946 due to
World War II. The last tournament was hosted in
Qatar, which was won by
Argentina in
2022.
The
World Cup final match is the last of the competition, and the result determines which country is declared world champions. If after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a
draw, an additional 30-minute period of play, called
extra time, is added. If such a game is still tied after extra time, it is then decided by a
penalty shoot-out. The team winning the penalty shoot-out are then declared champions.[1] The tournament has been decided by a one-off match on every occasion except
1950, when the tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). Uruguay's 2–1 victory over Brazil was the decisive match (and one of the last two matches of the tournament) that put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions. Therefore, this match is regarded by FIFA as the de facto final of the 1950 World Cup.[2]
^"Laws of the Game"(PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from
the original(PDF) on December 6, 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.