In 1998 this country not only hosted the World Cup of men's soccer, it won it
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1998 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia  The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the ... France won their first title, becoming the seventh nation to win a World Cup,...
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All-Time FIFA World Cup Winners List - TOTAL SPORTEK  Mar 25, 2016 ... Brazil has won record 5 Football World Cup while Germany and Italy has won 4 titles each. ... started back in 1930 when they first world cup was held in Uruguay. ... a qualifying round as only countries which were affiliated with FIFA ... Uruguay, Argentina, Uruguay: 13 teams were invited. no qualification.
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World Cup Football Winners List - Topend Sports  Complete list of all winners of the FIFA Soccer World Cup. ... Click on the highlighted text for more information about each host city and participating country.
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FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia  The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fdration Internationale ... The 20 World Cup tournaments have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won five times, and they are the...
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Football World Cup winners list | FIFA soccer WC champion teams ...  Jun 20, 2014 ... All soccer World Cup champions by year since 1930, former ... The 1934 World Cup was once again won by the host country and this time it was ... The World Cup was not staged again until 1950 because of the Second World War. ... Scoring two goals after only eight minutes, the Hungarian football team...
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U.S. Soccer Timeline - U.S. Soccer  The U.S. National Team won its first-ever regional championship July 7 when it ... The men's national team won U.S. Cup '95 in June, defeating Nigeria and Mexico ... FIFA awarded the 1999 Women's World Cup to the United States and U.S. ... just twice in 1998 while playing in front of records crowds all across the country.
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Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inducts Winnipeg's Hctor Vergara ...  Jul 31, 2014 ... Winnipegger Hctor Vergara is being inducted into the Canadian ... FIFA World Cup in Germany and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In addition he was an assist referee at the 2004 Olympic Games in ... five other people, two soccer organizations and one team of distinction. ... Sunday. Sunny. 9C...
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2010 FIFA World Cup Group H - Wikipedia  Group H of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 16 June and ended on 25 June 2010. The group consisted of reigning European champions Spain, Switzerland,...
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1994 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia  The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, held in nine cities across the United States from 17 June to 17 July 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on 4 July 1988. Despite the host nation's lack of a national top-level soccer league, the ... Brazil beat Italy 32 in a penalty shootout after the game ended 00 after...
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England won the World Cup in 1966: But sadly since then it's been ...  Jul 29, 2016 ... Euro 1968 qualifier: England lost their first game since since becoming .... to the World Cup final since 1966and Paul Gascoigne famously burst into tears. ... His reactions  'do I not like that'  on a controversial and frustrating night ... 21 1998 World Cup finals: In that penalty shootout, against Argentina it...
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Copa Amrica Centenario - Wikipedia  The Copa Amrica Centenario (English: Centennial Cup America) was an international men's association football tournament that was hosted in the United States in 2016. The competition was a celebration of the centenary of CONMEBOL and the ... Chile became the fourth nation to win at least two consecutive Copa Amrica...
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United States men's national soccer team - Wikipedia  The United States men's national soccer team, often referred to as the USMNT, represents the ... The team has appeared in ten FIFA World Cups and hosted the 1994 edition. .... while loaning them out to their club teams, saving U.S. Soccer the expense of their .... In the final, the United States was beaten by Mexico 50.
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Pele served as the Brazilian Minister of Sport from 1995-98. - 25 ...  Oct 23, 2013 ... The son of a nation that has come to embody the very flair and essence of the game of soccer, the Brazilian is revered as the greatest soccer...
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9 surprising facts about the 1966 World Cup in England - Mirror Online  Jul 28, 2016 ... But goal difference wasn't used to separate teams in this ... Not the England winning the World Cup history we were hoping for. But hosts ... Come back from behind, go in front, then concede a late equaliser so the game goes to extra-time. ... Fans making their way to Wembley for the 1966 World Cup Final.
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America's Cup - Wikipedia  The America's Cup, affectionately known as the "Auld Mug", is a trophy awarded to the winner ... If the challenging club wins the match, it gains stewardship of the cup. ... In 1970, for the first time, there were multiple challengers, so the NYYC ..... the America's Cup regatta had been held in Europe, or in a country different from...
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Picture(s) of the Day - April 20th 2007 - Zizou Fans  Apr 20, 2007 ... The $800 clue was: "With its team led by Zinedine Zidane, France won this prestigious contest in July 1998". Totally random, I know.
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1999 FIFA Women's World Cup - Wikipedia  The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was held in the United States and won by the host team. The final between the U.S. and China, held on July 10 at the Rose Bowl in ... Qualifying countries ..... "SOCCER; 1999 Women's World Cup: Beautiful Game Takes Flight  New York...
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FIFA Club World Cup - Wikipedia  The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the Fdration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's .... This competition, along with the creation of the European Cup and the Copa ..... The eight participants were split into two groups of four teams.
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1992 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia  The 1992 Summer Olympic Games officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event played in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1992 ... Barcelona is the second-largest city in Spain, and the birthplace of then-IOC president Juan ... The city was also a host for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
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Zinedine Zidane - Soccer Player - Biography.com  Jul 9, 2014 ... Zinedine Zidane was born on June 23, 1972, in Marseille, France. A three-time FIFA World Player of the Year, Zidane led France to victory in the 1998 World Cup and ... Zidane transferred to Juventus F.C. in Italy's prestigious Series A ... team's run to international glory, which culminated with a 2-1 win over...
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Joao Havelange leaves behind a huge legacy and a ... - World Soccer  Aug 16, 2016 ... Havelange, former president of world football federation FIFA, IOC member and ... used Brazil's World Cup hat-trick in 1958, in 1962 and in 1970 as the platform to ... of 14 African nations; had the fees remained unpaid, they could not have voted. ... Winning the FIFA presidency was just a start for Havelange.