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Have you ever made a complete search of the world cup list of countries? Well, you probably know which the most popular teams are. But are you aware of all the other teams? There are actually 32 teams that play in the Event today, but there were only 13 in the beginning.
The very first host of the World Cup is Uruguay. They are also the very first title holder of the World Cup with Argentina being the runner up. That was in 1930.
"Maracanazo" is a famous term for the 1950 Uruguay versus Brazil championship match. This also marked the return of Uruguay after two years of boycott; they also held the trophy that year.
The world cup list of countries expanded to 32 teams only in 1998. The cup experienced playing with only 13 countries; this was slightly influenced by the political differences of the countries.
The trophy was only termed as World Cup or Coupe du Monde up until 1946. It was only after that, that the trophy was renamed after the one who pushed for setting up the tournament. Now, it is the Jules Rimet Trophy.
It was only in 1970 that there is the FIFA World Cup Trophy designed by Silvio Gazzaniga. It is actually an 18 carat gold with malachite, a semi precious stone. It is about 13.6 lbs.
Brazil is the only country that has never abandoned playing for the World Cup since it was established among all countries that are part of the world cup list of countries.
Indeed, the countries of the World Cup have made a colorful history, but they have actually made the fans such a great event to look forward too every six years. The time is nearing again that another great World Cup record among the world cup list of countries would be added it is growing lists.
