FIFA World Cup
`Every four years there is a big sport the competition which is held in different countries arounds the world.
It is similar to the Olympics but is held only for one sport- Football. The FIFA World Cup is one of the most popular sporting events in the world. The first World Cup was held in 1930 in Uruguay. Thirteen counties participated in the first event, but now there are thirty-two countries that participate in the competition every four years. The sporting event was not held in 1942 and 1946 because of World War II.
The first time the World Cup was telecast on TV was in 1954 when Switzerland hosted the competition. Today, more than three billion football fans watch the sport around the world on television. South Korea and Japan were the first Asian countries to host the world cup. They collaborated together to host the event in 2022. The first African World Cup was held in 2010 in South Africa. Brazil is the most successful world Cup team and has won the tournament five times.
But how did Football, the game, originate? Football has a long history form, arose in England in the middle of the 19th century. but alternative versions of the fame existed much earlier. The first known examples of a team game involving a ball, which was made out a rock, apparently occurred over 3,000 years ago. The first known ball game which also involved kicking took place in China in the 3rd. and 2nd century BC. Other variety of ball games have been known from Ancient Greece. It was a long time before the feature of today football came into professionally organized and three years later the Football League was set up. The Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) was finally established in 1904.
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The 2022 FIFA Worls Cup is being held in Qatar. It is the first World Cup to held in Middle East. It is a significant achievement since no Asian country has hosted the sporting event. after 2002. Such events as FIFA World Cup provide many opportunities for the host country. First of all, they attract tourists and are thus a massive tourism resource. Also, World Cup contributes to the promotion of increase in investment. Sport is also a powerful medium that bridges societal divides. Tournaments have a feelgood factor and stories of success that emerge out of such tournaments inspire and encourage children and adults to take up.