Football: In 307 BC, that is, during the Warring States period, King Wuling of Zhao reformed and practiced "riding and shooting". Zhao people learned to ride horses and shoot arrows. Wang Zhao often rides out of town with his cronies, which is very spectacular. One day, when I came to a forest, I saw some rabbits in the forest. As soon as the king opened his mouth, he "captured him alive", so the soldiers divided into four ways and caught him together. I don't want to be scared. Rabbits ran around and escaped from the flat seam of the horse, but found nothing. Everyone shook their heads and sighed. A counselor suddenly brightened up and came forward to offer advice: "Your Majesty, this kind of containment is very interesting. We might as well use the ball instead of the rabbit and play every day without leaving the palace. " "Good idea" Wang Dajia praised "this matter is in your charge". Thus, football was born in China. But I was still riding a horse, called Cuju. In the Han Dynasty, there was a football field dedicated to competitions, which was called "Cheng Ju". Cheng Ju is rectangular, with six megalithic chambers at each end, which are in the shape of a moon cave and symmetrical to each other, and there are walls around the venue. The Tang Dynasty was a prosperous period of Cuju activities. During this period, not only has there been great development, but football has also begun to be exported to the outside world. The first place to land is Britain. Cuju was originally exported as a complete product, but because the traffic was underdeveloped and the means of transportation was very backward at that time, after several months of long journey, when Cuju arrived in England, the horse was exhausted and only one ball was left. However, it is such a dance that Britain still regards it as a treasure, which is limited to the exclusive activities of the royal family and prohibits people from enjoying this kind of entertainment. 1 1 century, the Danes invaded England. One day, when the British were digging a battlefield, they accidentally dug up the skulls of several Danes. The British people were furious at the thought of the crime of Danish invasion. They lifted their feet and kicked their skulls hard to relieve their anger, and they felt quite happy playing football. As a result, more and more British people who dug the battlefield took part in the "ball" kick, and a group of children kicked it when they saw it. However, they found that the skull hurts when they kick, so they switched to cow bladder blowing-this is the birth of modern football. This patriotic act touched the king of England. In order to reward the people, the king of England ordered the royal football to be opened to the people. Soon, football spread among the people and became a popular sports and entertainment activity. /kloc-At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a football match in England. Competition is an entertainment activity, twice a year, usually held between two cities. The host threw the ball into the air and the game began. The two sides will jump together, shouting, kicking and hugging. Whoever can kick the ball to the downtown area of the other side is the winner. If the ball rushes into a resident's house halfway, the players will rush in and disturb the kicking method, often smashing things in the house, and the owner has to sigh for his bad luck. Pedestrians on the road will encounter unexpected trouble when they touch the ball. So, at that time, when the game came, people had to avoid disasters and close their doors until the game was over. Such a football match was strongly opposed by the public, and the British government issued a ban: it was stipulated that football matches must be played in open spaces, and those who entered downtown areas would be severely punished, so special football fields appeared. 1863,101October 26th, the English Football Association, the first football organization in the world, was established in London with unified rules, and modern football was formally established. In ancient China, kicking the ball with feet was called "Cuju". As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago, there was the Cuju movement. In the Western Han Dynasty, Cheng Ju was built for competitions. The Tang Dynasty was the prosperous period of Cuju activities. The ball filled with air replaced the ball filled with hair in the past, which was called "air blanket", and the goal replaced the bow room. In the west, after 10 century, some countries, such as France, Italy and Britain, had football matches. By the end of 15, it was called "football", and then it gradually developed into a modern football sport. 1863, 10/0 On October 26th, the British established the first football organization in the world, the British Football Association, and unified the rules of football. People call this day the birth day of modern football. The football rules formulated this time are *** 14, which is the basis of today's football rules. Since 1900 2nd Olympic Games, football has been listed as an official Olympic event, but professional athletes are not allowed to participate. 1904 on may 2 1 day, FIFA was established in Paris. Since 1930, the World Football Championship (also known as the World Cup) has been held every four years, and the restrictions on professional athletes have been lifted. Since then, modern football has developed day by day. In medieval England, football became a keen activity for many young people. They run after the ball in the narrow street and often kick the ball to the windows of people in the street. So the king of England had to ban playing football. From12nd century to16th century, the king of England issued a "football ban" four times. However, due to the special charm of football, the ban failed to make it die. 1835, the world's first football club was established in Sheffield, England. 1863, the first football association in England was established. Since then, organized football under certain rules has spread from Britain to Europe and the world. /kloc-at the end of 0/9, football was quite popular in western European countries. 1896 In the first Olympic Games, football was listed as one of the events. As a result, Denmark beat Greece 9-0 and became the first champion in the Olympic football match. 1904, the football associations of Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland established the International Football Federation in France, and in 20 10, Ge Lan was elected as the first FIFA World Cup President.

World Cup: The World Cup qualifiers are divided into six regions, namely Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, North America and Oceania. Each division needs to formulate the rules of the qualifiers according to the actual situation of its own division, while teams from FIFA member countries (regions) who sign up for the World Cup need to conduct qualifiers in their respective divisions to compete for the places in the World Cup finals. At present, there are 32 places in the final stage of the World Cup, and the host country can directly obtain the places in the final stage. Except for the host country, other places are allocated by FIFA according to the football level of each qualifying area, and different qualifying areas will have different places in the final stage. Note: FIFA stipulates that from the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, defending champions need to participate in the World Cup qualifiers in their respective regions, so that only the host country can enter the top 32 finals. The host country of the World Cup finals must be a FIFA member country (region), and member countries (regions) need to apply to FIFA (two member countries can jointly apply for hosting), and then all FIFA member countries can apply. The national team that won the place in the final stage through the World Cup qualifiers will go to the host country to compete for the championship together with the host country's team in the final stage. In the final stage, 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups by lottery, with 4 teams in each group, and the top two teams in each group will be qualified to enter the semi-finals; After entering the semi-finals, 16 teams decided the schedule according to the established rules, no more lottery, and then single elimination matches were held until the champion was decided.

[Edit this paragraph] The development history of the World Cup

In the Tang Dynasty, the competitive game "Football" appeared in China, which was called "Cuju" at that time. Modern football originated in England and then swept the world. Due to the rapid development of football, international competitions have also appeared. 1896 When the Athens Olympic Games was held, football was listed as an official event. Denmark beat Greece 9-0 and became the first football champion in the Olympic Games. Because professional athletes are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, the football match will not last until the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games. 1928 After the Olympic Games, FIFA held a representative meeting and unanimously adopted the resolution to hold the World Football Championship every four years. This has played a positive role in promoting the further development and improvement of world football. At first, this new football game was called "World Football Championship". 1956, FIFA decided to change its name to "Rimet Cup" at its meeting in Luxemburg. This is in recognition of Rimet, a Frenchman and former FIFA president, for his achievements in football. Rimet has been the president of FIFA for 33 years (192 1- 1954), and is the initiator and organizer of the World Football Championship. Later, it was suggested that the two names be linked, called "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup". Therefore, the Helsinki Conference decided to change its name to "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup" or "World Cup" for short. The World Cup trophy is a special prize made by FIFA for the winner in 1928, which was cast by the famous Parisian jewelry technician Friel. Its model is Nikai, the legendary Greek goddess of victory. She was wearing an ancient Roman tunic, with her arms straight and a big cup in her hand. The statue, made of pure gold, weighs1800g and is 30cm high, and stands on a marble pedestal. This cup is a mobile prize. Whoever wins the championship can keep the gold cup for four years and return it to FIFA before the next cup so that it can be awarded to the new world champion. There is also an additional rule: whoever wins the world championship three times will win the trophy forever. Rimet Gold Cup 1970, Uruguay, Italy and Brazil won the championship twice in the 9th World Cup. Therefore, everyone has the opportunity to possess this cup forever. As a result, Brazil took the lead and occupied the cup. To this end, FIFA has to prepare a new trophy for the next champion. 1971may, FIFA held a new cup judging meeting. After reviewing 53 schemes, we decided to adopt the design scheme of Gazania, Italy-the design scheme of holding the earth high with both hands. This figure symbolizes the strength and scale of sports. The new cup is named "Hercules Cup". This cup is 36 centimeters high and weighs 5 kilograms, which was worth 20 thousand dollars at that time. 1974 In the 10 World Cup, West Germany won the new cup as a champion for the first time. This time, FIFA stipulates that the new cup is a mobile prize, and no matter which team wins many championships, it can't occupy this cup.

[Edit this paragraph] Historical review of the World Cup

1 Uruguay World Cup (1930) has no qualifiers, only 13 national teams signed up for the competition, and two South American countries, Uruguay and Argentina, entered the finals hand in hand. Uruguay's national football team became the first World Cup champion. The first World Cup ushered in a new era of world football. The 2nd Italy 1934 World Cup was broadcast live by radio for the first time. Italy and Czechoslovakia competed for the championship, and Italy won the World Cup for the first time. France's third 1938 World Cup, the last champion and the host team directly entered the final stage. It was not until the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan that the last champion entered the finals directly. In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Brazil, the last champion, also participated in the South American regional qualifiers. The final was played between Italy and Hungary, and Italy won the championship with a score of 4-2. Italy also became the first team to win the World Cup. Brazil, Uruguay, Spain and Sweden entered the semi-finals after the first round of group round robin in the 4th World Cup in Brazil (1950), so it is necessary to decide the champion by round robin again. The match between Brazil and Uruguay is actually the final decisive battle. The competition was held in Maracana Stadium. The experienced Uruguay team withstood the pressure on and off the court and won the World Cup for the second time. The number of spectators in this World Cup exceeded 6,543,800+for the first time, setting a world cup record of 60,000 spectators per game. Brazilian player Ademyr won the top scorer award, and he scored 7 goals in the game. In addition, it is worth mentioning that during the whole cup, no player was sent off, probably after the baptism of World War II, and people paid more attention to harmony and friendliness. The 5th Switzerland 1954 World Cup was held in five cities in Switzerland, with a total of 140 goals in 26 matches, which made the fans feast their eyes. The average score of 5.38 goals per game is also the highest in previous World Cup finals. In this tournament, the players put on jerseys with numbers for the first time. In addition, television was used to broadcast the World Cup for the first time. The Federal Republic of Germany reversed and defeated Hungary, known as the "uncrowned king", and finally won the championship, starting their glorious course in the World Cup. The star of Sweden's 6th World Cup (1958) is Brazilian talent Pele, who is only 17 years old. He played on the left and formed the sharpest front line in the world with Garrincha, zagallo and Wawa. Another star is France's Fontaine, who is the first star to score goals in every game in the World Cup finals, setting an unprecedented record of scoring goals in the previous World Cup 13. Sweden, the host country, played well, entered the championship finals and competed for the championship. But Brazilian artistic football soon proved its power to the world, and Brazil won the World Cup for the first time. China participated in the World Cup qualifier for the first time, but failed to qualify. The 7th World Cup in Chile (1962) is called the most brutal World Cup in history, and players were sent off in almost every game. Three days after the start of the game, 34 players were carried away. Brazil beat Czechoslovakia to become the third team to win the World Cup twice, which set off a fierce "yellow storm" around the world. The biggest dark horse in the 8th England World Cup 1966 belongs to North Korea, which is the first Asian team to enter the semi-finals of the World Cup. In the championship battle between England and the Federal Republic of Germany, Hurst of England became the hero of the host country. He became the only player who scored a hat trick in the final so far, and the birthplace of modern football team was on the podium for the first time. The British innovatively used the "442" formation in this competition, and this classic formation is still adopted by many teams. The controversial goal between England and the Federal Republic of Germany has also become an unsolved case and classic in the history of the World Cup. The 9th 1970 World Cup in Mexico With the development of football in all continents, FIFA decided to hold the World Cup outside Europe and South America for the first time, and finally chose Mexico. In the championship battle, Brazil finally defeated the Italian team by 4-/kloc-0, and won an epoch-making victory, becoming the first team to win the championship three times in the history of the World Cup, and occupying the "Rimet Cup" forever. The101974th World Cup in Germany coincided with the upsurge of technological innovation represented by the Dutch-created "all-out and all-defensive football", which brought new vitality to football. The Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands played a final that will never go down in history. In the cheers of the audience, the Federal Republic of Germany won 2-/kloc-0-0, and got on the podium for the second time. Argentina 1 1 World Cup achieved a historic breakthrough. The first breakthrough of the qualifying team 100. Argentina competed with the last runner-up Holland for the championship. Finally, Argentina was 3- 1, and the Netherlands was second. This is also the fifth time in the history of the World Cup that the host country won the championship. Spain 12 World Cup expanded to 24 teams. Italy and West Germany competed for the championship. Italy became the second country after Brazil to win three World Cups. Rossi also won the top scorer and best player award in this tournament with six goals. Colombia, the host country of Mexico 13 World Cup, gave up due to financial difficulties. Mexico replaced Colombia to host the World Cup, becoming the first country to host two World Cups. Before the World Cup, there was a big earthquake. The Argentine team competed with the Federal Republic of Germany for the championship. As the best player in this tournament, superstar diego maradona showed his elegant demeanor and became a big stage for his performance. Argentina finally won the championship. 14 The heroes of the Italian World Cup 1990 are veteran Milla, top scorer Shiraz and Argentine goalkeeper goyechea. The champion finally belongs to the Federal Republic of Germany, which, like Italy and Brazil, has become a country that has won three World Cups. This tournament attracted nearly 26.7 billion TV viewers, and the ticket revenue reached $65.438+0.4 billion. The World Cup finals of USA 15 1994 were brilliant and scored amazing goals. Saudi Arabia broke into the 16 semi-finals and won honor for Asian football. The biggest tragedy of this tournament is that Colombian player Escobar was killed when he returned home after scoring an own goal. In the final, the two teams were Brazil and Italy, both of which won three World Cup titles respectively. /kloc-there is no difference in the game within 0/20 minutes. Penalty shoot-out, Baggio missed a penalty, and the Brazilian won the Cup again, becoming the first country in the world to win the World Cup four times. 16 World Cup in France 1998 World Cup expanded to 32 teams. The biggest dark horse is Croatia, which entered the World Cup finals for the first time. After the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, it finally won the third place, and team star Suk became the top scorer in this World Cup. The battle between Britain and Afghanistan became a classic and Owen was born. July 12 becomes a French festival. In the final, midfielder Zidane scored twice in the first half, which laid the foundation for the French team to win the championship in advance. In the end, France defeated Brazil 3-0 to win the championship. People don't understand Ronaldo's sluggish performance in the final. The 2002 Korea-Japan 17 World Cup was jointly held by the two countries for the first time in history. This year's cup was frequently upset by the weak team winning the strong team, and several popular teams stopped at the group stage. The final was played between Brazil and Germany, and Brazil won the World Cup for the fifth time. The host country South Korea won the fourth place, setting a new record for Asian teams in the history of the World Cup. China entered the World Cup finals for the first time, but failed to score three goals in the group stage, with nine goals and zero points. 18 2006 World Cup in Germany Germany, South Africa, England, Morocco and Brazil participated in the bid for the 2006 World Cup, but Brazil withdrew at the last minute. In the final vote, Germany defeated South Africa by 12 1 1 and won the right to host the 2006 World Cup. This is the second time that Germany has hosted the World Cup finals. Germany last hosted the World Cup in 1974. After Zidane's comeback, the performance of the French team exceeded people's expectations. Of course, due to his influence, he also brought some veterans (Fabian fabien barthez, etc. Who is not at the peak? What is even more unexpected is that the Italian team, with its strong cohesion and chain defense, unexpectedly reached the final and finally won the cup. In this World Cup, the top four teams are European teams, while Asian and African teams are not performing well. In the end, Italy beat France on penalties and won the championship. Zidane shocked the world when he was sent off for headbutting Italian defender Materazzi in the second half of extra time. After the game, public opinion pointed the finger at Materazzi, but it may take a long time for the truth to be known to fans all over the world. 19 World Cup in South Africa 2010/9 World Cup will be held in South Africa, which is the first time that an African country has hosted the World Cup, marking the gradual peak of African football. The 20th 20 14 world cup in Brazil on October 30th, 2007 10, FIFA announced at its headquarters in Zurich that Brazil would host the 20th14 world cup.