FOOTBALL FIESTA & MY SUPPORT FOR ARGENTINA

The festival of football has just started. The Football World Cup to me is the most watched sporting event in the world. I have tried to look back on the glorious history of this prestigious event, here are some facts.

The FIFA Football world Cup trophy is the work of Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga. The current FIFA World Cup Trophy cannot be won outright, as the regulations state that it shall remain FIFA's own possession. The World Cup winners retain it until the next tournament and are awarded a replica, gold-plated rather than solid gold. The new trophy is 36 cm high, made of solid 18-carat gold and weighs 6175 grammes. The base contains two layers of semi-precious malachite while the bottom side of the Trophy bears the engraved year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since 1974.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in the rear of the headquarters of the Union Française de Sports Athlétiques in Paris on 21 May 1904.

The previous world cups & their winners, Uruguay 1930 - Uruguay bt. Argentina, Italy 1934 - Italy bt. Czechoslovakia, France 1938 - Italy bt. Hungary, Brazil 1950 - Uruguay bt. Brazil, Switzerland 1954 - Germany bt. Hungary, Sweden 1958 - Brazil bt. Sweden, Chile 1962 - Brazil bt. Czechoslovakia, England 1966 - England bt. Germany, Mexico 1970 - Brazil bt. Italy, Germany 1974 - Germany bt. Netherlands, Argentina 1978 - Argentina bt. Netherlands, Spain 1982 - Italy bt. Germany, Mexico 1986 - Argentina bt. Germany, Italy 1990 - Germany bt. Argentina, USA 1994 - Brazil bt. Italy, France 1998 - France bt. Brazil, Korea/Japan 2002 - Brazil bt Germany, Germany 2006 - ??

Brazil are 5 time champions of the cup and have been in the final for the last 3 world cups and have featured in a total of 7 World Cup finals. Argentina on the other hand have been 2 time champions and have featured in 4 World Cup finals.

So this south american duo have won 7 World Cups between them out of 17, simply phenomenal.

But my personal favourite is offcourse ARGENTINA., this blue and white team may not have won as many world cups as their counterparts but are a formidable force in World Cup Football.

Argentine line up with, forwards like Hernan Crespo, Lionel Messi, Javier Saviola, mid fielders like Aimar, Cambiasso, Requelme, Gonzalez, defenders like Sorin, Burdisso, are ready to reck havoc. Argentine's are known for the immaculate passing and creating beautiful play making. They can beat any side on their best day. I hope to see the history re-wriiten and the boys in blue and white reign supreme.


So REST OF THE WORLD beware the ARGENTINE's are here.