The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off, with more than 30 teams participating. In the tournament's 92-year history, only eight countries have won: Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Argentina, Spain, Uruguay and England.
It was the first time that the Cup had been held in the Middle East. Summer temperatures in Qatar regularly top 100 degrees, so for the safety of both athletes and audience, organizers pushed the month-long contest out to late November, when the weather is milder.
Uruguay was the first host and winner of the World Cup back in 1930. The final match played out in front of 60, 000 audiences. No World Cup was held between 1938 and 1950 due to World War Ⅱ. The 1950 tournament in Brazil featured separate East and West German teams. It wasn't until the 1994 World Cup that Germany took part as a unified team. West Germany won in 1954.
That 1950 Cup was also the first to feature England, despite soccer being an English invention. That year, Team USA beat England 1-0, though some British newspapers reported the result as USA 1, England 10, as editors believed the real score had a typo. Both sides believed it would bean easy win for England, and double-digit （两位数）goals were expected. This match is considered by many as one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history.
The first women's World Cup started many decades after the men's, in 1991. That first one was held in China. Our team is so dominant that we have won half of all the World Cups to date. The women play every four years, just like the men, but not on the same schedule. The next women's World Cup will be held in 2023 in Australia and New Zealand.
