What is the FIFA World Cup?

The FIFA or Fédération Internationale de Football Association (World Cup) is an international football league being competed by 32 teams. Think of it as a FIBA of football for you basketball fans. The current tournament is the 2010 FIFA World cup which is hosted by South Africa and has started last June 11 and will take a month to complete on July 11.

The 2010 World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup
South Africa 2010

Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates 11 June – 11 July
Teams 32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 10 (in 9 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 11
Goals scored 18 (1.64 per match)
Attendance 583,207 (53,019 per match)
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup is the 19th and current FIFA World Cup, the premier international association football tournament. It is being held in South Africa, beginning on 11 June and scheduled to conclude on 11 July 2010. The tournament is the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007 and involved 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams. As such, it matches the 2008 Summer Olympics as the sports event with the most competing nations. The final is forecast to be among the most-watched events ever, possibly behind only the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.
This is the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. Italy are the defending champions, after winning the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The draw for the finals took place on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town.

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