Last updated on August 31st, 2023 at 04:35 pm
Held every four years, the FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament. It is the most prestigious event in the sport and attracts teams and fans from all over the world. The World Cup is a showcase for the best players in the world, and the competition is fierce.
The first World Cup was held in 1930, and it has been held every four years since then, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, when it was canceled due to the Second World War. The most recent World Cup was held in 2018 in Russia and in 2022 in Qatar.
The World Cup is a hugely important event for the countries that qualify, and the whole world comes to a standstill to watch the tournament. It is an incredible spectacle, and the atmosphere is electric. If you have never watched a World Cup match, then you are missing out on something truly special.
Some great Personalities in the History of the FIFA World Cup are as follows:-
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and captains the Portugal national team, is one of the best soccer players in the world. Ronaldo, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has won five Ballon d’Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player.
He has won 32 trophies in his career, which include seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, and the UEFA European Championship. In the Champions League, Ronaldo holds the records for most appearances (183), goals (140), and assists (42), as well as the records for goals in the European Championship (14), international goals (117), and international appearances by a European (191).
He has made over 1,100 professional career appearances and scored over 800 official senior career goals for club and country, which puts him in a small group of elite athletes.
Cristiano Ronaldo is available on Twitter as @Cristiano
2. Pele
Pelé, whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was regarded as one of the greatest players of all time by FIFA and was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century.
He was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999 and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
In 2000, the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) voted Pelé World Player of the Century, and he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century. He holds the Guinness World Record for 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies.
Pele achieved many achievements in his career, which are as follows-
The IFFHS voted him as the football player of the century in 1999. He was elected as the “Athlete of the Century” by the International Olympic Committee and Reuters News Agency in addition.
In 2010, he was appointed Honorary President of the Cosmos Club of New York. He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2012 for his significant contributions to humanitarian and environmental causes.
Pele is available on Twitter as @Pele
3. Lionel Messi
Messi is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team. He won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, and four UEFA Champions Leagues with Barcelona, and spent his entire professional career there until leaving in 2021.
Messi is a prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, holding the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most goals in a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36), and the UEFA Champions League (8), as well as most assists in La Liga (192), a La Liga season (21), and the Copa América (17). He holds the record for most international goals by a South American male at 90. Messi has scored more than 785 senior career goals for club and country.
Lionel Messi is available on Instagram as @leomessi
4. Diego Maradona
Argentine professional football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona was a great success. He was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. Maradona’s small stature gave him a low center of gravity, which, combined with his vision, passing, and ball control, allowed him to maneuver better than most other players.
He had a great effect on his team’s general performance with his presence and leadership on the field, while he would often be singled out by the opposition.
He was known to be a free-kick specialist in addition to his creative abilities and eye for goal. He was given the nickname “El Pibe de Oro” (“The Golden Boy”), a name that stuck with him throughout his career because he was a precocious talent. He was also banned in both 1991 and 1994 for abusing drugs, which caused many problems in his life outside of football.
At the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Argentina’s Diego Maradona scored five goals.
