The FIFA World Cup is occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup.
Over the eighty years of the ultimate footballing tournament, over 31 million spectators have attended over 708 matches and witnessed the scoring of 2 063 goals.
So much has changed since the first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.
For the 2010 FIFA World Cup over 852 matches will take place before the 32 teams
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