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By Tim Leberecht - July 2, 2010
After crashing out of the World Cup today, Brazil - as yet another big football nation after Italy, France, and England - will have to reinvent its brand of football and build a new "golden generation" of players.
It might need your help, which is why MinimalsWorld ask: "If you played for Brazil, what would your name be?"
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By Sam Martin - June 7, 2010
The 1938 Italian national team.
The first World Cup tournament took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1930. Thirteen teams competed, and the host country won, which was not a fluke. Uruguay had actually been the repeat champions in the 1920 and 1924 Olympic games in Paris and Amsterdam respectively. Before 1930, the Olympics were considered the pinnacle of international soccer competition.
Since 1930, the Cup has brought enough drama, tragedy, comedy, and history to make Shakespeare proud, and indeed reams of paper and miles of film have been dedicated to documenting the beautiful game.
