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Know about FIFA World Cup

FIFA stands for: Federation Internationale de Football Association

Founded: 1930

Total teams: 32

Most titles won by: Brazil

Played: after 4 years

Only team to participate in each tournament: Brazil (21)

Continents to not host a single tournament: Australia & Antarctica

1942 & 1946 FIFA world cup could not be held: Because of second world war

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Know about FIFA World Cup 2018

Edition: 21

Held: 14 June to 15 July 2018

Hosted by: Russia

Winner: France

Runner-up: Croatia

Best player of tournament: Luka Modric (Croaita)

Most goals: Harry Kane (United Kingdom)

Title of Best goalkeeper won by: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)

Iceland & Panama participated: first time

Official song: Go for it

Best Young Player of tournament award: Kylian Mbappe (France)

Official Mascot: Zabivaka (Wolf)

Total venues: 12

Total goals scored: 169

France scored in final: 4

Final played: Luzihinki (Moscow)

Played in Russian cities: 11 cities

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Let's celebrate of Games is the motto of South Asian Games 2025

Main host: Lahore, Pakistan

Participating teams: 07

Starting date: 22 April

Closing date: 8 May

Pakistan hosting: Third time

First time Pakistan hosted: 1989

Second time Pakistan hosted: 2004

Note: The cities of Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Islamabad and Sialkot will give support to Lahore hosting some sports.

Note: 2019 South Asian Games held in Pokhara, Nepal.

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In June 2022, England pacer James Anderson has now taken 650 wickets in Test cricket, becoming the first fast bowler to do so.

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup.

The tournament will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

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Rafael Nadal created history as he won a historic 21st Grand Slam title, defeating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the final of the Australian Open.

The Spaniard became the first male tennis player to win 21 Grand Slam titles. He went ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic-both tied at 20 each. Australian retired tennis player Margaret Court won 24 Grand Slam women’s singles titles.

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About World Test Cricket Championship 2025

Winner: South Africa

Runners-up: Australia

Final held on 14 June 2025

Participants: 9 teams 

Matches: 70

 South Africa captain: Temba Bavuma

Additional Information:

ICC World Test Championship is a cricket tournament played over two years.

The previous edition of 2023 was won by Australia in which India was runners-up.

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• FIFA world cup 2026 will be held in the US, Canada, Mexico (North America).

Key Points

• The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23^rd FIFA World Cup tournament.
• The first football club in the world ‘Sheffield Football Club’ was founded in the year 1857 in England. 
• The apex institution of football is ‘Federation of International formed by seven countries on May 21, 1904.  

• The headquarters of FIFA is in Zürich, Switzerland.

Additional Information

• Football was included as a competitive game in Olympic Games officially in 1908.

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• Cristiano Ronaldo made most goals in 2023.
• Cristiano Ronaldo made a total of 53 goals in 2023.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo is a professional footballer from Portugal.
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About men's cricket Asia Cup 2023

Edition: 16th

Starting date: 30 Aug 2023

Final held: 17 Sep 2023

Winner: India (8th title)

Runner-up: Sri Lanka 

Venue: Pakistan & Sri Lanka 

Matches in Pakistan: 04

Matches in Sri Lanka: 09

Total matches: 13

Participating teams: 06

Player of the series/Player of the Tournament : Kuldeep Yadav (India)

Most runs made by: Shubman Gill (made 302 runs) (belong to India)

Most wickets taken by: Matheesha Pathirana (took 11 wickets) (belongs to Sri Lanka)

Player of the series in the final: Mohammed Siraj (India)