1) The first FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.

2) Since 1930, the World Cup has been held 20 times.

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3) Brazil has won the most World Cups, with five titles.

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4) Germany has won the second most World Cups, with four titles.

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5) Italy has won the third most World Cups, with three titles.

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6) The current World Cup holders are France, who won the 2018 World Cup.

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7) The most goals ever scored in a World Cup match is 16, which happened in the 1950 World Cup match between Hungary and El Salvador.

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8) The World Cup has been won by a European team 13 times and by a team from South America seven times.

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9) The only team to have won the World Cup three times in a row is Brazil, who won the tournament in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

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10) The World Cup is the most watched sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715 million people watching the 2010 World Cup final.

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