World Cup from Time to Time Based on Historical Records
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-The Twelfth World Cup-
The 1982 World Cup was the 12th edition. The tournament was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11, 1982. 24 teams participated in the finals, which was an increase in participants from the previous editions of 16 teams.
Italy won the tournament after a 3-1 victory over West Germany in the final match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, in Madrid. Poland finished third after beating France 3-2 in the third-place match at the José Rico Pérez Stadium in Alicante.
Italy's Paolo Rossi was the best player of the tournament as well as the top scorer of the finals with six goals.
-The Thirteenth World Cup-
The 1986 World Cup was the 13th edition. It was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 29, 1986. Mexico was selected to host this edition, replacing Colombia which withdrew, after a vote of the FIFA Executive Committee in Zürich, Switzerland on May 20, 1983, beating the United States and Canada.
Then, the tournament was won by Argentina over West Germany after winning the final match at Azteca, Mexico City with a score of 3-2. France took third place over Belgium, winning 4-2 after extra time in the third-place match at the Cuauhtemoc Stadium in Puebla.
-The Fourteenth World Cup-
The 1990 or 14th edition of the World Cup was held in Italy. The spirit of the host-style defensive game known as catenaccio seemed to affect the appearance of almost all 24 finalist teams. Before it started, Italy in 1990 was predicted to be a big tournament. Six champions, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, West Germany, Uruguay, and England, took part.
The official song of the 1990 World Cup was To Be Number One, performed by Italian singers Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini.
-The Fifteenth World Cup-
The 1994 World Cup was the 15th edition. It was held in the United States, from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was selected by FIFA in July 1988 at a session in Zürich, Switzerland. The tournament was won by Brazil, after winning the final match over Italy on penalties by a score of 3-2, after a goalless draw for the first 120 minutes.