WAS COMPLETING COMPLETES HAD COMPLETED COMPLETED VII. REA...

41. was completing completes had completed completed VII. Read and then choose the best answer. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not contested because of World War II. During the 18 tournaments that have been held, seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the only team to have played in every tournament and have won the World Cup a record five times. Italy is the current champions and has won four titles, and Germany is next with three. The other former champions are Uruguay, winners of the inaugural tournament, and Argentina, with two titles each, and England and France, with one title each. The most recent World Cup was held in Germany in 2006. The next World Cup will be held in South Africa, between 11 June and 11 July 2010, and the 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil.