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The fifa world cup is an international association football competition established in. Buy the official history of the fifa world cup 2nd ed. It has a permanent collection and curates special exhibitions. A tournament to remember with a tonne of records set during the 2018 fifa world cup. One of the first mentions of football is by thomas elyot in his book, beastly fury, originally published in 1531. The best sports writing relating to football s golden prize. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to african nations.
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