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 | The 1950 World Cup was originally scheduled for 1949, but the day after Brazil was selected by the FIFA Congress in Luxembourg on July 26, 1946, was rescheduled for 1950. |
| As in most of the earlier World Cup bidding, the World Cup bidding process went unopposed, and the FIFA Congress ratified the choice of Sweden (who had withdrawn their bid for the 1930 World Cup) as the host in Rio de Janeiro on June 23, 1950. |
| The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup held outside the three traditional continents, when the tournament was co-hosted in Asia for the first time by South Korea and Japan. |
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| AFC - KUALA LUMPUR, When the Asian Cup started back in 1956, there were only a handful of participating sides and right until now, there have been only a few genuine contenders, and usually the same old suspects, to have been able to win it. |
| For the first time in the history of the Asian Cup, numerous dark horses lay in the fray, waiting for any potential slipup from the big hitters. |
| Asian football has never been this competitive and this Asian Cup Finals will demonstrate just how swift the continent has progressed over the last 10 years. |
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