By 1863, the English Football Association developed the rules for the sport of soccer. Today, soccer is a prominent sport in a number of European and South American countries, including England and Brazil, but the sport also has a long history and is popular in Mexico.Early HistoryThe Aztecs and Toltecs played a game similar to soccer, during which they tried to throw a ball through a ring attached to a wall. The modern game of soccer was brought to Mexico by English settlers, and the first soccer club was established in the country by the early 1900s.Professional TeamMexico's professional soccer team was established in 1927. The team was known as the Tricolores or El Tri. The Mexican team played its first game on Jan. 1, 1930, against Guatemala, which it won 3-2.Early World Cup CompetitionDuring its first World Cup in 1930, Mexico finished in last place. After this, Mexican soccer experienced problems, such as poor training conditions and corruption. During the five World Cups it participated in before 1970, the team only won one tournament, in 1962. Despite the poor performance by the team, soccer was popular among adolescents and older athletes in Mexico.1970 World CupDuring the years preceding 1970, conditions improved for the national team, as a number of state-of-the-art stadiums were built that they could use. In 1970, Mexico hosted the World Cup and reached the quarterfinals in the competition.EffectsAfter the 1970 World Cup, soccer became an even more prominent sport in Mexico. In 1986, Mexico hosted another World Cup and again reached the quarterfinals.Read more: History of Mexican Soccer | eHow.com in the Related Links section
US Football : over 18,000 people have played in the NFL to date, and there are more than 630 collegiate teams. There are more than 14,000 high school teams. Soccer : over 250 million people play soccer worldwide, in more than 200 countries.
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Soccer. Way more running.
No. They've reached the second round of the World Cup in 3 occasions,and nothing more
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France,Italy and Spain
England, India and Pakistan
They are France, Italy, Mexico and Germany.
The world cup has been hosted twice in 5 different countries. It has been hosted in Italy in 1934 and 1990, France in 1938 and 1998, Brazil in 1950 and 2014, Mexico in 1970 and 1986 and Germany in 1974 and 2006.
Because that's where the best of the best meet to play each other. The world cup for example is only hosted every 4 years and thus makes it more special.
None. All seven World Cup winning countries have also organised the tournament at least once. Most of these teams also won a World Cup at home. For more information on national team soccer, check http://www.thenationalteam.com
Brazil, Italy Brazil, Italy
Mexico, Germany (including West Germany in 1974) and Italy.
France, Italy and Mexico have hosted the world cup twice.
They may be getting 50,00 pounds, the winner will get more by their countries.
In most countries in the world soccer is already the number one sport, but Asian football is currently growing fast and more popular. Also the Womens game is also one of the fatest growing sports in the world.