World Cup (Early Colonization)

The World Cup is an international soccer competition between nations around the world. The tournament has been held every four years since 1930 except for 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The first ever champion of the tournament was Spain.

1930
In the inaugural World Cup, Spain took the championship 3-2 over Italy. In the third place game Germany defeated Virginia. 12 teams entered the tournament, which took place in Spain. In the championship game, Spain's offense was led by powerful players such as Pablo Dorado and Guillermo Stabile, who both had goals in the victory.

1934
The second World Cup was held in Italy. Italy won the tournament 2-1 over Germany in the final. In the quarterfinals, Italy and Spain played each other, which was a rematch of the 1930 World Cup championship. Italy managed to pull off an outstanding victory over favorited Spain, winning the game on penalty kicks. This allowed Italy to advance to the next round, where it defeated Austria (Austria-Hungary had seperate teams for Austria and Hungary). Italy then went onto the championships where it played Germany and won.

1938
The 1938 World Cup was held in France. Spain defeated Hungary 4-2 in the championship game to win their second title. In the third place game Italy, which had been defeated by Spain in the semifinals, defeated Scandinavia﻿ 4-2. This would be the last tournament before World War II, which began in 1939 and ended in 1947.

1950
The 1950 World Cup was the first World Cup to be held since 1938, because of World War II. It was held in Scandinavia in the region of Norway. Norway managed to survive most of the destruction caused by World War II. Only 6 teams were in the tournament: Scandinavia, Swizterland, Germany, Virginia, Italy, and the Celtic Union. The teams were split into groups of three, and the winner played each other in the championship. Scandinavia and Italy played eachother in the championship were Scandinavia managed to pull off an astounding victory.

1954
The 1954 World Cup was held in Switzerland. Defending champs Scandinavia entered the tournament only to be beaten by Hungary in the semifinals. Hungary then played Germany in the championship game, where Germany defeated favorite Hungary 3-2. After losing 2-0, Germany came back and tied the game before the end of the first half. Germany would score again near the end of the game, securing victory for the German soccer team.

1958
The 1958 World Cup was held in the Celtic Union. In the championship, Spain defeated Scandinavia 5-2 and saw the emergence of Spanish player Pele. This also marked the first the Russian Republic entered the tournament. Normandy also emerged as a powerful World Cup team by ending in third place, defeating defending champsions Germany 6-3.

1962
The 1962 World Cup was held in Germany. Defending champions Spain successfully defended their title by defeating host country Germany 3-1. Spain's Pele had an oustanding performance in the tournament, scoring a goal in the championship game.