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There have been 21 football World Cup finals, with only 8 different winners.Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
Is that right?! Only 22 other countries?!
It is even more of a joke that I thought it was!
Only 7 rugby union World Cup finals with 4 different winners. That’s a better way to look at it, except if your a bitter City fan, who doesn’t like rugby. 👍
That's an amazing stat. But Wales have played in 8 rugby World Cups. England have hosted 2 of those 8 finals.
Actually 8 Rugby World Cups
NZ - 3
SA - 2
Aus - 2
Eng - 1
Last 8 football world cups - 5 winners (one more than rugby)
Germany (West and unified) - 2
Brazil - 2
France - 2
Spain - 1
Italy - 1
How about we extend this to finalists
8 Rugby world cups contended by 5 countries
Finalists -
NZ 4
Australia 4
France 3
England 3
South Africa 2
Last 8 Football World Cups - 8 Finalists
Germany 3
France 3
Brazil 3
Italy 2
Argentina 2
Spain 1
Netherlands 1
Croatia 1
Semi-Finalists? OK
8 Rugby World Cups - 8 teams making the semis
New Zealand 7
France 6
Australia 6
England 4
South Africa 4
Argentina 2
Wales 2
Scotland 1
Most recent 8 Football World Cups - 16 teams making the semis
Germany 5
Brazil 4
Netherlands 3
France 3
Italy 3
Argentina 2
England 2
Croatia 2
Bulgaria 1
Sweden 1
South Korea 1
Turkey 1
Portugal 1
Uruguay 1
Spain 1
Belgium 1
I don't think the list of semi-finalists will grow in rugby, and I wonder how many tournaments it would take for them to get 16 different semi-finalists. Considering Scotland are the only ones with a solitary semi-final appearance, and considering the only notable exclusion at the moment is Ireland, I doubt we'll see 12 different semi-finalists in the rugby world cup in our lifetimes. Japan could make it 10, but who could ever get it to 12?
Well done, Wales went top. But, the sportsman that most of the world will name if you mention you are Welsh is Gareth Bale.
You've taken the time to do this just to belittle your own country's achievement of reaching #1 in the world rankings at a sport. That's such a weird reaction to something positive, I hope you're not like this in all aspects of your life.
Where have I belittled it you sensitive nonce? Someone claimed the rugby world cup was more competitive than the football one. I pointed out it isn't and the only response is "you took all that time".
Where have I belittled it you sensitive turd? Someone claimed the rugby world cup was more competitive than the football one. I pointed out it isn't and the only response is "you took all that time". You should have just said Fake News like the President that shares your attention span.
Where have I belittled it you sensitive turd? Someone claimed the rugby world cup was more competitive than the football one. I pointed out it isn't and the only response is "you took all that time". You should have just said Fake News like the President that shares your attention span.
F**king hell calm down princess
9 world cups in rugby. Still only 8 teams making the semis
9 Rugby World Cups - 8 teams making the semis
New Zealand 8
France 6
Australia 6
England 5
South Africa 5
Wales 3
Argentina 2
Scotland 1
9 real world cups 17 semi-finalists
Germany 6
Brazil 4
France 4
Italy 4
Netherlands 3
Argentina 2
England 2
Croatia 2
Bulgaria 1
Sweden 1
South Korea 1
Turkey 1
Portugal 1
Uruguay 1
Spain 1
Belgium 1
Poland 1
And remind me again how many countries entered the football world cups?
The egg is a joke. Thankfully, living in England, it gets the relative exposure it warrants: not much.
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