Argentina and Brazil, led by Lionel Messi and Neymar-End Europe's Football World Cup dominance It is the year 2002. Ronaldo Nazaro pounced on a poor deflection from German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn and put the ball in the goal in front of a boisterous crowd in Yokohama. Twelve minutes later, Ronaldo received the ball close to the penalty area, moved to his right, and then drilled a shot into the bottom corner to double the advantage. Brazil won the FIFA World Cup for a record fifth time as no further goals were scored in the match. This is still the only instance in which a non-European country has won the coveted award more than two decades later. Football fans from all over the world can book Football World Cup tickets from our online platform WorldWideTicketsandHospitality.com. Football fans can book Argentina Vs Saudi Arabia on our website at exclusively discounted prices.
It isn't easy to pinpoint when South America, a continent that had produced some of the most captivating footballers, began to lose ground. It started gradually and ended abruptly. It's not that they fell behind on the tactical front; some of the world's best football tacticians are from this area of the planet. Since most elite European clubs now control most of the wealth and influence, it is more of a product of market forces. The European clubs rob the cream of the crop of footballers, managers, scouts, and analysts. This certainly affects the team's chemistry and cohesion at the most fundamental level. The World Cup was won alternately by South American and European countries from 1968 through 2022, reflecting the balance of strength between these two continents. The balance was off at the start of the century since the European superpowers would win the following four World Cups. No South