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#6 Winning the World Cup in their first appearance
Italy and Uruguay are the only two countries to win the World Cup in their first appearance. Uruguay won the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup and Italy won the 1934 edition. Coincidentally, both had won the title when they were the hosts.
Iceland and Panama will be making their first appearance at Russia. Could they write their name in the history books alongside Uruguay and Italy?
Well, the thought seems far-fetched. However, they could spring some upsets and knock out Croatia and England from their groups.
History suggests that this record can be broken at the 2022 World Cup. If a country participates in the FIFA World Cup for the first time as a host, they are bound to win it.
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural one, and Uruguay was the host and the winner. Italy didn't participate in the 1930 FIFA World Cup and won the 1934 World Cup as hosts.
So, by that logic, Qatar could win the 2022 FIFA World Cup! Sorry, Qatar fans but this idea seems pretty far-fetched at the moment.
