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Ruling the world tells the enthralling story of the 1992 cricket world cup in australia. The tournament is one of the worlds most viewed sporting events and is considered the flagship. The world cup and economics 2 world cup 2002 the history of the world cup world cup finals year host country winner runnerup score 1930 uruguay uruguay argentina 42 1934 italy italy czechoslovakia 21 extratime 1938 france italy hungary 42 1950 brazil uruguay brazil 21 1954 switzerland west germany hungary 32 1958 sweden brazil sweden 52. World cup soccer introduces the reader to the world of professional soccer, the best loved sport in the world.