Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Times of India
The Times of India
Sport
Akaash Dasgupta | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Are France destined to do what only Italy and Brazil have done so far at the FIFA World Cup?

It's quite an incredible statistic when you think about it - In 21 completed editions only two teams ever have managed to successfully defend the FIFA World Cup title. The Italians did it in 1938, defending the trophy, which they won in 1934.

And then the men wearing the canary yellow jerseys won their first title in 1958 and then defended the trophy - which by 1946 had been renamed the Jules Rimet trophy - in the next edition in 1962.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.