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Other Worldwide Soccer Competition

The Olympic Games

Held every four years since 1896, except during World War I (1916) and World War II (1940-44). Soccer was not a medal sport in 1896 at Athens or in 1932 at Los Angeles. By agreement between FIFA and the IOC, Olympic soccer competition is currently limited to players 23 years old and under with a few exceptions.

Multiple winners: England and Hungary (3); Soviet Union and Uruguay (2).

Men

Year
1900	England, France, Belgium
1904	Canada, USA I, USA II
1906	Denmark, Smyrna (Int'l entry), Greece
1908	England, Denmark, Netherlands
1912	England, Denmark, Netherlands
1920	Belgium, Spain, Netherlands
1924	Uruguay, Switzerland, Sweden
1928	Uruguay, Argentina, Italy
1936	Italy, Austria, Norway
1948	Sweden, Yugoslavia, Denmark
1952	Hungary, Yugoslavia, Sweden
1956	Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria
1960	Yugoslavia, Denmark, Hungary
1964	Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Germany
1968	Hungary, Bulgaria, Japan
1972	Poland, Hungary, East Germany & Soviet Union
1976	East Germany, Poland, Soviet Union
1980	Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Soviet Union
1984	France, Brazil, Yugoslavia
1988	Soviet Union, Brazil, West Germany
1992	Spain, Poland, Ghana
1996	Nigeria, Argentina, Brazil
2000	Cameroon, Spain, Chile
2004	Argentina, Paraguay, Italy
2008	(at Beijing, China)

Women

Multiple winners: United States (2).

Year
1996	USA, China, Norway
2000	Norway, USA, Germany
2004	USA, Brazil, Germany
2008	(at Beijing, China)

The Under-20 World Cup

Held every two years since 1977. Officially, the World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup.

Multiple winners: Argentina (4); Brazil (4); Portugal (2).

Year
1977	Soviet Union
1979	Argentina
1981	West Germany
1983	Brazil
1985	Brazil
1987	Yugoslavia
1989	Portugal
1991	Portugal
1993	Brazil
1995	Argentina
1997	Argentina
1999	Spain
2001	Argentina
2003	Brazil

The Under-17 World Cup

Held every two years since 1985. Officially, the U-17 World Championship for the FIFA/JVC Cup.

Multiple winners: Brazil (3); Ghana and Nigeria (2).

Year
1985	Nigeria
1987	Soviet Union
1989	Saudi Arabia
1991	Ghana
1993	Nigeria
1995	Ghana
1997	Brazil
1999	Brazil
2001	France
2003	Brazil

Indoor World Championship

First held in 1989. FIFA's only Five-a-Side tournament.

Multiple winner: Brazil (3).

Year
1989	Brazil
1992	Brazil
1996	Brazil
2000	Spain
2004	(at Chinese Taipei)

Women's World Cup

First held in 1991. Officially, the FIFA Women's World Championship.

Multiple winner: United States (2).

Year
1991	United States
1995	Norway
1999	United States
2003	Germany

Confederations Cup

First held in 1992. Contested by the Continental champions of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America and originally called the Intercontinental Championship for the King Fahd Cup until it was redubbed the FIFA/Confederations Cup for the King Fahd Trophy in 1997.