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Brazil has received the most number of World Cups, profitable five , with their final title win in 2002. Europe is house to a few of the best footballing nations in the world, which in all probability is the end result of its grassroot system. If the domestic circuit is talented, outcomes show on the international frontier. The term soccer comes from Oxford "-er" slang, which was prevalent at Oxford University in England from about 1875, and is thought to have been borrowed from the slang of Rugby School. The slang additionally gave rise to rugger for Rugby soccer, fiver and tenner for a five-pound and ten-pound observe, and the now-archaic footer for affiliation soccer. The word soccer was first recorded in 1889 within the earlier form of socca. Lionel Messi missed a penalty but an extra-time goal from Kylian Mbappe secured PSG a 1-0 win over Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, opened the goalscoring for United towards Brighton. In the last 90 years, 21 World Cups