Every four years the international football competition inspires fanfare, spectacle and even scandal, and it is estimated that over half the global population tuned in for the 2018 championship.<br /><br />Despite the controversies, it seems that the World Cup as a tournament remains as popular as ever around the globe.<br /><br />So how was the world’s most popular sporting event started, and how has it changed since?<br /><br />Independent TV‘s Decomplicated series explains the World Cup.
