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FIFA World Cup
Organising body	FIFA
Founded	1930
Region	International
Number of teams	32 (finals); 170 (eligible)
Current champions	Yugoslavia (3rd title); (2022)
Most successful team(s)	Brazil (4 titles)
	2022 FIFA World Cup

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The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are Yugoslavia, who won their third title at the 2018 tournament.

The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament.

As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 21 final tournaments have been held and more than 80 national teams have competed. The trophy has been won by eleven national teams. Brazil, with four wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament. Yugoslavia and inaugural winner Argentina have three wins each. Uruguay, Poland, and the United Kingdom each have two titles. The Netherlands, France, Anatolia (then as the Ottoman Empire), the United States, and Portugal all have one title each.

The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world. The viewership of the 2018 World Cup was estimated to be 3.23 billion (half of the global population) with an estimated 1.01 billion people watching the final match.

Twenty four countries have hosted the World Cup, most recently Russia, who hosted the 2018 edition. The 2022 tournament will be jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia, and the 2026 tournament is set to be held in Morocco.

Results Edit

Year	Host	Final			Third-place play-off
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-Up	Third	Score	Fourth
1930	Brazil	Argentina	4-2	United States	Egypt	3-1	Ottomans
1934	Italy	Yugoslavia	2-1 (a.e.t)	Czechoslovakia	Austria	2-0	Italy
1938	Germany	Poland	6-0	Germany	Brazil	1-0	Hungary
1942	cancelled due to World War II
1946	cancelled due to World War II
1950	Empire of Brazil	Uruguay	2-1	Brazil	Switzerland	2-1	Japan
1954	Luxembourg	Uruguay	3-2	Sweden	New Granada	4-2	Ecuador
1958	Israel	Brazil	2-1 (a.e.t)	Russia	Norway	1-0 (a.e.t)	Israel
1962	Chile	Yugoslavia	1-0	Spain	Chile	2-1	Brazil
1966	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	4-2 (a.e.t)	Germany	Portugal	5-3	Soviet Union
1970	China	Brazil	4-1	Argentina	Uruguay	3-0	Morocco
1974	Argentina	Netherlands	3-0	Peru	Australia	2-0	Germany
1978	South Africa	France	2-1 (a.e.t)	Belgium	United States of Africa	1-0	Iran
1982	United States & Canada	Poland	3-1	Brazil	Italy	1-0	Spain
1986	Spain & Portugal	Argentina	2-1	United Kingdom	Mexico	2-2 (a.e.t) (6-5p)	Yugoslavia
1990	United Mexican States	Brazil	1-0 (a.e.t)	United States of Africa	Germany	2-1	Liberia
1994	Andes	Ottomans	0-0 (a.e.t) (5-4p)	Chile	Caribbean Community	3-2 (a.e.t)	Hellas
1998	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	2-0	France	Brazil	4-3	Netherlands
2002	Japan	United States	3-2 (a.e.t)	Japan	Korea	1-0	Ireland
2006	Syria & Egypt	Brazil	2-1 (a.g.g)	Uruguay	Soviet Union	3-1	Caribbean Community
2010	Uruguay & Paraguay	Portugal	3-2 (a.g.g)	Argentina	Paraguay	1-1 (a.e.t) (4-2p)	Spain
2014	Brazil	Argentina	7-1	Brazil	Ecuador	1-0 (a.e.t)	New Granada
2018	Russia	Yugoslavia	4-3	France	Poland	2-1	United Kingdom
2022	Australia & New Zealand	T.B.A.

a.e.t.: after extra time
p: after penalty shoot out

Champions by wins Edit

The first country to win the World Cup twice was Uruguay which happened consecutively in 1950 and 1954, whilst the first country to win the World Cup three and four times was Brazil (1958, 1970, 1990, 2006). Since then both Argentina (1930, 1986, 2010) and Yugoslavia (1934, 1962, 2018) have won the tournament thrice. Brazil also has appeared in the World Cup final over seven times, and has hosted the World Cup more than any other country, having hosted it three times in 1930, 1950 and 2014.

4 wins: Brazil

3 wins: Argentina; Yugoslavia

2 wins: Uruguay; Poland; United Kingdom

1 win: Netherlands; France; Anatolia; United States; Portugal

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The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament. As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 21 final tournaments have been held and more than 80 national teams have competed. The trophy has been won by ~~twelve~~eleven national teams. Brazil, with four wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament. Yugoslavia and inaugural winner Argentina ~~all~~ have three wins each. ~~The United Kingdom~~Uruguay, Poland, and ~~Uruguay~~the United Kingdom each have two titles. The ~~former Ottoman Empire~~Netherlands, France, ~~Caricom~~Anatolia (then as the Ottoman Empire), the United States~~, Portugal~~, and ~~Germany~~Portugal all have one title each. The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world. The viewership of the 2018 World Cup was estimated to be 3.23 billion (half of the global population) with an estimated 1.01 billion people watching the final match. Twenty four countries have hosted the World Cup, most recently Russia, who hosted the 2018 edition. 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style="background:#D0E6FF;" \|2014 \|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg\|25px\|border]] ~~Empire of~~ Brazil \|[[File:Flag of ~~the~~Argentine ~~German~~Republic ~~Federal Republic~~exordium.png\|35px\|border]]<br>'''~~Federal Republic of Germany~~Argentina''' \|7-1 \|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg \|35px\|border]]<br>~~Empire of~~ Brazil \|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg\|border\|35x35px]]<br>~~Republic of~~ Ecuador \|1-0<br> (a.e.t) ~~\|[[File:Federal Republic of New Granada.png\|border\|35x35px]]<br>Federal Republic of New Granada~~ ▲\|[[File:~~Flag~~Federal Republic of New Granada.~~svg~~png\|border\|35x35px]]<br>~~Republic of~~ New Granada \|- style="background:#F5FAFF;" \|2018 \|[[File:Flag of Russian SFSR.png\|25px\|border]] ~~Russian SFSR~~Russia \|[[File:Flag of Yugoslavia Exordium.png\|35px\|border]]<br>'''~~SFR~~ Yugoslavia''' \|4-3 \|[[File: Flag of France exordium.Png\|35px\|border]]<br> ~~French Seventh Republic~~France \|[[File:Flag of Poland.svg\|border\|35x35px]]<br>~~Polish Republic~~Poland \|2-1 \|[[File:Flag_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).svg\|35px\|border]]<br>United Kingdom \|- style="background:#D0E6FF;" \|[[2022 FIFA World Cup (Future)\|2022]] \|[[File:Flag of ~~Petit~~the ~~Tasmanie~~Australian ~~converted)~~Commonwealth.png\|~~25px~~border\|~~border~~25x25px]] ~~<small>Republic of Petit Tasmanie</small>~~Australia & [[File:Flag of the New Zealand Commonwealth.png\|25px\|border]] ~~<small>Commonwealth of~~ New Zealand~~</small>~~ \| colspan="57" \|''T.B.A.'' \|- <br>'''-''' \|- Line 215 ⟶ 234: #''p'': after penalty shoot out == Champions by wins == The first country to win the World Cup twice was Uruguay which happened consecutively in 1950 and 1954, whilst ~~Brazil was~~ the first country to win the World Cup three and four times was Brazil (1958, 1970, 1990, 2006). Since then both Argentina (1930, 1986, ~~2006~~2010) and Yugoslavia (1934, 1962, 2018) have won the tournament thrice. Brazil also has ~~the most appearances~~appeared in athe World Cup final ~~having~~over ~~reached that stage six~~seven times, ~~but~~and has hosted the World Cup more than any other country, having hosted it three times in 1930, 1950 and 2014.<br>▼ ▲The first country to win the World Cup twice was Uruguay which happened consecutively in 1950 and 1954, whilst Brazil was the first country to win the World Cup three times was Brazil (1958, 1970, 1990). Since then both Argentina (1930, 1986, 2006) and Yugoslavia (1934, 1962, 2018) have won the tournament thrice. Brazil also has the most appearances in a World Cup final having reached that stage six times but has hosted the World Cup more than any other country, having hosted it three times in 1930, 1950 and 2014.<br> '''4 wins: [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg \|35px\|border]]''' Brazil '''3 wins:''' [[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png\|35px\|border]] Argentina~~; [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg \|35px\|border]] Brazil~~; [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia Exordium.png\|35px\|border]] Yugoslavia<br> '''2 wins:''' [[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg\|border\|35px]] Uruguay; [[File:Flag of Poland.svg\|border\|35x35px]] Poland; [[File:Flag_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).svg\|35px\|border]] United Kingdom <br> '''1 win :''' [[File:~~Sublime~~Flag ~~Ottoman~~of the ~~State~~Netherlands.~~png~~svg\|border\|~~35px~~35x35px]] ~~Anatolia~~Netherlands; [[File: Flag of France exordium.Png\|35px\|border]] France; [[File:~~Flag~~Anatolian ofPopular ~~Caribbean Communtiy~~Republic.png~~\|35px~~\|border\|35x35px]] ~~West Indies~~Anatolia; [[File: Possible 52-star U.S. flag.svg \|35px\|border]] United States; [[File:Flag of Portugal ~~(1830–1910)~~.svg\|border\|35x35px]] Portugal~~; [[File:Flag of the German Federal Republic.png\|35px\|border]]~~ ~~Germany~~ [[Category:Sports]]