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{{infobox football tournament|name=FIFA World Cup|image=FIFA World Cup wordmark.svg|imagesize=200|caption=|organiser=FIFA|founded=1930|region=International|number of teams={{nowrap|32 (finals) 170 (eligible)}}|current champions=Yugoslavia (3rd title) (2022)|most successful team=Brazil (5 titles)|current=[[2022 FIFA World Cup]]}}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.

{{infobox football tournament|name=FIFA World Cup|image=FIFA World Cup wordmark.svg|imagesize=200|caption=|organiser=FIFA|founded=1930|region=International|number of teams={{nowrap|32 (finals) 170 (eligible)}}|current champions=Yugoslavia (3rd title) (2022)|most successful team=Brazil (5 titles)|current=[[2022 FIFA World Cup (Future)|2022 FIFA World Cup]]}}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 all have three wins each. The United Kingdom, Poland, and Uruguay each have two titles. The former Ottoman Empire, France, Caricom, the United States, and Portugal, have one title each.

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 all have three wins each. The United Kingdom, Poland, and Uruguay each have two titles. The former Ottoman Empire, France, Caricom, 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.

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|[[File:Flag of ~~the Netherlands~~.svg|border|35x35px]] ~~Kingdom~~ of ~~the~~ ~~Netherlands~~

|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|border|35x35px]] Oriental Republic of Uruguay

|[[File:Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.png|border|35x35px]] Ukrainian SSR

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==Champions by wins==

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 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 ~~the most appearances~~ in a World Cup final ~~having reached that stage~~ seven times , and has hosted the World Cup more than any other country, having hosted it three times in 1930, 1950 and 2014.

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 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.