World Cup competitions

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class of international sports tournaments international basketball tournament international cricket tournament international field hockey tournament international football tournament international rugby league tournament international rugby sevens tournament international rugby union tournament international volleyball tournament

World Cup competitions are major international tournaments, most notably in sports like football, where national teams from around the world compete for a global championship title.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
World Cup	4
FIFA World Cup appearances with Mexico	1
World Cup competition	1
World Cup competitions canonical	1
World Cup series	1
World Cup tournaments	1

Statements (104)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	class of international sports tournaments ⓘ international basketball tournament ⓘ international cricket tournament ⓘ international cricket tournament ⓘ international field hockey tournament ⓘ international football tournament ⓘ international football tournament ⓘ international rugby league tournament ⓘ international rugby sevens tournament ⓘ international rugby union tournament ⓘ international volleyball tournament ⓘ
ageCategory	senior ⓘ
category	World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competitions self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: World Cup competition World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ
commonFormat	qualification phase and final tournament ⓘ
competitionType	national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ
confederationsInvolved	AFC ⓘ CAF ⓘ CONCACAF ⓘ CONMEBOL ⓘ OFC ⓘ UEFA ⓘ
continentRotation	hosts rotate among continents ⓘ
definingFeature	global championship for national teams ⓘ
finalTournamentTeams	32 teams (until 2022) ⓘ 48 teams (from 2026) ⓘ
firstEditionWinner	Uruguay national football team ⓘ
firstHostCountry	Uruguay ⓘ
format	qualification phase and final tournament ⓘ
frequency	every four years ⓘ every four years ⓘ every four years ⓘ every four years ⓘ
genderCategory	men ⓘ men ⓘ women ⓘ
globalReach	worldwide ⓘ worldwide ⓘ
governingBody	FIFA Council ⓘ
inception	1930 ⓘ 1975 ⓘ 1987 ⓘ 1991 ⓘ
mainSportExample	FIBA Basketball World Cup ⓘ surface form: Basketball World Cup ICC Cricket World Cup ⓘ surface form: Cricket World Cup FIFA World Cup ⓘ Rugby World Cup ⓘ Volleyball World Cup ⓘ
matchDuration	90 minutes plus stoppage time ⓘ
mostTitlesCountry	Brazil national football team ⓘ
officialName	FIBA Basketball World Cup ⓘ
organizer	FIBA ⓘ FIFA ⓘ FIFA ⓘ International Hockey Federation ⓘ surface form: FIH International Volleyball Federation ⓘ surface form: FIVB International Cricket Council ⓘ International Cricket Council ⓘ International Rugby League ⓘ World Rugby ⓘ World Rugby ⓘ
prize	world champion title ⓘ
qualificationPeriod	about three years before final tournament ⓘ
relatedCompetition	FIFA Confederations Cup ⓘ surface form: FIFA Confederations Cup (defunct) FIFA World Cup qualification matches ⓘ surface form: FIFA World Cup qualification continental championships ⓘ
rulesFramework	Laws of the Game of association football ⓘ surface form: Laws of the Game
scope	worldwide ⓘ
sport	One Day International ⓘ surface form: One Day International cricket Twenty20 cricket ⓘ association football ⓘ association football ⓘ basketball ⓘ field hockey ⓘ rugby league ⓘ rugby sevens ⓘ rugby union ⓘ volleyball ⓘ
teamType	national team ⓘ
tieBreakingMethods	extra time ⓘ penalty shoot-out ⓘ
trophy	FIFA World Cup Trophy ⓘ
typicalDuration	about one month ⓘ
typicalFrequency	recurring, often every four years ⓘ
typicalOrganizer	international sports federation ⓘ
typicalParticipants	national teams ⓘ
viewership	one of the most watched sporting events in the world ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plum Blossom Banner → usedIn → World Cup competitions ⓘ

The Time of Our Lives → musicVideoTheme → World Cup competitions ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Cup

World Cup competitions → category → World Cup competitions self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: FIFA Women’s World Cup

this entity surface form: World Cup competition

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup → tournamentType → World Cup competitions ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Cup

World Tenpin Bowling Championships → relatedCompetition → World Cup competitions ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Cup

Chicharito → notableWork → World Cup competitions ⓘ

this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup appearances with Mexico

WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup → competitionType → World Cup competitions ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Cup

Allsport → hasFocus → World Cup competitions ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Cup tournaments

Chinese national gymnastics team → competesIn → World Cup competitions ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Cup series