FIFA World Cup

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The FIFA World Cup is the premier international football (soccer) tournament contested by national teams from around the world every four years.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf international football tournament
quadrennial sporting event
alsoKnownAs World Cup
BrazilTitlesCount 5
category international association football competitions
world championships
confederation AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
UEFA
continentCoverage Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
currentNumberOfTeamsInFinals 32
finalMatchImportance decides world champion in men's football
firstHeld 1930
format final tournament with qualifying phase
formerTrophyName Jules Rimet Trophy
frequency every four years
globalScope worldwide
governingBody Fédération Internationale de Football Association
governingBodyHeadquarters Zurich
governingBodyHeadquartersCountry Switzerland
hasWomenVariant FIFA Women's World Cup
inauguralHostCity Montevideo
inauguralHostCountry Uruguay
inauguralWinner Uruguay national football team
interruptedBy World War II
JulesRimetPermanentlyAwardedTo Brazil national football team
JulesRimetRetired 1970
mostSuccessfulTeam Brazil national football team
mostTitles Brazil national football team
organizer FIFA
participants men's national football teams
plannedNumberOfTeamsInFinals 48
qualificationOrganizedBy FIFA confederations
qualificationStartRelativeToFinals about three years before finals
regionAllocationMethod confederation-based qualification slots
replacedTrophy Jules Rimet Trophy
sport association football
tournamentsNotHeld 1942
1946
trophyName FIFA World Cup Trophy
typicalDuration about one month
viewership one of the most watched sporting events in the world


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