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 FIFA World Cup
surface form: 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 FIFA World Cup Trophy
surface form: 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 CONMEBOL
surface form: FIFA confederations
qualificationStartRelativeToFinals about three years before finals
regionAllocationMethod confederation-based qualification slots
replacedTrophy FIFA World Cup Trophy
surface form: 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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FIFA U-20 World Cup relatedCompetition FIFA World Cup
FIFA President associatedWithEvent FIFA World Cup
FIFA technical study group analyzes FIFA World Cup
subject surface form: FIFA Technical Study Group
FIFA Fair Play campaign promotedAt FIFA World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup relatedCompetition FIFA World Cup
Ato associatedWithCompetition FIFA World Cup
The Yanks usedInContextOf FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) qualificationSpotsFor FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup finals tournament
FIFA Confederations Cup qualificationIncludes FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup holders
Nik associatedWithTournament FIFA World Cup
Faroe Islands national football team hasNotQualifiedFor FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup finals
Sergio Ramos competitionParticipated FIFA World Cup
Raúl González participatedIn FIFA World Cup
Markus Merk refereedCompetition FIFA World Cup
POR usedIn FIFA World Cup
A Seleção competition FIFA World Cup
Frankie Hejduk participatedIn FIFA World Cup
EURO relatedCompetition FIFA World Cup
Hakan Şükür competitionClass FIFA World Cup
Hakan Şükür participantIn FIFA World Cup
Ben Olsen participantIn FIFA World Cup
Asian Zone FIFA World Cup qualification linkedToTournamentCycle FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup cycle
Asian Zone FIFA World Cup qualification qualificationFor FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup finals tournament
FIFA youth tournaments relatedTo FIFA World Cup
Xavier awardReceived FIFA World Cup
subject surface form: Xavi Hernández
Jupp Heynckes playedInCompetition FIFA World Cup
Carles Puyol wonCompetition FIFA World Cup
Aleksandar Mitrović participatedIn FIFA World Cup
TRI usedInTournament FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup finals
Netherlands Antilles national football team neverQualifiedFor FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup finals
Steve Cherundolo participantIn FIFA World Cup