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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Julian Draxler hasWon FIFA World Cup
Christophe Dugarry hasWon FIFA World Cup
Germany FR vs Poland tournament FIFA World Cup
subject surface form: Germany FR vs Poland (1978 FIFA World Cup)
Pique competition FIFA World Cup
Adidas Azteca usedInMatchType FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: World Cup final
Niall Quinn participatedIn FIFA World Cup
Indomitable Lions notableCompetition FIFA World Cup
Ubaldo Fillol hasWon FIFA World Cup
Rigobert Song playedInTournament FIFA World Cup
WAL usedIn FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup finals
Cesc Fàbregas hasWon FIFA World Cup
Ashley Cole participatedIn FIFA World Cup
Rio Ferdinand participantIn FIFA World Cup
Hublot sponsorOf FIFA World Cup
Hublot officialTimekeeperOf FIFA World Cup
David Trezeguet competitionWon FIFA World Cup
Esfandiar Baharmast participatedIn FIFA World Cup
The Iceman representedCountryInTournament FIFA World Cup
subject surface form: Dennis Bergkamp
Kolo Touré playedInCompetition FIFA World Cup
Felix Brych isRefereeFor FIFA World Cup
L’Équipe subjectOf FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup coverage
Footix associatedWithTournament FIFA World Cup
Romelu Lukaku hasPlayedInTournament FIFA World Cup
Kamil Grosicki participantIn FIFA World Cup