FIVB Volleyball World Championship

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The FIVB Volleyball World Championship is the premier international volleyball tournament for national teams, held every four years and organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international volleyball competition
world championship
ageCategory senior
competitionType indoor volleyball world championship
confederationsInvolved AVC NERFINISHED
CAVB NERFINISHED
CEV NERFINISHED
CSV NERFINISHED
NORCECA NERFINISHED
continent worldwide
firstMenEditionYear 1949
firstWomenEditionYear 1952
formatFeatures group stage
knockout stage
frequency every four years
genderCategory men's tournament
women's tournament
governingBody FIVB NERFINISHED
governingBodyAbbreviation FIVB NERFINISHED
governingBodyFounded 1947
governingBodyHeadquarters Lausanne, Switzerland NERFINISHED
governingBodySport volleyball
importance one of the most prestigious volleyball tournaments
inception 1949
level senior national teams
matchFormat best of five sets
mediaCoverage global television broadcast
officialLanguageOfOrganizer Arabic
English
French
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
organizer FIVB NERFINISHED
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball NERFINISHED
qualificationMethod continental qualification tournaments
host nation automatic qualification
world ranking places
rankingImpact affects FIVB world rankings
relatedCompetition FIVB Volleyball Nations League NERFINISHED
FIVB Volleyball World Cup NERFINISHED
Olympic volleyball tournament
scope global
setScoring rally point system
sport volleyball
sportFormat indoor volleyball
sportType team sport
teamType national teams
trophy World Championship trophy

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International Volleyball Federation organizes FIVB Volleyball World Championship