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2. List of FIFA World Cup finals - Wikipedia

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   The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, when it was not held because of World War II.

3. FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia

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   In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the Olympic tournament as a "world football championship for amateurs", and took responsibility for managing the event. [15] This paved the way for the world's first intercontinental football competition for nations, at the 1920 Summer Olympics, contested by Egypt and 13 European teams, and won by Belgium. [16]

4. List of association football competitions - Wikipedia

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   Football World Championship; Global Tour for Peace; International Champions Cup; La Manga Cup: winter tournament 1999–2015; Usual between clubs from countries with a summer football season (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, United States and Canada) Marbella Cup: 2004–2017; Mohammed V Cup; Opel Master Cup; Peace Cup

5. History of the FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia

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   In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognize the Olympic tournament as a "world football championship for amateurs", [13] and took responsibility for organizing the event. This led the way for the world's first intercontinental football competition, at the 1920 Summer Olympics, won by Belgium. [14] Uruguay won the tournaments in 1924 and 1928.

6. FIFA World Cup records and statistics - Wikipedia

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   The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total ...

7. List of FIFA World Cup hosts - Wikipedia

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   Under FIFA rules as of 2017 that prohibit the previous two confederations hosting the next world Cup, the 2030 World Cup could not be held in Asia because the Asian Football Confederation was excluded from the bidding following the selection of Qatar in 2022, nor in North America because the CONCACAF countries of the United States, Canada and ...

8. 2022 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia

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   The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. [ 2 ]

9. National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia

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   The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed. [13] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up.