FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, frequently essentially called the World Cup, is a worldwide affiliation football rivalry challenged by the senior men's public groups of the individuals from the Fédération Internationale de Football Affiliation (FIFA), the game's worldwide overseeing body. The title has been granted like clockwork since the debut competition in 1930, besides in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held due to WWII. The ongoing heroes are France, who came out on top for their second championship at the 2018 competition in Russia.

The ongoing organization includes a capability stage, which happens over the first three years, to figure out which groups meet all requirements for the competition stage. In the competition stage, 32 groups, vie for the title at settings inside the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) consequently qualify.

As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 21 last competitions have been held and a sum of 79 public groups have contended. The prize has been won by eight public groups. Brazil have won multiple times, and they are the main group to have played in each competition. The other World Cup champs are Germany and Italy, with four titles every; Argentina, France, and debut victor Uruguay, with two titles each; and Britain and Spain, with one title each.

The World Cup is the most esteemed affiliation football competition on the planet, as well as the most broadly seen and followed single game on the planet. The combined viewership of all matches of the 2006 World Cup was assessed to be 26.29 billion with an expected 715.1 million individuals watching the last match, a 10th of the whole populace of the planet.

17 nations have facilitated the World Cup. Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, and Mexico have each facilitated two times, while Uruguay, Switzerland, Sweden, Chile, Britain, Argentina, Spain, the US, Japan and South Korea (together), South Africa, and Russia have each facilitated once. Qatar will have the 2022 competition, and 2026 will be mutually facilitated by Canada, the US, and Mexico, which will provide Mexico with the qualification of being the main country to have games in three World Cups.