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The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association
football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération
Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been
held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was
not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are Argentina, who won their
third title at the 2022 tournament
After FIFA was founded in 1904, it tried to arrange an international football tournament between
nations outside the Olympic framework in Switzerland in 1906. These were very early days for
international football, and the official history of FIFA describes the competition as having been a
failure.
After FIFA was founded in 1904, it tried to arrange an international football tournament between
nations outside the Olympic framework in Switzerland in 1906. These were very early days for
international football, and the official history of FIFA describes the competition as having been a
failureIn 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the Olympic tournament as a "world football championship
for amateurs", and took responsibility for managing the event.
Those were also the first two open world championships, as 1924 was the start of FIFA's
professional era,