The host nation(s) automatically qualify for the group stage of the tournament. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over the course of about a month. The contest starts with the qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. The reigning champions are Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 tournament. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exception of 19 due to the Second World War.
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition between the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body.
