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| {{dablink|This article is about world cups in general. For the ] or other specific uses of the term "World Cup," see ].}} | |||
| {{About||the flagship association football competition|FIFA World Cup|other world championships|List of world cups|and|List of world sports championships|and|List of world championships in mind sports|the song by IShowSpeed|World Cup (song)}} | |||
| A '''world cup''' is a global ]ing competition in which the participant entities - usually national teams or individuals representing their nation - compete for the title of world champion. A world cup is generally considered the premier competition in its sport, with the victor attaining the highest honour in that sport and able to lay claim to the title of their sport's best. However, in some sports the ] title carries at least as much prestige. | |||
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| ] consists of a series of competitions where results are counted together]] | |||
| A '''world cup''' is a global ]ing competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of ]. The events most associated with the concept are the ] for ] (the most popular sports competition in the world), along with the ] for ], both of which are widely known simply as "the World Cup." However, there are a number of notable popular team sports competitions labeled "world cups", such as the ], ], and the ].<ref>{{cite book |title=The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition |date=2000 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company |url=http://www.bartleby.com/61/61/W0226150.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |archive-date=2005-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123201538/http://www.bartleby.com/61/61/W0226150.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> | |||
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| A world cup is generally, though not always, considered the premier competition in its sport, with the victor attaining the highest honour in that sport and being able to lay claim to the title of their sport's best. However, in some sports the ] title carries at least as much prestige, while other sports such as ] and ] differentiate between their premier competitions, such as World Championships and Olympic Games, and their "World Cup", which is organised as a smaller scale but high-level showcase event with small elite fields. | |||
| In the 1930s, the now-defunct World Newspaper of Vancouver sponsored the annual home and home rugby union series between the ] and the ] with the winner receiving the "World Cup." Though the sponsor newspaper no longer exists, the teams still compete for the World Cup each Spring. | |||
| ==Differences between world cup and world championships== | |||
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| A periodic world cup or world championship usually takes the form of a ] (possibly with an initial group stage). This is held over a number of days or weeks, with the entrants eventually being whittled down to two, and the tournament culminating in a '''world cup final'''. The winner(s) take the title of World Champion(s) and hold it until the next time the event is held (usually one, two, or four years later). This format is most common in ], as with the FIFA World Cup or the ]. | |||
| ==Season-long format== | |||
| A contrasting concept, popular in individual sports, is a year-long competition with several meetings over its course. In this format, victory at an individual meeting earns a number of points, and, usually, a number of positions below also score points inversely related to their position. Contestants accumulate a number of points over the course of the year (often "]") and their cumulative total after all meetings have been concluded determines the World Champion or, simply, World Cup winner. The winner is then considered the champion until the next World Cup. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ], including those styled as "World Cups" | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| {{Main world cups}} | |||
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International sports competition where competitors represent their nationFor the flagship association football competition, see FIFA World Cup. For other world championships, see List of world cups, List of world sports championships, and List of world championships in mind sports. For the song by IShowSpeed, see World Cup (song).
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A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The events most associated with the concept are the FIFA World Cup for association football (the most popular sports competition in the world), along with the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup for cricket, both of which are widely known simply as "the World Cup." However, there are a number of notable popular team sports competitions labeled "world cups", such as the Rugby World Cup, Rugby League World Cup, and the Hockey World Cup.
A world cup is generally, though not always, considered the premier competition in its sport, with the victor attaining the highest honour in that sport and being able to lay claim to the title of their sport's best. However, in some sports the Olympic title carries at least as much prestige, while other sports such as diving and artistic gymnastics differentiate between their premier competitions, such as World Championships and Olympic Games, and their "World Cup", which is organised as a smaller scale but high-level showcase event with small elite fields.
Differences between world cup and world championships
Some sports governing bodies prefer the title "world championship" or a related term; some even organize both a world cup and a world championship with different rules. Usually, such competitions take one of two forms: a short periodic competition or a year-long series of meetings, but more frequently many sports have both a World Cup (usually consisting of multiple events in a season), and a world championship (usually a single event). Some examples are in the following table.
A periodic world cup or world championship usually takes the form of a knockout tournament (possibly with an initial group stage). This is held over a number of days or weeks, with the entrants eventually being whittled down to two, and the tournament culminating in a world cup final. The winner(s) take the title of World Champion(s) and hold it until the next time the event is held (usually one, two, or four years later). This format is most common in team sports, as with the FIFA World Cup or the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
Season-long format
A contrasting concept, popular in individual sports, is a year-long competition with several meetings over its course. In this format, victory at an individual meeting earns a number of points, and, usually, a number of positions below also score points inversely related to their position. Contestants accumulate a number of points over the course of the year (often "season") and their cumulative total after all meetings have been concluded determines the World Champion or, simply, World Cup winner. The winner is then considered the champion until the next World Cup.
See also
- List of world sports championships, including those styled as "World Cups"
- World Cup (disambiguation)
- World Series (disambiguation)
References
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. 2000. Archived from the original on 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
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