FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply referred to as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of World War II. The current champions are Spain, who won the 2010 tournament in South Africa.

The next three World Cups will be hosted by Brazil in 2014, Russia in 2018, and Qatar in 2022.

FIFA World Cup in The Gladiator
In the home timeline, Vietnam defeated Italy in the World Cup finals of 2086. A referee missed an obvious off-side call during the game, costing Italy the game with a final score of 2-1.

FIFA World Cup in In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In 2006, Germany won the World Cup. According to his wife Lise Gimpel, Heinrich Gimpel "whooped like an Indian" when Germany scored the winning goal.