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The FIFA World Cup, or often called the World Cup alone, is an international soccer competition which is followed by the senior men's national team members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the World Football Regulatory Agency. This championship has been held every four years since the 1930 tournament, except in 1942 and 1946, which was not held because of World War II. The current World Cup champion is Spain, who won the 2010 tournament in South Africa. The current tournament format was attended by 32 teams competing for the title at the Sports Center in the host country in about one month; This round is often called the World Cup final. The qualification phase, which is currently held in three years before the World Cup, was held to determine which team would qualify for the tournament, along with the host country. The World Cup is one of the most widely watched sports competitions in the world, even beyond the Olympics; It is estimated that 715.1 million people worldwide watched the 2006 FIFA World Cup final match which was held in Germany. The next three World Cups will be held in Brazil in 2014, in Russia in 2018, and in Qatar in 2022