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The current format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. |
The current format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. |
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5 countries have hosted the World Cup. Fordia, Atlandia, Lakadamia, Levalle and Wedse have each hosted the tournament once. Alstonia, which includes Decoria, Dýaria, Fordia and Lanovina will host the 2020 tournament jointly, making it the first time that more than one country hosts the tournament at the same time, and also making Fordia the first country to host twice. |
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Revision as of 20:07, 4 August 2020
 Logo used for the tournament since 2020 | |
| Founded | 7 October 2015 |
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| Region | International (FANA) |
| Number of teams | 32 (tournament phase) |
| Current champions |  Aquia (1st title) |
 2020 FANA World Cup | |
The FANA 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 (FANA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every year since the inaugural tournament in 2015. The current champion is Aquia, which won its frst title at the 2019 tournament in Wedse.
The current format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month.
5 countries have hosted the World Cup. Fordia, Atlandia, Lakadamia, Levalle and Wedse have each hosted the tournament once. Alstonia, which includes Decoria, Dýaria, Fordia and Lanovina will host the 2020 tournament jointly, making it the first time that more than one country hosts the tournament at the same time, and also making Fordia the first country to host twice.