The World's Top Sporting Events

Football's FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often referred to as simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of FIFA member associations. It is the most prestigious football tournament in the world, and the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 3.5 billion people tuning in to the 2018 tournament.

Cricket's World Cup

The Cricket World Cup, officially known as the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. It is organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and is held every four years. The first World Cup was held in England in 1975, and the tournament has been won by six different teams: West Indies (twice), India, Sri Lanka, Australia (five times), Pakistan and England.

World Cup 2026

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the senior national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It will be the first World Cup to feature 48 teams, up from 32 in previous tournaments. The tournament will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States.