Question: Upon receiving a soccer-related query, extract pertinent information from all available knowledge bases to answer the question: The FIFA World Cup has taken place every four years since what year?

Wales at the FIFA World Cup, The championship has been contested every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to the Second World War.

Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics, The tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games.

FIFA Club World Cup, In late 2017, FIFA discussed proposals to expand the competition to 24 teams and have it be played every four years by 2021, replacing the FIFA Confederations Cup.

FIFA Club World Cup, The new tournament, planned to start in 2021, would be held every four years instead of annually, would feature 24 teams and 31 matches.

List of Cricket World Cup finals, The tournament generally takes place every four years.

1938 FIFA World Cup, Title holders were given an automatic entry into the World Cup from 1938 until 2002 (inclusive), since abolished.

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup, Year is 2014, Host Nation is Brazil, Finish is Fourth Place

2014 FIFA World Cup, The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 32 teams divided among eight groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself.

FIFA World Cup, Year is Number, Hosts is Venue, Venues/Cities is Game(s)

2014 FIFA World Cup, On 12 June 2014, the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup began with the opening ceremony at Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

The Cup, main subject, 1998 FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup, Year is 1998, Hosts is France, Venues/Cities is 10/10, Totalattendance is 2785100, Matches is 64, attendance is 43517, Highest attendances † is 80000

FIFA World Cup, Edition is 1946, Year is Not held because of World War II

FIFA World Cup, Team is ENG, Titles is 1 ( 1966 * ), Runners-up is , Third place is , Fourth place is 2 ( 1990 , 2018 ), Top 4 Total is 3

World Cup (snooker), Year is World Cup (team event)

FIFA World Cup, Team is CRO, Titles is , Runners-up is 1 ( 2018 ), Third place is 1 ( 1998 ), Fourth place is , Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is POL, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 2 ( 1974 , 1982 ), Fourth place is , Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is AUT, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 1954 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 1934 ), Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is POR, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 1966 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 2006 ), Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is BEL, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 2018 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 1986 ), Top 4 Total is 2

2010 FIFA World Cup, The tournament match schedule was announced in November 2007.

2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids, On 24 April 2008 England finalised a 63-page bid to host the 2018 World Cup, focusing on the development of football worldwide.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Before the final of the 2009 World Cup, FIFA announced that a new format would see the World Cup now take place every two years, starting from the 2011 World Cup.

1998 FIFA World Cup, The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams.

1998 FIFA World Cup, The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998.

Turkey national football team, Year is Turkey's FIFA World Cup history

1998 FIFA World Cup, Spanning 32 days, it is the longest World Cup tournament ever held.

World Cup 98, part of the series, FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup, instance of, sports season

1998 FIFA World Cup, France previously hosted the third edition of the World Cup in 1938.

FIFA World Cup, The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world.

Brazil at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, The teams had met in four previous matches.

History of Russia, In 2018, the FIFA World Cup was held in Russia.

Association football, The finals tournament is held every four years and involves 32 national teams competing over four weeks.

Association football, Similarly, the FIFA Women's World Cup has been played every four years since 1991, though football has been played by women since it has existed.

2002 FIFA World Cup, set in period, 2002

2018, June 14 – July 15 – The 2018 FIFA World Cup is held in Russia and is won by France, which hosted the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament from June 10 to July 10, 2016.

2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, This was the fifth tournament to take place under the biennial basis; the World Cup now takes place once every two years, having taken place annually until 2009.

1974 FIFA World Cup, In Germany in 1974 the same thing happened.

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup, Team is FRA, Prev. appearance is 1986, Next appearance is 1998, WC Missed is 2

Football in Germany, Germany hosted the World Cups in 1974 and in 2006.

1998 FIFA World Cup, edition number, "16"

FIFA World Cup, The FIFA Confederations Cup was a tournament held one year before the World Cup at the World Cup host nation(s) as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup.

FIFA World Cup, The first edition took place in 1992 and the last edition was played in 2017.

Single-elimination tournament, The FIFA World Cup has long featured the third place match (since 1934), though the UEFA Euro has not held one since the 1980 edition.

FIFA World Cup, The current final tournament has been used since 1998 and features 32 national teams competing over the course of a month in the host nations.

1998 FIFA World Cup, Fédération Internationale de Football Association.

Future FIFA Club World Cup (China), In late 2017, FIFA discussed proposals to expand the competition to 24 teams and have it be played every four years by 2021, replacing the FIFA Confederations Cup.

2006 FIFA World Cup, set in period, FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup, The 2014 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Brazil, the first held in South America since Argentina 1978, and was the first occasion where consecutive World Cups were held outside Europe.

FIFA World Cup, The decision on who will host the World Cup is usually made six or seven years in advance of the tournament.

FIFA World Cup, Source: FIFA The World Cup was first televised in 1954 and is now the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world.

FIFA Confederations Cup, The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA.

FIFA World Cup, Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot or logo.

2006 FIFA World Cup, set in period, 2006

FIFA World Cup, West Germany (1982–1990) and Brazil (1994–2002) are the only nations to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals.

1998 FIFA World Cup, point in time, "1998

FIFA World Cup, The current run of four champions from one continental confederation (Italy, Spain, Germany, and France) has not happened before.

2004 in association football, The following are the association football events of the year 2004 throughout the world.

history of the FIFA World Cup, facet of, FIFA World Cup

Association football, The major international competition in football is the World Cup, organised by FIFA.

Association football, The finals tournament, which is held every four years, involves 32 national teams competing over a four-week period.

Association football, The FIFA Women's World Cup has been held every four years since 1991.

England at the UEFA European Championship, The finals stage of the tournament takes place every four years, with a qualifying competition beforehand.

2018 FIFA World Cup Final, The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st edition of the World Cup, FIFA's football competition for national teams, held in Russia between 14 June and 15 July 2018.

2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, However this was the first tournament to take place under the new two year basis; now the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup takes place once every two years.

1986 FIFA World Cup, The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986.

FIFA, Competition is World Cup, Year is , Hosts is 2018, Champions is Russia, Title is FRA, Runners-up is 2nd, Next edition is CRO, Date(s) is

1986 FIFA World Cup, Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, thus becoming the first country to host the World Cup more than once.

FIFA, Competition is Women's World Cup, Year is , Hosts is 2019, Champions is France, Title is USA, Runners-up is 4th, Next edition is NED, Date(s) is

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, In 2007, the World Cup took place for the second time in the People's Republic of China.

Field hockey, World Cup – held every four years, in between the Olympics.

List of FIFA World Cup finals, The tournament has taken place organised every four years, except in 1942 and 1946, when the competition was cancelled due to World War II.

Rugby union, The Rugby World Cup, first held in 1987, is held every four years.

World Cup (men's golf), Year is World Cup of Golf

ICC Champions Trophy, From then on it has been held every four years like the World Cup.

World Cup (men's golf), Year is World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup, It was the 21st FIFA World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every four years.

AFC Asian Cup, The Asian Cup was held once every four years from the 1956 edition in Hong Kong until the 2004 tournament in China.

AFC Asian Cup, Thereafter, it has been held every four years.

2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, This will be the seventh tournament to take place biennially; the World Cup took place annually until 2009.

Japan national football team, Year is FIFA World Cup history

Rugby football, The Rugby World Cup, which was first held in New Zealand and Australia in 1987, occurs every four years.

2006 FIFA World Cup, The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament.

1998 FIFA World Cup, Tournament details, Dates, 10 June – 12 July

2014 FIFA World Cup, It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007.


Question: For a question related to soccer, find supporting information from written materials: The FIFA World Cup has taken place every four years since what year?

Wales at the FIFA World Cup, The championship has been contested every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to the Second World War.

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup, Year is 2014, Host Nation is Brazil, Finish is Fourth Place

FIFA World Cup, Year is Number, Hosts is Venue, Venues/Cities is Game(s)

The Cup, main subject, 1998 FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup, Year is 1998, Hosts is France, Venues/Cities is 10/10, Totalattendance is 2785100, Matches is 64, attendance is 43517, Highest attendances † is 80000

FIFA World Cup, Edition is 1946, Year is Not held because of World War II

FIFA World Cup, Team is ENG, Titles is 1 ( 1966 * ), Runners-up is , Third place is , Fourth place is 2 ( 1990 , 2018 ), Top 4 Total is 3

World Cup (snooker), Year is World Cup (team event)

FIFA World Cup, Team is CRO, Titles is , Runners-up is 1 ( 2018 ), Third place is 1 ( 1998 ), Fourth place is , Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is POL, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 2 ( 1974 , 1982 ), Fourth place is , Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is AUT, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 1954 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 1934 ), Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is POR, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 1966 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 2006 ), Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is BEL, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 2018 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 1986 ), Top 4 Total is 2

Turkey national football team, Year is Turkey's FIFA World Cup history

World Cup 98, part of the series, FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup, instance of, sports season

2002 FIFA World Cup, set in period, 2002

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup, Team is FRA, Prev. appearance is 1986, Next appearance is 1998, WC Missed is 2

1998 FIFA World Cup, edition number, "16"

2006 FIFA World Cup, set in period, FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup, set in period, 2006

1998 FIFA World Cup, point in time, "1998

history of the FIFA World Cup, facet of, FIFA World Cup

FIFA, Competition is World Cup, Year is , Hosts is 2018, Champions is Russia, Title is FRA, Runners-up is 2nd, Next edition is CRO, Date(s) is

FIFA, Competition is Women's World Cup, Year is , Hosts is 2019, Champions is France, Title is USA, Runners-up is 4th, Next edition is NED, Date(s) is

World Cup (men's golf), Year is World Cup of Golf

Japan national football team, Year is FIFA World Cup history

1998 FIFA World Cup, Tournament details, Dates, 10 June – 12 July


Question: Upon receiving a query related to soccer, extract pertinent information from all available knowledge sources: In what city was the world's first international football match played?

FIFA World Cup, The world's first international football match was a challenge match played in Glasgow in 1872 between Scotland and England, which ended in a 0–0 draw.

Gauteng, The first ever FIFA world cup match on African soil took place at Soccer City on 11 June 2010.

Montevideo, Montevideo hosted every match during the first FIFA World Cup, in 1930.

England national football team, The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872.

Italy national football team, The team's first official match was held in Milan on 15 May 1910.

England national football team, It played in the world's first international football match in 1872, against Scotland.

1889, English Association football team Wimbledon F.C. plays their first match.

Uruguay, The first international match outside the British Isles was played between Uruguay and Argentina in Montevideo in July 1902.

Italy national football team, The first success in an official tournament came with the bronze medal in 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam.

Poland national football team, Nevertheless, it was the first recorded football match in Polish history.

1909, April 4 – The association football team Sport Club Internacional is founded in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

1894, April 16 – Manchester City Football Club is formed in England.

Belgium national football team home stadium, Belgium's first official match in 1904 was a home game, at the Stade du Vivier d'Oie in Uccle.

Cardiff City F.C., It hosted its first international match in March 1911 with a Welsh match against Scotland.

Dundee F.C., Carolina Port also hosted the first international football match held in Dundee on 21 March 1896 when Scotland defeated Wales 4–0.

First football match in Sweden, instance of, association football match of club teams

First football match in Sweden, instance of, exhibition match

First football match in Sweden, country, Sweden

First football match in Sweden, sport, soccer

1908, March 9 – Inter Milan, a well-known football club in Italy, is founded.

Mexico national football team, Mexico played France in the first match of the first World Cup on 13 July 1930.

Football in Sweden, The first international club match was played in 1890 and the first match with modern rules was played two years later in 1892.

England national football team home stadium, The England team played their first official home match on 8 March 1873 (their second official international).

Football in Sweden, The Sweden national football team played its first international football match in 1908 against Norway.

Netherlands national football team, In 1908, the Netherlands competed in their first official tournament appearance at the Summer Olympics in London.

England national football team, It is the oldest international fixture in the world, first played in 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.

Association football, , First played, Mid-19th century England

Football in Germany, The first football match arguably took place in Braunschweig in 1874.

British Home Championship, The first international association football match, between Scotland and England, took place in November 1872.

FIFA World Cup, The first international tournament, the inaugural British Home Championship, took place in 1884.

Football in Japan, The first official football match in Japan is widely believed to have been held on February 18, 1888, between the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club and Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club.

FIFA World Cup, At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, football became an official competition.

March 16, 1872 – The Wanderers F.C. win the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.

Bislett Stadium, Football has been played at Bislett since the early days of the sports field, and the first international game was played here in 1913, between Norway and Sweden.

Swedish Football Association, On 12 July 1908, Sweden's first international match was played in which Norway were defeated 11–3 in Gothenburg.

May 21, 1904 – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.

History of the Germany national football team, The history of the German national football team began in 1908, when Germany played its first international match.

1904, May 21 – The International Federation of Association Football, FIFA, is established.

Association football, The world's oldest football competition is the FA Cup, which was founded by the footballer and cricketer Charles W. Alcock, and has been contested by English teams since 1872.

Association football, England is also home to the world's first football league, which was founded in Birmingham in 1888 by Aston Villa director William McGregor.

Football in the Czech Republic, The first known football match in the Czech Republic occurred on the islet located in the Labe River in Roudnice nad Labem in 1887.

Harald Bohr, Though a Danish side had played at the 1906 Intercalated Games, the opening match of the 1908 Olympic tournament was Denmark's first official international football match.

Football in Brazil, The first football match played in Brazil was in April 1894, played on a pitch marked out by Donohoe next to his workplace in Bangu.

Football in Brazil, In 1888, the first sports club was founded in the city, São Paulo Athletic Club.

England, The England national football team, whose home venue is Wembley Stadium, played Scotland in the first ever international football match in 1872.

South African Football Association, In 1906 the first international match took place against Argentina in Buenos Aires, South Africa won 1–0.

Queen's Park F.C., It is the first official international match, played on 30 November 1872, where the first reference is given to their style as a culture of passing.

Football in Spain, The first official football game played in Spain took place in Seville on 8 March 1890 at what is now an abandoned mine near 2 Calle Sanz.

Football in Spain, The first games played by British and Catalans who had studied in the United Kingdom were documented in 1882 in Barcelona.

James Smith (footballer, born 1844), A.^ The match between Scotland and England on 30 November 1872 was the first officially recognised international football match.

Argentina national football team, The first match between Argentina and Uruguay was also the first official international match to be played outside the United Kingdom.

Chronological summary of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Football The first football (soccer) matches for men began on this day.

Australia men's national soccer team, Australia historically played at the Gabba in Brisbane, which hosted Australia's first international match on home-soil on 9 June 1923.

Vienna Cricket and Football-Club, In 1908 the first international football match between Austria and Germany took place there.

Stadium, Goodison Park was the first purpose-built association football stadium in the world.

Sweden national football team, Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place 0000 Tournament held on home soil Football at the Summer Olympics was first played officially in 1908.

Denmark national football team, The first official national football match was played on 19 October 1908 during the Olympic Games in London.

Wembley Stadium (1923), The original Wembley Stadium (; originally known as the Empire Stadium) was a stadium in Wembley, London, best known for hosting important football matches.

Arad, Romania, 15 August 1899 – The first official football game was held.

Association football, Before the inception of the World Cup, the Olympics (especially during the 1920s) were the most prestigious international event.

July 30, 1930 – In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.

Football, The first ever international football match took place between sides representing England and Scotland on 5 March 1870 at the Oval under the authority of the FA.

Women's association football, On 17 April 1971, in the French town of Hazebrouck, the first official women's international football match was played between France and the Netherlands.

Anfield, The first international match hosted at Anfield was between England and Ireland, in 1889.

1930, July 30 Uruguay beats Argentina 4–2, to win the first Association football FIFA World Cup final at Estadio Centenario, in Montevideo.

Wembley Stadium (1923), Prior to the 1923 Wembley stadium, international football games had been played by England at various stadia.

Football in England, The eighteenth-century Gymnastic Society of London is, arguably, the world's first football club.

History of the Brazil national football team, Brazil played in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930.

Football in England, Sheffield hosted the world's first multi-team football tournament, the Youdan Cup, in 1867.

United Kingdom, The first international football match was contested by England and Scotland on 30 November 1872.

History of the Brazil national football team, In 1930, Brazil travelled to play in the first World Cup, held in Uruguay.

Football in England, International football began when teams representing England and Scotland met in a match at Kennington Oval in south London on 5 March 1870.

History of the Netherlands national football team, The Netherlands national football team played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905.

Football in England, On 8 March 1873, England's 4–2 win over Scotland at Kennington Oval was the first-ever victory in international football.

Everton F.C., The first official match took place in 1879.

FIFA, The first World Cup was held in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

1878, October 14 – The world's first recorded floodlit football fixture is played at Bramall Lane, in Sheffield, England.

Genoa C.F.C., Notably Genoa became the first Italian football team to play an international match, when they visited France on 27 April 1903 to play FVC Nice, winning the fixture 3–0.

Brazil national football team, In 1930, Brazil played in the first World Cup, held in Uruguay.

Scotland national football team, Scotland is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872.

1884, Leicester City F.C. play their first match, as Leicester Fosse Football Club, in England.

1872 Scotland v England football match, The 1872 association football match between the national teams of Scotland and England is officially recognised by FIFA as the sport's first-ever international.

Scotland national football team, The two countries contested the first official international football match, at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, Scotland, on 30 November 1872.

Sweden national football team, Sweden played its first international game against Norway on 12 July 1908, an 11–3 victory.

March 23, 1888 – In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.

international association football match, sport, soccer

England national football team all-time record, England played the world's first international fixture against Scotland on 30 November 1872, which ended in a 0–0 draw.

Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh hosted the first professional football game and the first World Series.

Football, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904.

Nairobi, Nairobi City Stadium is the city's first stadium, and used for club football.

Torino F.C., Football first arrived in the city of Turin at the end of the 19th century, introduced by the industrial Swiss and English.

First football match in Sweden, The first football match in Sweden was played at Heden, Gothenburg 22 May 1892 between Örgryte IS and Idrottssällskapet Lyckans Soldater.

First football match in Sweden, Archived from the original on 2006-01-09.

19th century, 1872: The first recognised international soccer match, between England and Scotland, is played.


Question: For a query about soccer, extract pertinent information from textual resources: In what city was the world's first international football match played?

FIFA World Cup, The world's first international football match was a challenge match played in Glasgow in 1872 between Scotland and England, which ended in a 0–0 draw.

First football match in Sweden, instance of, association football match of club teams

First football match in Sweden, instance of, exhibition match

First football match in Sweden, country, Sweden

First football match in Sweden, sport, soccer

Association football, , First played, Mid-19th century England

international association football match, sport, soccer


Question: For a query related to soccer, gather pertinent information from all available knowledge bases: The official Laws of the Game consists of how many rules?

17 (number), 17 is the number of individual laws mentioned in the Laws of the Game (association football).

\u03A4he rules of the game, author, Luigi Pirandello

The rules of the game, author, Luigi Pirandello

Laws of the Game, Commons category, "Association football laws"

Laws of the Game, subclass of, regulation of sport

Laws of the Game, derivative work, Indoor football

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, association football pitch

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Ball

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Players

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Referee

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, assistant referee

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, duration of the match

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Start and Restart of Play

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, Ball in and out of play

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, Determining the Outcome of a Match

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, offside

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, free kick

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, throw-in

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, Goal kick

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, corner kick

Laws of the Game, topic's main template, Template:Association football laws

Laws of the Game, topic's main category, Category:Laws of association football

Laws of the Game, issued by, International Football Association Board

Determining the Outcome of a Match, part of, Laws of the Game

Determining the Outcome of a Match, subclass of, Laws of the Game

Indoor football, based on, Laws of the Game

Appendix: Rules of the football association. Ltd., main subject, Laws of the Game

The Players, follows, The Ball, of, Laws of the Game

Ball in and out of play, part of, Laws of the Game

The Start and Restart of Play, part of, Laws of the Game

Category:Laws of association football, category's main topic, Laws of the Game

Goal kick, follows, throw-in, of, Laws of the Game

Goal kick, followed by, corner kick, of, Laws of the Game

duration of the match, part of, Laws of the Game

throw-in, followed by, Goal kick, of, Laws of the Game

The Ball, followed by, The Players, of, Laws of the Game

assistant referee, described by source, Laws of the Game

Official scorer, The rules which govern the official scorer are spelled out in Rule 10 of the official rules of baseball.

assistant referee, followed by, duration of the match, of, Laws of the Game

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stoppage time, part of, Laws of the Game

International Football Association Board, , Purpose, Management of the  Laws of the Game

volleyball, has part or parts, volleyball rules

Association football, Football is played in accordance with a set of rules known as the Laws of the Game.

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, association football kit

Game, Games are often characterized by their tools and rules.

Game, The rules of a game may be distinguished from its aims.

Referee (association football), The referee's powers and duties are described by Law 5 of the Laws of the Game.

Cricket, In cricket, the rules of the game are specified in a code called The Laws of Cricket (hereinafter called "the Laws") which has a global remit.

Association football, Association football is played in accordance with a set of rules known as the Laws of the Game.

offside, followed by, foul, of, Laws of the Game

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, foul

Association football, There are 17 laws in the official Laws of the Game, each containing a collection of stipulation and guidelines.

FIDE, FIDE defines the rules of chess, both for individual games (i.e. the board and moves) and for the conduct of international competitions.

Official game (baseball), This depends on the rules of each individual league.)

Professional sports league organization, The rules or Laws of the Game are determined by the International Football Association Board.

Official game (baseball), Major League Baseball Official Rules, 2019 Edition – Rule 7.01 defines "regulation game"

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 1, 1938 is The Field of Play

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 2, 1938 is The Ball

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 3, 1938 is Number of Players, 1996 is The Number of Players, 1997 is The Players

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 7, 1938 is Duration of the Game, 1996 is The Duration of the Match

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 10, 1938 is Method of Scoring, 1996 is The Method of Scoring, 1997 is Determining the Outcome of a Match

Laws of the Game (association football), The Laws of the Game are the codified rules of association football.

Laws of the Game (association football), During a match, it is the task of the referee to interpret and enforce the Laws of the Game.

Laws of the Game (association football), The extant Laws date back to 1863 where a ruleset was formally adopted by the newly formed Football Association.

Laws of the Game (association football), The Laws are the only rules of association football FIFA permits its members to use.

Laws of the Game (association football), Referees are expected to use their judgement and common sense in applying the laws; this is colloquially known as "Law 18".

Laws of the Game (association football), The laws are administered by the International Football Association Board (IFAB).

Role-playing game, Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines.

Laws of the Game (association football), The laws govern all international matches and national matches of member organizations.

FIDE, The Official Laws of Chess (2nd ed.).

Card game, If there is a sense in which a card game can have an "official" set of rules, it is when that card game has an "official" governing body.

Substitute (association football), Substitutions are governed under Law 3 of the Laws of the Game in the (3) Substitution Procedure section.

Laws of the Game (association football), The first reference to a match official (the "umpire").

sports rules and regulations, subclass of, rule

Go (game), The scoring rules are explained separately.

Laws of the Game (association football), 1897 – The laws specify, for the first time, the number of players on each team (11) and the duration of each match (90 minutes, unless agreed otherwise).

Laws of the Game (association football), The rewriting introduces the schema of seventeen laws that still exists today.

Bandy, Overview There are eighteen rules in official play, designed to apply to all levels of bandy, although certain modifications for groups such as juniors, veterans or women are permitted.

Go (game), For further information, see Rules of Go.

Ball in and out of play, The Laws of the Game" (PDF).

Kick-off (association football), The rules concerning the kick-off are part of Law 8 of the Laws of the Game.

Futsal, FIFA publishes its futsal rules as the 'Laws of the Game', in which each of the 17 'laws' is a thematically related collection of individual regulations.

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, penalty kick

throw-in, follows, penalty kick, of, Laws of the Game


Question: For a question related to soccer, locate pertinent information from textual resources: The official Laws of the Game consists of how many rules?

17 (number), 17 is the number of individual laws mentioned in the Laws of the Game (association football).

\u03A4he rules of the game, author, Luigi Pirandello

The rules of the game, author, Luigi Pirandello

Laws of the Game, Commons category, "Association football laws"

Laws of the Game, subclass of, regulation of sport

Laws of the Game, derivative work, Indoor football

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, association football pitch

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Ball

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Players

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Referee

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, assistant referee

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, duration of the match

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Start and Restart of Play

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, Ball in and out of play

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, Determining the Outcome of a Match

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, offside

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, free kick

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, throw-in

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, Goal kick

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, corner kick

Laws of the Game, topic's main template, Template:Association football laws

Laws of the Game, topic's main category, Category:Laws of association football

Laws of the Game, issued by, International Football Association Board

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volleyball, has part or parts, volleyball rules

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Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 1, 1938 is The Field of Play

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 2, 1938 is The Ball

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 3, 1938 is Number of Players, 1996 is The Number of Players, 1997 is The Players

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 7, 1938 is Duration of the Game, 1996 is The Duration of the Match

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 10, 1938 is Method of Scoring, 1996 is The Method of Scoring, 1997 is Determining the Outcome of a Match

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Laws of the Game, has part or parts, penalty kick

throw-in, follows, penalty kick, of, Laws of the Game


Question: For a query within the realm of soccer, extract pertinent information from all available knowledge bases to provide an answer: In what year was the FIFA Women's World Cup established?

United States Soccer Federation, The inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup was held in 1991 in China.

United States Soccer Federation, In 1999, the United States hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.

2011, June 26 – July 17 – The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup takes place in Germany and is won by Japan.

History of soccer in the United States, In 1988, FIFA hosted an invitational in China to test to see if a women's World Cup was feasible.

United States women's national under-17 soccer team, In February 2007, FIFA began organizing for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand.

Canada women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Canada women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Women's soccer in the United States, It began in 1996, and from 2009–2012 it was known as the Women's Cup.

England women's national football team, The Women's Football Association (WFA) was established in 1969 as an attempt to organise the women's game.

Japan women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

History of soccer in the United States, 1999 World Cup The Women's World Cup was held in the United States for the first time in 1999.

1970 Women's World Cup, It featured women's teams from seven countries and is the first known tournament to be named as a women's football World Cup.

FIFA U-17 World Cup, A corresponding tournament for female players, the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, began in 2008, with North Korea winning the inaugural tournament.

FIFA U-20 World Cup, A corresponding event for women's teams, the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, began in 2002 with the name "FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship" and an age limit of 19.

FIFA Women's World Cup, , FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy

FIFA Women's World Cup, , Region, International ( FIFA )

FIFA Women's World Cup, , Website, Official website

India women's national football team, Host/Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

FIFA Women's World Cup, Confederation is UEFA, Total is 3, (Hosts) Years is Sweden 1995 , Germany 2011 , & France 2019

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament.

FIFA World Cup, Women's football made its Olympic debut in 1996.

FIFA Women's World Cup, Six countries have hosted the Women's World Cup.

FIFA Women's World Cup, It begins with the round of 16.

FIFA Women's World Cup, The first instance of a Women's World Cup dates back to 1970, with the first international tournament taking place in Italy in July 1970.

Football in Germany, The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was held in Germany.

FIFA Women's World Cup, This came in 1988 in the form of an invitational tournament in China as a test to see if a global women's World Cup was feasible.

Football in Germany, The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was held in Canada.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup on 19 February 2019.

South Africa women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, In December 2014, the European Broadcasting Union extended its rights to FIFA tournaments for its members in 37 countries, including the 2015 Women's World Cup.

FIFA Women's World Cup, The 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cups were both held in the United States; in 2003 China was supposed to host it, but the tournament was moved because of SARS.

FIFA Women's World Cup, Germany hosted the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, as decided by vote in October 2007.

FIFA Women's World Cup, In March 2011, FIFA awarded Canada the right to host the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, This will be the first Women's World Cup to be hosted in multiple countries, and only the second World Cup tournament to do so, following the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

South Africa women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

FIFA Women's World Cup, In March 2015, FIFA awarded France the right to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup over South Korea.

FIFA Women's World Cup, Notes: The 2003 Women's World Cup was originally planned to be hosted by China, but was awarded to the United States in May 2003 after a major SARS outbreak.

Nigeria women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Nigeria women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Italy women's national football team, Formed in 1968, Italy took part in various unofficial international tournaments, hosting the first unofficial European Competition in 1969 and World Cup in 1970.

Norway women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Jamaica women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

FIFA Women's World Cup, First awarded in 2007 as "Best Goalkeeper"; current award name adopted in 2011.

China women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Sweden women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

China women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

United States women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Argentina women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, country, United States of America

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, organizer, FIFA

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, Germany hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011 and the UEFA European Women's Championship in 2001.

FIFA Women's World Cup hosts, The first Women's World Cup was sponsored by Mars, Incorporated.

Chinese Taipei at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, Sweden hosted the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, becoming the first country to host both men's and women's World Cups.

FIFA Women's World Cup hosts, Official website

Brazil women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial championship of women's association football teams organized by FIFA.

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, In 1996, the United States had won the first women's football tournament in the Olympic Games and was therefore a favorite for the World Cup title.

Women's association football, Following the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, the WUSA, was launched and lasted three years.

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA awarded hosting rights for the Women's World Cup to China on 26 October 2000, beating a bid by Australia.

Women's sports, The WNBA was formed and the first Women's World Cups and women's Olympic soccer matches were held.

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, On 26 May 2003, the United States was announced as the tournament's new host, ahead of the other formal bid submitted by Sweden.

Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, The host stadiums were announced on 13 June 2003, including three large stadiums to open the tournament and three small, soccer-specific stadiums for later stages.

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, In 2007, the World Cup took place for the second time in the People's Republic of China.

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national association football teams.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, organizer, FIFA

Women's association football, In 2002, FIFA inaugurated a women's youth championship, officially called the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.

Women's association football, Japan won the tournament in France in 2018.In 2008, FIFA instituted an under-17 world championship.

Cameroon women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Japan thus became the first football world champions from Asia.

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Sweden became the first country to host both men's and women's World Cup, having hosted the men's in 1958.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, On 6 March 2014, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

FIFA Women's World Cup, instance of, soccer competition

FIFA Women's World Cup, instance of, world championship

FIFA Women's World Cup, competition class, Women's association football

Mexico women's national football team, Mexico's first official appearance in the Women's World Cup was in 1999, when the United States hosted the tournament.

England women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup matches


Question: For a query regarding soccer, extract pertinent information from textual sources: In what year was the FIFA Women's World Cup established?

United States Soccer Federation, The inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup was held in 1991 in China.

Canada women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Canada women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Japan women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

FIFA Women's World Cup, , FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy

FIFA Women's World Cup, , Region, International ( FIFA )

FIFA Women's World Cup, , Website, Official website

India women's national football team, Host/Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

FIFA Women's World Cup, Confederation is UEFA, Total is 3, (Hosts) Years is Sweden 1995 , Germany 2011 , & France 2019

South Africa women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

South Africa women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Nigeria women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Nigeria women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Norway women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Jamaica women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

China women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Sweden women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

China women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

United States women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Argentina women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, country, United States of America

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, organizer, FIFA

Chinese Taipei at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Brazil women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, organizer, FIFA

Cameroon women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

FIFA Women's World Cup, instance of, soccer competition

FIFA Women's World Cup, instance of, world championship

FIFA Women's World Cup, competition class, Women's association football

England women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup matches


Question: For a query within the soccer domain, find pertinent information that can address the question from all available knowledge bases: The FIFA World Cup has taken place every four years since what year?

Wales at the FIFA World Cup, The championship has been contested every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to the Second World War.

Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics, The tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games.

FIFA Club World Cup, In late 2017, FIFA discussed proposals to expand the competition to 24 teams and have it be played every four years by 2021, replacing the FIFA Confederations Cup.

FIFA Club World Cup, The new tournament, planned to start in 2021, would be held every four years instead of annually, would feature 24 teams and 31 matches.

List of Cricket World Cup finals, The tournament generally takes place every four years.

1938 FIFA World Cup, Title holders were given an automatic entry into the World Cup from 1938 until 2002 (inclusive), since abolished.

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup, Year is 2014, Host Nation is Brazil, Finish is Fourth Place

2014 FIFA World Cup, The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 32 teams divided among eight groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself.

FIFA World Cup, Year is Number, Hosts is Venue, Venues/Cities is Game(s)

2014 FIFA World Cup, On 12 June 2014, the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup began with the opening ceremony at Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

The Cup, main subject, 1998 FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup, Year is 1998, Hosts is France, Venues/Cities is 10/10, Totalattendance is 2785100, Matches is 64, attendance is 43517, Highest attendances † is 80000

FIFA World Cup, Edition is 1946, Year is Not held because of World War II

FIFA World Cup, Team is ENG, Titles is 1 ( 1966 * ), Runners-up is , Third place is , Fourth place is 2 ( 1990 , 2018 ), Top 4 Total is 3

World Cup (snooker), Year is World Cup (team event)

FIFA World Cup, Team is CRO, Titles is , Runners-up is 1 ( 2018 ), Third place is 1 ( 1998 ), Fourth place is , Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is POL, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 2 ( 1974 , 1982 ), Fourth place is , Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is AUT, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 1954 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 1934 ), Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is POR, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 1966 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 2006 ), Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is BEL, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 2018 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 1986 ), Top 4 Total is 2

2010 FIFA World Cup, The tournament match schedule was announced in November 2007.

2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids, On 24 April 2008 England finalised a 63-page bid to host the 2018 World Cup, focusing on the development of football worldwide.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Before the final of the 2009 World Cup, FIFA announced that a new format would see the World Cup now take place every two years, starting from the 2011 World Cup.

1998 FIFA World Cup, The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams.

1998 FIFA World Cup, The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998.

Turkey national football team, Year is Turkey's FIFA World Cup history

1998 FIFA World Cup, Spanning 32 days, it is the longest World Cup tournament ever held.

World Cup 98, part of the series, FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup, instance of, sports season

1998 FIFA World Cup, France previously hosted the third edition of the World Cup in 1938.

FIFA World Cup, The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world.

Brazil at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, The teams had met in four previous matches.

History of Russia, In 2018, the FIFA World Cup was held in Russia.

Association football, The finals tournament is held every four years and involves 32 national teams competing over four weeks.

Association football, Similarly, the FIFA Women's World Cup has been played every four years since 1991, though football has been played by women since it has existed.

2002 FIFA World Cup, set in period, 2002

2018, June 14 – July 15 – The 2018 FIFA World Cup is held in Russia and is won by France, which hosted the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament from June 10 to July 10, 2016.

2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, This was the fifth tournament to take place under the biennial basis; the World Cup now takes place once every two years, having taken place annually until 2009.

1974 FIFA World Cup, In Germany in 1974 the same thing happened.

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup, Team is FRA, Prev. appearance is 1986, Next appearance is 1998, WC Missed is 2

Football in Germany, Germany hosted the World Cups in 1974 and in 2006.

1998 FIFA World Cup, edition number, "16"

FIFA World Cup, The FIFA Confederations Cup was a tournament held one year before the World Cup at the World Cup host nation(s) as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup.

FIFA World Cup, The first edition took place in 1992 and the last edition was played in 2017.

Single-elimination tournament, The FIFA World Cup has long featured the third place match (since 1934), though the UEFA Euro has not held one since the 1980 edition.

FIFA World Cup, The current final tournament has been used since 1998 and features 32 national teams competing over the course of a month in the host nations.

1998 FIFA World Cup, Fédération Internationale de Football Association.

Future FIFA Club World Cup (China), In late 2017, FIFA discussed proposals to expand the competition to 24 teams and have it be played every four years by 2021, replacing the FIFA Confederations Cup.

2006 FIFA World Cup, set in period, FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup, The 2014 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Brazil, the first held in South America since Argentina 1978, and was the first occasion where consecutive World Cups were held outside Europe.

FIFA World Cup, The decision on who will host the World Cup is usually made six or seven years in advance of the tournament.

FIFA World Cup, Source: FIFA The World Cup was first televised in 1954 and is now the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world.

FIFA Confederations Cup, The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA.

FIFA World Cup, Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot or logo.

2006 FIFA World Cup, set in period, 2006

FIFA World Cup, West Germany (1982–1990) and Brazil (1994–2002) are the only nations to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals.

1998 FIFA World Cup, point in time, "1998

FIFA World Cup, The current run of four champions from one continental confederation (Italy, Spain, Germany, and France) has not happened before.

2004 in association football, The following are the association football events of the year 2004 throughout the world.

history of the FIFA World Cup, facet of, FIFA World Cup

Association football, The major international competition in football is the World Cup, organised by FIFA.

Association football, The finals tournament, which is held every four years, involves 32 national teams competing over a four-week period.

Association football, The FIFA Women's World Cup has been held every four years since 1991.

England at the UEFA European Championship, The finals stage of the tournament takes place every four years, with a qualifying competition beforehand.

2018 FIFA World Cup Final, The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st edition of the World Cup, FIFA's football competition for national teams, held in Russia between 14 June and 15 July 2018.

2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, However this was the first tournament to take place under the new two year basis; now the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup takes place once every two years.

1986 FIFA World Cup, The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986.

FIFA, Competition is World Cup, Year is , Hosts is 2018, Champions is Russia, Title is FRA, Runners-up is 2nd, Next edition is CRO, Date(s) is

1986 FIFA World Cup, Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, thus becoming the first country to host the World Cup more than once.

FIFA, Competition is Women's World Cup, Year is , Hosts is 2019, Champions is France, Title is USA, Runners-up is 4th, Next edition is NED, Date(s) is

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, In 2007, the World Cup took place for the second time in the People's Republic of China.

Field hockey, World Cup – held every four years, in between the Olympics.

List of FIFA World Cup finals, The tournament has taken place organised every four years, except in 1942 and 1946, when the competition was cancelled due to World War II.

Rugby union, The Rugby World Cup, first held in 1987, is held every four years.

World Cup (men's golf), Year is World Cup of Golf

ICC Champions Trophy, From then on it has been held every four years like the World Cup.

World Cup (men's golf), Year is World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup, It was the 21st FIFA World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every four years.

AFC Asian Cup, The Asian Cup was held once every four years from the 1956 edition in Hong Kong until the 2004 tournament in China.

AFC Asian Cup, Thereafter, it has been held every four years.

2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, This will be the seventh tournament to take place biennially; the World Cup took place annually until 2009.

Japan national football team, Year is FIFA World Cup history

Rugby football, The Rugby World Cup, which was first held in New Zealand and Australia in 1987, occurs every four years.

2006 FIFA World Cup, The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament.

1998 FIFA World Cup, Tournament details, Dates, 10 June – 12 July

2014 FIFA World Cup, It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007.


Question: When posed with a question about soccer, extract pertinent evidence from textual sources: The FIFA World Cup has taken place every four years since what year?

Wales at the FIFA World Cup, The championship has been contested every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to the Second World War.

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup, Year is 2014, Host Nation is Brazil, Finish is Fourth Place

FIFA World Cup, Year is Number, Hosts is Venue, Venues/Cities is Game(s)

The Cup, main subject, 1998 FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup, Year is 1998, Hosts is France, Venues/Cities is 10/10, Totalattendance is 2785100, Matches is 64, attendance is 43517, Highest attendances † is 80000

FIFA World Cup, Edition is 1946, Year is Not held because of World War II

FIFA World Cup, Team is ENG, Titles is 1 ( 1966 * ), Runners-up is , Third place is , Fourth place is 2 ( 1990 , 2018 ), Top 4 Total is 3

World Cup (snooker), Year is World Cup (team event)

FIFA World Cup, Team is CRO, Titles is , Runners-up is 1 ( 2018 ), Third place is 1 ( 1998 ), Fourth place is , Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is POL, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 2 ( 1974 , 1982 ), Fourth place is , Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is AUT, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 1954 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 1934 ), Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is POR, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 1966 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 2006 ), Top 4 Total is 2

FIFA World Cup, Team is BEL, Titles is , Runners-up is , Third place is 1 ( 2018 ), Fourth place is 1 ( 1986 ), Top 4 Total is 2

Turkey national football team, Year is Turkey's FIFA World Cup history

World Cup 98, part of the series, FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup, instance of, sports season

2002 FIFA World Cup, set in period, 2002

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup, Team is FRA, Prev. appearance is 1986, Next appearance is 1998, WC Missed is 2

1998 FIFA World Cup, edition number, "16"

2006 FIFA World Cup, set in period, FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup, set in period, 2006

1998 FIFA World Cup, point in time, "1998

history of the FIFA World Cup, facet of, FIFA World Cup

FIFA, Competition is World Cup, Year is , Hosts is 2018, Champions is Russia, Title is FRA, Runners-up is 2nd, Next edition is CRO, Date(s) is

FIFA, Competition is Women's World Cup, Year is , Hosts is 2019, Champions is France, Title is USA, Runners-up is 4th, Next edition is NED, Date(s) is

World Cup (men's golf), Year is World Cup of Golf

Japan national football team, Year is FIFA World Cup history

1998 FIFA World Cup, Tournament details, Dates, 10 June – 12 July


Question: For a query related to soccer, gather pertinent information from all available knowledge bases: In what city was the world's first international football match played?

FIFA World Cup, The world's first international football match was a challenge match played in Glasgow in 1872 between Scotland and England, which ended in a 0–0 draw.

Gauteng, The first ever FIFA world cup match on African soil took place at Soccer City on 11 June 2010.

Montevideo, Montevideo hosted every match during the first FIFA World Cup, in 1930.

England national football team, The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872.

Italy national football team, The team's first official match was held in Milan on 15 May 1910.

England national football team, It played in the world's first international football match in 1872, against Scotland.

1889, English Association football team Wimbledon F.C. plays their first match.

Uruguay, The first international match outside the British Isles was played between Uruguay and Argentina in Montevideo in July 1902.

Italy national football team, The first success in an official tournament came with the bronze medal in 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam.

Poland national football team, Nevertheless, it was the first recorded football match in Polish history.

1909, April 4 – The association football team Sport Club Internacional is founded in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

1894, April 16 – Manchester City Football Club is formed in England.

Belgium national football team home stadium, Belgium's first official match in 1904 was a home game, at the Stade du Vivier d'Oie in Uccle.

Cardiff City F.C., It hosted its first international match in March 1911 with a Welsh match against Scotland.

Dundee F.C., Carolina Port also hosted the first international football match held in Dundee on 21 March 1896 when Scotland defeated Wales 4–0.

First football match in Sweden, instance of, association football match of club teams

First football match in Sweden, instance of, exhibition match

First football match in Sweden, country, Sweden

First football match in Sweden, sport, soccer

1908, March 9 – Inter Milan, a well-known football club in Italy, is founded.

Mexico national football team, Mexico played France in the first match of the first World Cup on 13 July 1930.

Football in Sweden, The first international club match was played in 1890 and the first match with modern rules was played two years later in 1892.

England national football team home stadium, The England team played their first official home match on 8 March 1873 (their second official international).

Football in Sweden, The Sweden national football team played its first international football match in 1908 against Norway.

Netherlands national football team, In 1908, the Netherlands competed in their first official tournament appearance at the Summer Olympics in London.

England national football team, It is the oldest international fixture in the world, first played in 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.

Association football, , First played, Mid-19th century England

Football in Germany, The first football match arguably took place in Braunschweig in 1874.

British Home Championship, The first international association football match, between Scotland and England, took place in November 1872.

FIFA World Cup, The first international tournament, the inaugural British Home Championship, took place in 1884.

Football in Japan, The first official football match in Japan is widely believed to have been held on February 18, 1888, between the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club and Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club.

FIFA World Cup, At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, football became an official competition.

March 16, 1872 – The Wanderers F.C. win the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.

Bislett Stadium, Football has been played at Bislett since the early days of the sports field, and the first international game was played here in 1913, between Norway and Sweden.

Swedish Football Association, On 12 July 1908, Sweden's first international match was played in which Norway were defeated 11–3 in Gothenburg.

May 21, 1904 – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.

History of the Germany national football team, The history of the German national football team began in 1908, when Germany played its first international match.

1904, May 21 – The International Federation of Association Football, FIFA, is established.

Association football, The world's oldest football competition is the FA Cup, which was founded by the footballer and cricketer Charles W. Alcock, and has been contested by English teams since 1872.

Association football, England is also home to the world's first football league, which was founded in Birmingham in 1888 by Aston Villa director William McGregor.

Football in the Czech Republic, The first known football match in the Czech Republic occurred on the islet located in the Labe River in Roudnice nad Labem in 1887.

Harald Bohr, Though a Danish side had played at the 1906 Intercalated Games, the opening match of the 1908 Olympic tournament was Denmark's first official international football match.

Football in Brazil, The first football match played in Brazil was in April 1894, played on a pitch marked out by Donohoe next to his workplace in Bangu.

Football in Brazil, In 1888, the first sports club was founded in the city, São Paulo Athletic Club.

England, The England national football team, whose home venue is Wembley Stadium, played Scotland in the first ever international football match in 1872.

South African Football Association, In 1906 the first international match took place against Argentina in Buenos Aires, South Africa won 1–0.

Queen's Park F.C., It is the first official international match, played on 30 November 1872, where the first reference is given to their style as a culture of passing.

Football in Spain, The first official football game played in Spain took place in Seville on 8 March 1890 at what is now an abandoned mine near 2 Calle Sanz.

Football in Spain, The first games played by British and Catalans who had studied in the United Kingdom were documented in 1882 in Barcelona.

James Smith (footballer, born 1844), A.^ The match between Scotland and England on 30 November 1872 was the first officially recognised international football match.

Argentina national football team, The first match between Argentina and Uruguay was also the first official international match to be played outside the United Kingdom.

Chronological summary of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Football The first football (soccer) matches for men began on this day.

Australia men's national soccer team, Australia historically played at the Gabba in Brisbane, which hosted Australia's first international match on home-soil on 9 June 1923.

Vienna Cricket and Football-Club, In 1908 the first international football match between Austria and Germany took place there.

Stadium, Goodison Park was the first purpose-built association football stadium in the world.

Sweden national football team, Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place 0000 Tournament held on home soil Football at the Summer Olympics was first played officially in 1908.

Denmark national football team, The first official national football match was played on 19 October 1908 during the Olympic Games in London.

Wembley Stadium (1923), The original Wembley Stadium (; originally known as the Empire Stadium) was a stadium in Wembley, London, best known for hosting important football matches.

Arad, Romania, 15 August 1899 – The first official football game was held.

Association football, Before the inception of the World Cup, the Olympics (especially during the 1920s) were the most prestigious international event.

July 30, 1930 – In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.

Football, The first ever international football match took place between sides representing England and Scotland on 5 March 1870 at the Oval under the authority of the FA.

Women's association football, On 17 April 1971, in the French town of Hazebrouck, the first official women's international football match was played between France and the Netherlands.

Anfield, The first international match hosted at Anfield was between England and Ireland, in 1889.

1930, July 30 Uruguay beats Argentina 4–2, to win the first Association football FIFA World Cup final at Estadio Centenario, in Montevideo.

Wembley Stadium (1923), Prior to the 1923 Wembley stadium, international football games had been played by England at various stadia.

Football in England, The eighteenth-century Gymnastic Society of London is, arguably, the world's first football club.

History of the Brazil national football team, Brazil played in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930.

Football in England, Sheffield hosted the world's first multi-team football tournament, the Youdan Cup, in 1867.

United Kingdom, The first international football match was contested by England and Scotland on 30 November 1872.

History of the Brazil national football team, In 1930, Brazil travelled to play in the first World Cup, held in Uruguay.

Football in England, International football began when teams representing England and Scotland met in a match at Kennington Oval in south London on 5 March 1870.

History of the Netherlands national football team, The Netherlands national football team played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905.

Football in England, On 8 March 1873, England's 4–2 win over Scotland at Kennington Oval was the first-ever victory in international football.

Everton F.C., The first official match took place in 1879.

FIFA, The first World Cup was held in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

1878, October 14 – The world's first recorded floodlit football fixture is played at Bramall Lane, in Sheffield, England.

Genoa C.F.C., Notably Genoa became the first Italian football team to play an international match, when they visited France on 27 April 1903 to play FVC Nice, winning the fixture 3–0.

Brazil national football team, In 1930, Brazil played in the first World Cup, held in Uruguay.

Scotland national football team, Scotland is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872.

1884, Leicester City F.C. play their first match, as Leicester Fosse Football Club, in England.

1872 Scotland v England football match, The 1872 association football match between the national teams of Scotland and England is officially recognised by FIFA as the sport's first-ever international.

Scotland national football team, The two countries contested the first official international football match, at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, Scotland, on 30 November 1872.

Sweden national football team, Sweden played its first international game against Norway on 12 July 1908, an 11–3 victory.

March 23, 1888 – In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.

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England national football team all-time record, England played the world's first international fixture against Scotland on 30 November 1872, which ended in a 0–0 draw.

Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh hosted the first professional football game and the first World Series.

Football, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904.

Nairobi, Nairobi City Stadium is the city's first stadium, and used for club football.

Torino F.C., Football first arrived in the city of Turin at the end of the 19th century, introduced by the industrial Swiss and English.

First football match in Sweden, The first football match in Sweden was played at Heden, Gothenburg 22 May 1892 between Örgryte IS and Idrottssällskapet Lyckans Soldater.

First football match in Sweden, Archived from the original on 2006-01-09.

19th century, 1872: The first recognised international soccer match, between England and Scotland, is played.


Question: Presented with an inquiry related to soccer, extract pertinent information from text sources to provide an answer: In what city was the world's first international football match played?

FIFA World Cup, The world's first international football match was a challenge match played in Glasgow in 1872 between Scotland and England, which ended in a 0–0 draw.

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Question: For a query related to soccer, extract pertinent information from all available knowledge resources: The official Laws of the Game consists of how many rules?

17 (number), 17 is the number of individual laws mentioned in the Laws of the Game (association football).

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Official scorer, The rules which govern the official scorer are spelled out in Rule 10 of the official rules of baseball.

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Game, Games are often characterized by their tools and rules.

Game, The rules of a game may be distinguished from its aims.

Referee (association football), The referee's powers and duties are described by Law 5 of the Laws of the Game.

Cricket, In cricket, the rules of the game are specified in a code called The Laws of Cricket (hereinafter called "the Laws") which has a global remit.

Association football, Association football is played in accordance with a set of rules known as the Laws of the Game.

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Association football, There are 17 laws in the official Laws of the Game, each containing a collection of stipulation and guidelines.

FIDE, FIDE defines the rules of chess, both for individual games (i.e. the board and moves) and for the conduct of international competitions.

Official game (baseball), This depends on the rules of each individual league.)

Professional sports league organization, The rules or Laws of the Game are determined by the International Football Association Board.

Official game (baseball), Major League Baseball Official Rules, 2019 Edition – Rule 7.01 defines "regulation game"

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 1, 1938 is The Field of Play

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 2, 1938 is The Ball

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 3, 1938 is Number of Players, 1996 is The Number of Players, 1997 is The Players

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 7, 1938 is Duration of the Game, 1996 is The Duration of the Match

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 10, 1938 is Method of Scoring, 1996 is The Method of Scoring, 1997 is Determining the Outcome of a Match

Laws of the Game (association football), The Laws of the Game are the codified rules of association football.

Laws of the Game (association football), During a match, it is the task of the referee to interpret and enforce the Laws of the Game.

Laws of the Game (association football), The extant Laws date back to 1863 where a ruleset was formally adopted by the newly formed Football Association.

Laws of the Game (association football), The Laws are the only rules of association football FIFA permits its members to use.

Laws of the Game (association football), Referees are expected to use their judgement and common sense in applying the laws; this is colloquially known as "Law 18".

Laws of the Game (association football), The laws are administered by the International Football Association Board (IFAB).

Role-playing game, Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines.

Laws of the Game (association football), The laws govern all international matches and national matches of member organizations.

FIDE, The Official Laws of Chess (2nd ed.).

Card game, If there is a sense in which a card game can have an "official" set of rules, it is when that card game has an "official" governing body.

Substitute (association football), Substitutions are governed under Law 3 of the Laws of the Game in the (3) Substitution Procedure section.

Laws of the Game (association football), The first reference to a match official (the "umpire").

sports rules and regulations, subclass of, rule

Go (game), The scoring rules are explained separately.

Laws of the Game (association football), 1897 – The laws specify, for the first time, the number of players on each team (11) and the duration of each match (90 minutes, unless agreed otherwise).

Laws of the Game (association football), The rewriting introduces the schema of seventeen laws that still exists today.

Bandy, Overview There are eighteen rules in official play, designed to apply to all levels of bandy, although certain modifications for groups such as juniors, veterans or women are permitted.

Go (game), For further information, see Rules of Go.

Ball in and out of play, The Laws of the Game" (PDF).

Kick-off (association football), The rules concerning the kick-off are part of Law 8 of the Laws of the Game.

Futsal, FIFA publishes its futsal rules as the 'Laws of the Game', in which each of the 17 'laws' is a thematically related collection of individual regulations.

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Question: For a question within the soccer category, extract pertinent evidence from text sources that can provide an answer: The official Laws of the Game consists of how many rules?

17 (number), 17 is the number of individual laws mentioned in the Laws of the Game (association football).

\u03A4he rules of the game, author, Luigi Pirandello

The rules of the game, author, Luigi Pirandello

Laws of the Game, Commons category, "Association football laws"

Laws of the Game, subclass of, regulation of sport

Laws of the Game, derivative work, Indoor football

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, association football pitch

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Ball

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Players

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Referee

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, assistant referee

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, duration of the match

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, The Start and Restart of Play

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Laws of the Game, has part or parts, Determining the Outcome of a Match

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, offside

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, free kick

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, throw-in

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, Goal kick

Laws of the Game, has part or parts, corner kick

Laws of the Game, topic's main template, Template:Association football laws

Laws of the Game, topic's main category, Category:Laws of association football

Laws of the Game, issued by, International Football Association Board

Determining the Outcome of a Match, part of, Laws of the Game

Determining the Outcome of a Match, subclass of, Laws of the Game

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Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 3, 1938 is Number of Players, 1996 is The Number of Players, 1997 is The Players

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 7, 1938 is Duration of the Game, 1996 is The Duration of the Match

Laws of the Game (association football), Law is 10, 1938 is Method of Scoring, 1996 is The Method of Scoring, 1997 is Determining the Outcome of a Match

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Question: For a query within the realm of soccer, extract pertinent information from all available knowledge bases to provide an answer: In what year was the FIFA Women's World Cup established?

United States Soccer Federation, The inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup was held in 1991 in China.

United States Soccer Federation, In 1999, the United States hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.

2011, June 26 – July 17 – The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup takes place in Germany and is won by Japan.

History of soccer in the United States, In 1988, FIFA hosted an invitational in China to test to see if a women's World Cup was feasible.

United States women's national under-17 soccer team, In February 2007, FIFA began organizing for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand.

Canada women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Canada women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Women's soccer in the United States, It began in 1996, and from 2009–2012 it was known as the Women's Cup.

England women's national football team, The Women's Football Association (WFA) was established in 1969 as an attempt to organise the women's game.

Japan women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

History of soccer in the United States, 1999 World Cup The Women's World Cup was held in the United States for the first time in 1999.

1970 Women's World Cup, It featured women's teams from seven countries and is the first known tournament to be named as a women's football World Cup.

FIFA U-17 World Cup, A corresponding tournament for female players, the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, began in 2008, with North Korea winning the inaugural tournament.

FIFA U-20 World Cup, A corresponding event for women's teams, the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, began in 2002 with the name "FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship" and an age limit of 19.

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India women's national football team, Host/Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

FIFA Women's World Cup, Confederation is UEFA, Total is 3, (Hosts) Years is Sweden 1995 , Germany 2011 , & France 2019

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament.

FIFA World Cup, Women's football made its Olympic debut in 1996.

FIFA Women's World Cup, Six countries have hosted the Women's World Cup.

FIFA Women's World Cup, It begins with the round of 16.

FIFA Women's World Cup, The first instance of a Women's World Cup dates back to 1970, with the first international tournament taking place in Italy in July 1970.

Football in Germany, The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was held in Germany.

FIFA Women's World Cup, This came in 1988 in the form of an invitational tournament in China as a test to see if a global women's World Cup was feasible.

Football in Germany, The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was held in Canada.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup on 19 February 2019.

South Africa women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, In December 2014, the European Broadcasting Union extended its rights to FIFA tournaments for its members in 37 countries, including the 2015 Women's World Cup.

FIFA Women's World Cup, The 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cups were both held in the United States; in 2003 China was supposed to host it, but the tournament was moved because of SARS.

FIFA Women's World Cup, Germany hosted the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, as decided by vote in October 2007.

FIFA Women's World Cup, In March 2011, FIFA awarded Canada the right to host the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, This will be the first Women's World Cup to be hosted in multiple countries, and only the second World Cup tournament to do so, following the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

South Africa women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

FIFA Women's World Cup, In March 2015, FIFA awarded France the right to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup over South Korea.

FIFA Women's World Cup, Notes: The 2003 Women's World Cup was originally planned to be hosted by China, but was awarded to the United States in May 2003 after a major SARS outbreak.

Nigeria women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Nigeria women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Italy women's national football team, Formed in 1968, Italy took part in various unofficial international tournaments, hosting the first unofficial European Competition in 1969 and World Cup in 1970.

Norway women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Jamaica women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

FIFA Women's World Cup, First awarded in 2007 as "Best Goalkeeper"; current award name adopted in 2011.

China women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Sweden women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

China women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

United States women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Argentina women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, country, United States of America

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, organizer, FIFA

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, Germany hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011 and the UEFA European Women's Championship in 2001.

FIFA Women's World Cup hosts, The first Women's World Cup was sponsored by Mars, Incorporated.

Chinese Taipei at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, Sweden hosted the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, becoming the first country to host both men's and women's World Cups.

FIFA Women's World Cup hosts, Official website

Brazil women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial championship of women's association football teams organized by FIFA.

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, In 1996, the United States had won the first women's football tournament in the Olympic Games and was therefore a favorite for the World Cup title.

Women's association football, Following the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, the WUSA, was launched and lasted three years.

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA awarded hosting rights for the Women's World Cup to China on 26 October 2000, beating a bid by Australia.

Women's sports, The WNBA was formed and the first Women's World Cups and women's Olympic soccer matches were held.

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, On 26 May 2003, the United States was announced as the tournament's new host, ahead of the other formal bid submitted by Sweden.

Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, The host stadiums were announced on 13 June 2003, including three large stadiums to open the tournament and three small, soccer-specific stadiums for later stages.

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, In 2007, the World Cup took place for the second time in the People's Republic of China.

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national association football teams.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, organizer, FIFA

Women's association football, In 2002, FIFA inaugurated a women's youth championship, officially called the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.

Women's association football, Japan won the tournament in France in 2018.In 2008, FIFA instituted an under-17 world championship.

Cameroon women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Japan thus became the first football world champions from Asia.

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Sweden became the first country to host both men's and women's World Cup, having hosted the men's in 1958.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, On 6 March 2014, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

FIFA Women's World Cup, instance of, soccer competition

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Mexico women's national football team, Mexico's first official appearance in the Women's World Cup was in 1999, when the United States hosted the tournament.

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Question: For a question related to soccer, extract pertinent information from textual sources: In what year was the FIFA Women's World Cup established?

United States Soccer Federation, The inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup was held in 1991 in China.

Canada women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Canada women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Japan women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

FIFA Women's World Cup, , FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy

FIFA Women's World Cup, , Region, International ( FIFA )

FIFA Women's World Cup, , Website, Official website

India women's national football team, Host/Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

FIFA Women's World Cup, Confederation is UEFA, Total is 3, (Hosts) Years is Sweden 1995 , Germany 2011 , & France 2019

South Africa women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

South Africa women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Nigeria women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Nigeria women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Norway women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Jamaica women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

China women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Sweden women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

China women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

United States women's national soccer team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

Argentina women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup, country, United States of America

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, organizer, FIFA

Chinese Taipei at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Brazil women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup record

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, organizer, FIFA

Cameroon women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup history

FIFA Women's World Cup, instance of, soccer competition

FIFA Women's World Cup, instance of, world championship

FIFA Women's World Cup, competition class, Women's association football

England women's national football team, Year is FIFA Women's World Cup matches