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The '''International World Alliance Football World Cup''' is a quadrennial international [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football association football] tournament contested by the senior men's national football teams. The current champion is [[Olnuria]], who won in the [[2016 IWAF World Cup|2016]] tournament. The next tournament is due to take place in [[2020 IWAF World Cup|July and August of 2020]]. The tournament was founded in 1940 by the [[World Alliance (Didden)|World Alliance]] following the [[War of Power]]. | The '''International World Alliance Football World Cup''' is a quadrennial international [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football association football] tournament contested by the senior men's national football teams. The current champion is [[Olnuria]], who won in the [[2016 IWAF World Cup|2016]] tournament. The next tournament is due to take place in [[2020 IWAF World Cup|July and August of 2020]]. The tournament was founded in 1940 by the [[World Alliance (Didden)|World Alliance]] following the [[War of Power]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The tournament was founded in 1940 (six years after the end of the [[War of Power]]) to promote friendly rivalry. For the [[1940 IWAF World Cup|1940 World Cup]], [[Aunrey]] was selected as the host nation, also qualifying for the Cup itself. A further 12 teams qualified for the Cup, as only 13 teams could play in 1940. Aunrey won the Cup, with a 2-1 win in the finals against [[Mairia]]. | |||
==Trophy== | ==Trophy== | ||
==Selection process== | ==Selection process== | ||
==Host selection process== | ==Host selection process== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 27 October 2019
| Founded | 1940 |
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| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Current champions | Olnuria (1st title) |
The International World Alliance Football World Cup is a quadrennial international association football tournament contested by the senior men's national football teams. The current champion is Olnuria, who won in the 2016 tournament. The next tournament is due to take place in July and August of 2020. The tournament was founded in 1940 by the World Alliance following the War of Power.
History
The tournament was founded in 1940 (six years after the end of the War of Power) to promote friendly rivalry. For the 1940 World Cup, Aunrey was selected as the host nation, also qualifying for the Cup itself. A further 12 teams qualified for the Cup, as only 13 teams could play in 1940. Aunrey won the Cup, with a 2-1 win in the finals against Mairia.