World cup
In the narrower sense, the World Cup refers to a worldwide sporting series of events held annually by the respective umbrella organization. See world cup .
Numerous other sporting and non-sporting events with a different format have the World Cup in their name. They are shown in the list below.
Ball sports
- Badminton World Cup , badminton competition
- Cricket World Cup , world championship in one-day cricket
- IFAF World Cup , football competition
- Rugby World Cup , Rugby Union World Cup
- Volleyball World Cup , volleyball competition
- World Team Cup , tennis tournament
- World Cup (table tennis) , table tennis tournament
billiards
- World Cup of Pool , pool tournament
- World Cup (Snooker) , snooker tournament of the Main Tour
- Three-Cushion World Cup , an annual international tournament series in carom since 1986
Boxing
- Boxing World Cup , an irregular boxing tournament with changing venues since 1979
- Cologne Boxing World Cup 2019 , a 2019 boxing tournament in different weight classes for men and women
Soccer
- FIFA Women's World Cup , tournament where the women's soccer world cup is held every 4 years
- FIFA World Cup , tournament in which the men's soccer world championship is held every 4 years
- Homeless World Cup , annual street football tournament for the homeless
- Viva World Cup , a football tournament that takes place every two years for regional selections and national teams that are not organized by FIFA
golf
- World Cup (golf, men) , annual professional golf tournament for men in national teams of two
- Women's World Cup of Golf , former annual professional golf tournament for women in national teams of two.
Handball
- World Cup (women's handball) , annual handball tournament for women's national teams in Denmark
- World Cup (men's handball) , annual handball tournament for men's national teams in Sweden
athletics
- Athletics World Cup (1977–2006) event with team competitions
- World Cup (orienteering) , orienteering racing series
- IAAF World Marathon Cup (1985–1995) in odd years
Motorsport
- Touring Car World Cup , touring car world championship
- Speedway World Cup , various speedway racing series (motorcycle races on closed oval tracks)
Equestrian sport
- St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow , annual polo tournament in Switzerland
- Pegasus World Cup , highly endowed American horse race
- Dubai World Cup Night , annual race day with eight high-value horse races in Dubai
- classic World Cup, see the show jumping , dressage , eventing , Vierspänner driving and vaulting instead
wheel
- Tour of Chongming Island World Cup , women's cycle race, stage race
- Mountain Bike World Cup , an annual series of cycling races
sailing
- Student Yachting World Cup , annual sailing regatta for students in France
- Windsurf World Cup Sylt , annual windsurf regatta in Germany
- Windsurf World Cup , windsurf regatta series
- Kitesurf World Cup , annual German staging of an international series of competitions
Winter sports
- Bandy World Cup , annual bandy tournament for men in Sweden, Bandy is a forerunner of ice hockey
- World Cup of Hockey , an ice hockey tournament for men's national teams held every eight years in Canada
- classic World Cup found in curling , Synchronized ski races and short track speed skating instead
Other sports
- Paragliding World Cup , paragliding competition
- World Inline Cup , inline speed skating tournament
Non-sporting events
- Electronic Sports World Cup , e-sports competition
- Nintendo World Cup , football console game
- World Cup of Poker , poker tournament
- World Beer Cup , competition for breweries in the USA
- WorldcupWiki , a wiki for soccer
- Seoul World Cup Stadium , football stadium in South Korea