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An exciting race for the career scoring leader heated up on 2026. During the 2026 World Cup, as of July 5, Lionel Messi was the all-time leader with 20 career goals, while Kylian Mbappe was in a close second with 19 career goals.
[[File:World Cup socialism cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
[[File:World Cup socialism cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
The '''FIFA World Cup''' is a global [[soccer|association football]] ([[soccer]]) tournament held every four years since 1930 (except during the [[World War II]]). Its scale as a global sporting event is rivaled only by the [[Olympics]]. The Women's World Cup began in 1991, and has been played every four years since, the year after the Men's World Cup.
The '''FIFA World Cup''' is a global [[soccer|association football]] ([[American]] [[soccer]]) tournament held every four years since 1930 (except during the [[World War II]]). Its scale as a global sporting event is rivaled only by the [[Olympics]]. The Women's World Cup began in 1991, and has been played every four years since, the year after the Men's World Cup.
In the current form, the final tournament is contested by 32 nations who, with the exception of the host nation, are required to qualify by beating others from their region in a preliminary tournament. The defending champion of the men's World Cup in 2026 is Argentina, which defeated [[France]] on penalty kicks in 2022. [[Brazil]] has won the most World Cups, with its total of 5.
In the current form, the final tournament is contested by 32 nations who, with the exception of the host nation, are required to qualify by beating others from their region in a preliminary tournament. The defending champion of the men's World Cup in 2026 is Argentina, which defeated [[France]] on penalty kicks in 2022. [[Brazil]] has won the most World Cups, with its total of 5.
An exciting race for the career scoring leader heated up on 2026. During the 2026 World Cup, as of July 5, Lionel Messi was the all-time leader with 20 career goals, while [[Kylian Mbappe]] was in a close second with 19 career goals.
==Tournament Winners (men's)<ref>http://www.sportingchronicle.com/divisions/worldcupwinners.html</ref>==
==Tournament Winners (men's)<ref>http://www.sportingchronicle.com/divisions/worldcupwinners.html</ref>==
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