World championships

The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966.

The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.

The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier stand-alone international rugby sevens competition.

The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams.

Bandy World Cup is played in Sweden in the beginning of the bandy season every year, in autumn.

The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league tournament, contested by national teams of the Rugby League International Federation, which was first held in France in 1954, the first World Cup in either rugby code.

The FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 18 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, called the FIVB Volleyball Boys' Youth World Championship between 2007 and 2011, is the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 19 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

The World Men's Handball Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.

The Women's Rugby World Cup is the premier international competition in rugby union for women.

The FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 23 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships are the world championships for Ice Sledge Hockey.

(This article is about women's field hockey. For the junior women's, see Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. For the men's tournament, see Hockey World Cup. For other hockey World Cups, see World Cup (disambiguation).) The 2014 tournament was held in The Hague, Netherlands from 2 to 14 June, with Netherlands winning a record seventh title after beating Australia 2–0 in the final.

The IHF World Women's Handball Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.

The FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship is an international men's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.

The FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, called the FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship between 2007 and 2011, is the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 21 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships (or Ski-JWOC) were first held in 1994.

The BWF World Championships (formerly known as IBF World Championships, also known as the World Badminton Championships) is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF).

(This article is about the men's competition. For the proposed women's competition, see FIFA Women's Club World Cup.) The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

The FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 20 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The World Table Tennis Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957.

The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

The International (TI) is an annual sixteen team Dota 2 eSports tournament hosted by Valve Corporation, the game's developer.

The Floorball World Championships are a biennial floorball event organized by the International Floorball Federation (IFF).

The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries.

The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is an international beach soccer competition contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body.

The FIBA 3x3 World Championships is the largest tournament for 3x3 Basketball.

The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning.

The IFAF World Championship of American Football (also known as the IFAF World Cup) is an international American football competition held every four years and contested by teams representing member nations.

The IFAF Women's World Championship is the international championship for women in American football.

The Paralympic Winter World Cup is a biannual international multi-sport event where athletes with a disability compete.

The Paralympic World Cup is an annual international multi-sport event for elite athletes with a disability, that has been hosted in Manchester, England, since 2005.

The Men's Roller Derby World Cup is an international men's roller derby tournament.

The World Championship of Ping Pong, also known as WCPP, is an annual ping pong tournament that has been held since 2011.

World Wheelchair Rugby Championships is an international wheelchair rugby competition contested by the national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF), the sport's global governing body.

The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.

The IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship is an event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The FIIC Intercrosse World Championships are the world championships for Intercrosse.

The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international baseball tournament sanctioned from 2006 to 2013 by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and after 2013 by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, commonly referred to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs, or the FIBA Club World Cup, is a professional basketball competition endorsed by FIBA, FIBA Americas and Euroleague Basketball Company.

The FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 23 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The IQA World Cup (formerly named Global Games and Summer Games) is the international quidditch tournament contested by NGB's national teams hosted by the International Quidditch Association, the sport's global governing organisation.

The World Polo Championship is a polo competition between countries.

The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.

The Women's Softball World Championship is a fastpitch softball tournament for women's national teams held historically every four years, now every two years, by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

The INF Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Netball Federation (INF), inaugurated in 1963.

The IFAF Flag Football World Championship is the international championship in flag football, organized by International Federation of American Football.

The Women's Rugby League World Cup is an international Rugby league tournament for women to determine the best Rugby League playing nation in the world.

The following is a list of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth, sporting events which use one of these two names, or one with a similar meaning.

The Men's Softball World Championship, known through 2013 as the ISF Men's World Championship, is a softball tournament for the best national men's teams in the world.