TheFIFAWorldCup(oftencalledFootballWorldCup,TheWorldCup,orsimplyWorldCup)isthemostimportantcompetitionininternationalfootball(soccer),andtheworld'smostrepresentativeteamsportevent.OrganizedbyFederationInternationaledeFootballAssociation(FIFA),thesport'sgoverningbody,theWorldCupiscontestedbymen'snationalfootballteamswhichareFIFAmembers.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears,butthequalifyingroundsofthecompetitiontakeplaceoverathree-yearperiod,usingregionalqualifyingtournaments(锦标赛).197nationalteamsenteredthequalificationtournamentsforthe2006WorldCup.Thefinaltournamentphaseinvolves32nationalteamscompetingoverafour-weekperiodinapreviouslynominatedhostnation.TheWorldCupfinalcompetition(oftencalledthe"Finals"),whichhasbeenheldeveryfouryearssince1930,exceptin1942and1946whenitwascancelledduetoWorldWarII,isthemostwidely-viewedandfollowedsportingeventintheworld.Ithasaglobalaudienceofmorethan3billionpeople(halftheworld'spopulation)exceedingeventheOlympicGames.OnlyeightnationshavewontheWorldCup.BrazilisthemostsuccessfulWorldCupteam,havingwonthetournamentfivetimes.The2014WorldCuptakesplaceinthefootballkingdom-Brazil.GermanyandItalyfollowwithfourtitleseach.ArgentinaandUruguayhavetwotitleseach.Finally,France,EnglandandSpainhaveonetitleeach.HowlongdothequalifyingroundsoftheWorldCuptakeplace?
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Over a three-week period
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Over a four-year period.
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Over a three-year period.
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Over a four-week period.
