The FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament held every four years. It is contested by the men’s national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport’s global governing body. The tournament is the world’s most widely viewed sporting event, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2014 final between Germany and Argentina. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men’s football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA.