Correct Answer – Option 1 : 4

The correct answer is 4.

• The World Cup is arranged every 4 years.
  • It is held every four years because of tradition, logistics and prestige.

• Before the World Cup was inaugurated, the football tournament arranged as part of the Summer Olympics was given the most prestige.
• But in the 1920s, the game was facing a transition to the professionalism that wasn’t consistent with the Olympic spirit.
  • Therefore, the government body, FIFA, made plans to organize a World Cup. The decision of arranging the first edition was officially declared on May 26, 1928.
• The first official World Cup was played in Uruguay 1930, and since when the tournament has been held every fourth year (with exceptions for interruption due to the Second World War).
  • There were, however, unofficial pre-FIFA World Cups already in the late 1800s, in a time when only a few national teams existed. Another unofficial “world cup” arranged before 1930 was Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy held in 1909 and 1911.
  • Besides that, the Summer Olympic football competitions would be a mark of which the best national teams were before 1930.
  • The Olympic tournaments consisted, however, only of amateur teams – the World Cup became the “real deal”.
•  The FIFA World Cup 2018 was played in Russia 14 June-15 July, with 32 nations.