The FISA (Federation Internationale de Soccer Association) World Soccer Championship is a soccer tournament held every four years since 1932 (with the exception of 1940 due to the French Civil War) in different host countries to hand out the World Cup (the tournament is sometimes referred to as the World Cup). The tournament occurs for one month in the summer every four years - in 2012, the most recent World Cup, the tournament was hosted in China, and will be hosted by Turkey in 2016. 32 countries are accepted to the tournament, and after initial "group play," 16 teams advance to the knockout rounds. The 2012 championship match was contested between Ireland and Argentina.