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The first Touch World Cup tournament was held in 1988. Touch and the Touch World Cup are monitored by the international governing body for touch the Federation of International Touch (FIT). The Touch World Cup has been hosted in five continents but is yet to be played in South America. Australia has hosted the World Cup the most having hosted it thrice. While the number of participant teams is growing steadily, almost all finals to date have been contested between Australia and New Zealand. Australia has won the most finals.

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Source: The following outlines the World Cups held and planned for the future. • 1988 - (Gold Coast) in 4 Divisions. • 1991 - (Auckland) in 6 Divisions. • 1995 - (Hawaii) in 7 Divisions. • 1999 - (Sydney) in 8 Divisions. • 2003 - (Kumagaya) in 5 Divisions. • 2007 - (Stellenbosch) in 6 Divisions. • 2011 - (Edinburgh) in 7 Divisions. • 2015 - (Coffs Harbour) in 9 Divisions. • 2019 - (Putrajaya) in 11 Divisions. • 2024 - (Nottingham) in 13 Divisions. ==World Cup Results==
World Cup Results
1988 - Australia (Gold Coast) World Cup # : 1 Dates : 14–16 November 1988 Participants : 5 (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, USA) Location : Carrara Oval, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Overall winner : Australia 1991 - New Zealand (Auckland) World Cup # : 2 Dates : 3–7 December 1991 Participants : 9 (Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tokelau) Location : Avondale Racecourse, Auckland, New Zealand Overall winner : Australia 1995 - USA, Hawaii (Waikiki Beach) World Cup # : 3 Dates : 21–25 March 1995 Participants : 11 (American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, South Africa, Tonga, United States) Location : Kapiolani Park, Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, United States Overall winner : Australia 1999 - Australia (Sydney) World Cup # : 4 Dates : 21–24 April 1999 Participants : 19 (Australia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tokelau, Tonga, USA, Wales) Location : David Phillips Sports Fields, Daceyville, Sydney, Australia Overall winner : Australia 2003 - Japan (Kumagaya) World Cup # : 5 Dates : 24–28 May 2003 Participants : 10 (Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Niue, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, USA, Wales) Location : Kumagaya Rugby Complex, Kumagaya, Japan Overall winner : Australia 2007 - South Africa (Stellenbosch) World Cup # : 6 Dates : 17–21 January 2007 Participants : 15 (Australia, England, Fiji, France, Japan, Jersey, Lebanon, New Zealand, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, USA, Wales) Location : Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa Overall winner : Australia 2011 - Scotland (Edinburgh) World Cup # : 7 Dates : 22–26 June 2011 Participants : 26 (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Catalonia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United States and Wales) Location : Peffermill Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Overall winner : Australia 2015 - Australia (Coffs Harbour) World Cup # : 8 Dates : 29 April - 3 May 2015 Participants : 25 (Australia, Chile, China, Cook Islands, England, France, Fiji, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East Touch, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, United States, Wales) Teams: 90 Location : Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Overall winner : Australia 2019 - Malaysia (Putrajaya) World Cup # : 9 Dates : 29 April - 4 May 2019 Participants : 28 (Australia, Belgium, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Cook Islands, England, Europe, France, Fiji, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States, Wales) Location : Taman Ekuestrian, Putrajaya, Malaysia Overall winner : Australia Overall Runners up : New Zealand During the 2019 Touch World Cup, all divisions consisted of a round robin of 1 or more groups, and a finals series. Some groups also consisted of a playoff series. 2024 - England (Nottingham) World Cup # : 10 Dates : 15 - 21 July 2024 Participants : 35 (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Guernsey, Hong Kong China, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Middle East Touch, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, United States, Wales) Location : University of Nottingham Overall winner : Australia Overall Runners up : New Zealand Full results are available on the FIT website. ==References==
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