With the World Baseball Classic going hot and heavy, I got to thinking about all the other team sports that have World Cups, or whatever other name they choose to give them. The WBC (no.... not THAT one) is fairly new (2006), but it's gaining momentum quite fast, and can already stand up there with the big boys in terms of global interest (though not on Saddo's ), global participation, and prestige. This is the way I rank them personally:
1. FIFA World Cup
2. World Baseball Classic
3. FIBA Basketball World Cup
4. Rugby World Cup
5. Cricket World Cup
Don't know whether I've left out any team sports, but this is how I rank them.
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