The United States successfully defended Defending their title , achieving Achieve their fourth World Cup championship by defeating Conquering Cuba in the final 10–5 .

Canada defeated Conquering Puerto Rico in the bronze medal game 6–2 for their first medal at a World Cup .

After World War II , Burma achieved Achieve independence as a republic in 1948 .

Operation Tidal Wave was an air attack Attack by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF ) based in Libya and Southern Italy on nine oil refineries around Ploiești , Romania on 1 August 1943 , during World War II .

The tournament Competition was won by Brazil , who became Becoming the first team to hold the Copa Competition América and the World Cup Competition at the same time , a feat Achieve they would repeat in 2004 .

Aya Miyama , Japan women 's football team player which won 2011 FIFA Women 's World Cup was awarded Giving Asian Women Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row .

The Bandy World Championship Competition 2010 was held Creating between 24 and 31 January 2010 , in Moscow , Russia .

This was Sweden 's tenth Championship victory Getting in this the XXIXth Bandy World Championship .

Belarus had qualified for play in this year 's Division A during the 2009 Bandy World Championship , but since they did not take part Dispersal in 2010 , the USA , which had lost Earnings_and_losses the qualifier to Belarus in 2009 , was promoted Achieve to Division A instead .

The 2015 IIHF World Championship Competition Division III was an international ice hockey tournament Competition run by the International Ice Hockey Federation .

It came Bringing with the prize of a place in the 2007 Cricket World Cup ( and together with it a share of US $ 2.5 million for future development ) for the five top-ranked teams , and with the prize of official One-Day International status from 1 January 2006 ( until the 2009 ICC Trophy ) for the five top-ranked teams along with Kenya , who had already been given Giving official one-day status until the 2009 ICC Trophy and a spot in the 2007 World Cup .

It came Bringing with the prize of a place in the 2007 Cricket World Cup ( and together with it a share of US $ 2.5 million for future development ) for the five top-ranked teams , and with the prize of official One-Day International status from 1 January 2006 ( until the 2009 ICC Trophy ) for the five top-ranked teams along with Kenya , who had already been given Giving official one-day status until the 2009 ICC Trophy and a spot in the 2007 World Cup .

For the first time five spots were on offer Supply for the World Cup , previously three .

On 7 July , the top 4 teams Scotland , Canada and for the first time Ireland and Bermuda qualified Earnings_and_losses for the 2007 Cricket World Cup and , from 1 January 2006 , gained Getting official One-Day International status .

The winner is not normally awarded Award with a match for the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship or the Mexican National Lightweight Championship , the two Mini-Estrellas championships that CMLL promotes , as a direct result of their tournament victory but has as times been used to build but either a championship match or storylines between rival wrestlers .

The 2014 IIHF Women 's World Championship Division II was an ice hockey competition Competition .

Divisions II A , II B and II B-Q represent Presence the fourth , the fifth and the sixth tier of the IIHF World Women 's Championships Competition .

The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier also served as a qualifier for this tournament Competition .

Unlike the previous edition , which also functioned as the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying Earnings_and_losses , the 2011–2012 Division 1A edition has no additional purpose .

The 1996 Men 's World Ice Hockey Championships Competition was the 60th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) .

The Czech Republic beat Competition Canada in the final Competition to become Becoming World Champions for the first time .

Sabotage Destroying at the General Post Office in Zagreb took place Process_start during the Second World War on Sunday , 14 September 1941 .

Fighting continued until the Italian defeat in East Africa in 1941 , during the East African Campaign of the Second World War .

The changes Change were made in order to allow Preventing_or_letting the winner of the competition plenty of time for preparation and player development Cause_to_make_progress for up-and-coming World Cups at Under 20 level .

Hosts Fiji won the tournament and qualified Earnings_and_losses for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand .

New Zealand , who were the title holders but did not play Competition , automatically qualified Earnings_and_losses for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup as hosts Social_event , so two teams represented Presence the OFC in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup .

New Zealand , who were the title holders but did not play Competition , automatically qualified Earnings_and_losses for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup as hosts Social_event , so two teams represented Presence the OFC in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Amman was fought Hostile_encounter on 25 September 1918 during the Third Transjordan attack Attack as part of the Battle of Nablus which together with the main Battle of Sharon form the major set Placing piece offensive known as the Battle Hostile_encounter of Megiddo of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in World War I .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Buggenhout ( 25–29 September 1914 ) was fought Hostile_encounter at the beginning of the First World War Hostile_encounter in Belgium at Buggenhout a municipality between Antwerp , Ghent and Brussels .

The First Battle Hostile_encounter of Monte Grappa , also known as First Battle of the Piave in Italy ( ) , was a battle fought Hostile_encounter during World War I between the armies of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy for control of the Monte Grappa massif , which covered the left flank of the new Italian Piave front .

The I World Cup of Masters ( also known as III Copa Pelé ) was the fourth edition of the World Cup of Masters ran from 18 to 27 January 1991 and for the first time , it was held Defending outside Brazil .

The I World Cup of Masters ( also known as III Copa Pelé ) was the fourth edition of the World Cup of Masters ran from 18 to 27 January 1991 and for the first time , it was held Defending outside Brazil .

As part of the push Self_motion to help Assistance make the U.S. soccer literate in time for the 1994 World Cup , the 1991 Pele Cup , which featured the six nations that have won a World Cup , was played Competition at Joe Robbie Stadium .

As part of the push Self_motion to help Assistance make the U.S. soccer literate in time for the 1994 World Cup , the 1991 Pele Cup , which featured the six nations that have won a World Cup , was played Competition at Joe Robbie Stadium .

Battle Hostile_encounter of Rawa ( also written as `` -Rava '' , `` -Rawa-Ruska '' , `` -Rava-Ruska '' , or `` -Rava-Russka '' ) was an early stage World War Hostile_encounter I battle Hostile_encounter between Austria-Hungary and Russia , between September 3–11 , 1914 .

This tournament Competition replaced Change the World Football Challenge Competition and was staged Hold mainly throughout the United States , and with one match Competition in Valencia , Spain .

The 2003 FIFA Women 's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Women 's World Cup , the quadrennial championship Competition of women 's association football teams organized Arranging by FIFA .

The 2003 FIFA Women 's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Women 's World Cup , the quadrennial championship Competition of women 's association football teams organized Arranging by FIFA .

The tournament Competition was won by Germany , who became Becoming the first country to win Getting both men 's and women 's World Cup .

A severe outbreak Catastrophe of SARS in early 2003 affected Influence Guangdong in southern China and prompted Causation FIFA to move Change the Women 's World Cup to the United States , who had hosted Social_event the previous edition in 1999 .

China were instead granted Giving hosting Social_event rights for the 2007 FIFA Women 's World Cup and financial compensation Earnings_and_losses while the United States Soccer Federation made Action new arrangements Arranging to host Social_event at smaller stadiums .

King of the Ring ( 1997 ) was a professional wrestling Competition pay-per-view ( PPV ) event Competition produced Manufacturing by World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) .

The main event was a standard wrestling Competition match Competition for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship .

The World Orienteering Championships ( or WOC for short ) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation .

The first World Championships was held Hold in Fiskars , Finland in 1966 .

The 2008 World University Cycling Championship is the 5th Word University Cycling Championship sponsored Supply by the International University Sports Federation ( FISU ) and sanctioned Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the Union Cycliste Internationale ( UCI ) .

The NOC*NSF chairman Erica Terpstra opened Process_start he World Championships at the opening Process_start ceremony Social_event on 21 May .

It was the first Process_start time in student sports that there was held Hold a World Championship Mountain Biking .

It was one of the most significant confrontations Hostile_encounter of World War II in Yugoslavia .

Operation Crusader ( 18 November – 30 December 1941 ) was a military operation Military_operation during the Second World War by the British Eighth Army with Allied contingents , against the Axis forces in North Africa commanded by `` Generalleutnant '' Erwin Rommel .