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
The first Touch Football World Cup tournament was held in 1988. Touch football and the Touch Football World Cup are monitored by the international governing body for touch the Federation of International Touch (FIT).[1] The Touch World Cup has been hosted in five continents (Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, Africa) 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.
In accordance with the rules of Touch, all World Cup matches are played on a rectangular 70m x 50m pitch.[2] It is played six aside with eight substitutes. The match is played for 40 minutes in two twenty-minute halves. Touch, unlike many other football variants, always uses three referees. This is the same in the Touch Football World Cup.[3]
FIT Field Standards 5th Edition Rulebook
Touch football and therefore the Touch World Cup are seen as competitors to its Rugby Union equivalent, Tag rugby and the Tag rugby world cup, which is held every three years, the Touch Rugby World Cup is instead held every four years much like the football and rugby (league and union) world cups.
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
Division
Winners
Runners-up
Teams
Men's Open
Australia
New Zealand
4
Women's Open
Australia
New Zealand
4
Mixed Open
Australia
New Zealand
4
Men's Masters (Over 35 years)
Australia
New Zealand
5
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
Division
Winners
Runners-up
Teams
Men's Open
Australia
New Zealand
9
Women's Open
Australia
New Zealand
6
Mixed Open
Australia
New Zealand
6
Men's Seniors (over 30 years)
Australia
New Zealand
7
Women's Seniors (over 27 years)
New Zealand
Australia
5
Men's Masters (over 35 years)
Australia
New Zealand
6
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
Division
Winners
Runners-up
Teams
Men's Open
Australia
New Zealand
8
Women's Open
Australia
New Zealand
6
Mixed Open
Australia
New Zealand
8
Men's Over 30 Years
Australia
New Zealand
7
Women's Over 30 Years
Australia
New Zealand
5
Men's Over 35 Years
Australia
New Zealand
5
Men's Over 40 Years
Australia
New Zealand
3
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
Division
Winners
Runners-up
Teams
Men's Open
Australia
New Zealand
13
Women's Open
Australia
New Zealand
8
Mixed Open
New Zealand
Australia
15
Men's Over 30 Years
Australia
Lebanon
12
Women's Over 30 Years
Australia
New Zealand
5
Mixed Over 30 Years
New Zealand
Australia
5
Men's Over 35 Years
Australia
New Zealand
4
Men's Over 40 Years
Australia
New Zealand
5
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
Division
Winners
Runners-up
Teams
Men's Open
Australia
New Zealand
6
Women's Open
Australia
New Zealand
5
Mixed Open
Australia
New Zealand
7
Men's Over 30 Years
Australia
New Zealand
5
Men's Over 35 Years
Australia
New Zealand
4
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
Division
Winners
Runners-up
Teams
Men's Open
Australia
New Zealand
8
Women's Open
Australia
New Zealand
8
Mixed Open
New Zealand
Australia
6
Mixed 30s
New Zealand
Australia
7
Men's Over 30 Years
Australia
Samoa
8
Men's Over 35 Years
Australia
South Africa
4
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
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[7][8] Location: Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Overall winner: Australia
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)[10] Location: Taman Ekuestrian, Putrajaya, Malaysia Overall winner: Australia
Overall Runners up: New Zealand
Overall Winners, AustraliaOverall Runners Up, New Zealand
The 2019 Touch Football World Cup is the latest edition of the Touch Football 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.[11]
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
Overall Winners, AustraliaOverall Runners Up, New Zealand
Division
Winners
Runners-up
3rd Place
Teams
Men's Open
Australia
New Zealand
Lebanon
18
Women's Open
Australia
New Zealand
England
21
Mixed Open
Australia
New Zealand
England
29
Women's Over 27 Years
Australia
England
South Africa
10
Men's Over 30 Years
Australia
New Zealand
England
19
Mixed Over 30 Years
Australia
New Zealand
England
17
Men's Over 35 Years
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
8
Women's Over 35 Years
Australia
England
South Africa
8
Men's Over 40 Years
New Zealand
Australia
England
17
Women's Over 40 Years
Australia
New Zealand
England
5
Men's Over 45 Years
Australia
New Zealand
France
14
Men's Over 50 Years
Australia
New Zealand
England
15
Men's Over 55 Years
Australia
New Zealand
England
5
Full results are available on the FIT website.[12]
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