Team World
World Team or Team World is a designation for a sports team in many competitions. It is usually equivalent to a "rest of the world" team, which is pitted against a particular territory.
Competitions featuring a world team
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| Competition | Sport | Contributing regions | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Hockey League All-Star Game | Ice hockey | non-North American |
From the 48th (1998) edition to the 52nd (2002) edition, the game featured a Team World versus Team North America |
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| 2013 CrossFit Games | CrossFit | non-USA | The 2013 edition of the CrossFit Games competition features a Team USA vs Team World | [3] |
| NBA Africa Game 2015 | Basketball | non-African | The inaugural NBA Africa Game featured Team Africa facing Team World | [4] |
| Continental Cup of Curling | Curling | outside of North America | Team World or Team Europe against Team North America |
- Note that in the above sports there also exist national teams taking part in other competitions
All-World's Team
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Some "Team World" or "World Team" teams are all-star teams with rosters drawn up from the world's players as an honors project.
| Team | Sport | Contributing | Era | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| regions | leagues | |||||
| World Team of the 20th Century | Soccer | World | FIFA | 20th century | soccer (association football) all-star team of stars of all eras of the 20th century | [5] |
References
- ^ Dave Stevenson (23 January 2015). "NHL All Star Game: North America Vs. The World". Fansided. Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Joe Lapointe (19 January 1998). "HOCKEY; North America All-Stars Conquer World". New York Times.
- ^ CrossFit (29 August 2013). "Announcing the Roster for Team World". CrossFit Games.
- ^ "Team World triumphs in inaugural Africa Game". ESPN. 1 August 2015.
- ^ Brown, Gerry, and Morrison, Michael (eds.; 2003). ESPN Information Please Sports Almanac. New York City: ESPN Books and Hyperion (joint). ISBN 0-7868-8715-X.
See also
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