Also means
World Cup
Usage Note
Weltmeisterschaft is a transparent compound of Welt ('world') plus Meisterschaft ('championship'), commonly clipped to WM in headlines. The team or player that wins becomes Weltmeister.
Examples
"Deutschland gewann die Weltmeisterschaft."
Natural Translation
Germany won the world championship.
Literal Translation
Germany won the world-championship.
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