<P> The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals . The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final . </P> <P> Cuba has appeared in the Quarter - Finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1938 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> GP </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals </Td> <Td> 8th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Entry not accepted </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Entry not accepted </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Withdrew </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2022 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> To be determined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2026 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> 1 / 21 </Th> <Th> - </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 5 </Th> <Th> 12 </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> GP </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr>

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