Scope sorts competitions by how wide a field of entrants they actually draw, from local to global. Wikipedia describes the FIFA World Cup as "an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of FIFA," a scope covering the entire footballing world. This dimension separates competitions open to the whole world from those limited to one region or league.
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What separates a Continental Championship from a World Cup in this atlas?
The dividing line is entry restricted to one continent or confederation, versus worldwide open entry for a World Cup.
Continental Championships covers championship tournaments restricted to national teams of one continent or confederation, such as the Africa Cup of Nations, the Copa America and the UEFA European Championship. Worldwide open-entry championships are grouped instead under Team and Ball-Sport World Cups, so the dividing line is whether entry is restricted to one continent or confederation.