FIFA: Federation Internationale de Football Association
- FIFA is abbreviation of Federation Internationale de Football Association
- FIFA was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
- Headquartered : Zürich, Switzerland,
- Membership: It comprises 211 national associations; Russia was suspended in 2022.
- These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided:
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North & Central America and the Caribbean
- Oceania
- South America.
- FIFA also distributes a monthly publication called FIFA 1904. It is available in print as well as a free online version.
- The 68-page magazine has in-depth interviews and stories about football from across the world, with a focus on FIFA’s objectives and operations, events, competitions, and member associations.
- All FIFA confederations and member associations can get the print edition for free. All football enthusiasts can play the online version for free at FIFA.com.
- President (2022): Gianni Infantino
- Senior Vice-President (2022): Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (AFC)
- Vice-Presidents (2022)
- Alejandro Domínguez (CONMEBOL)
- Aleksander Čeferin (UEFA)
- Lambert Maltock (OFC)
- Patrice Motsepe (CAF)
- Victor Montagliani (CONCACAF)
- Sándor Csányi
Men’s FIFA World Cup Winners:
| Year | Winner |
| 1930 | Uruguay |
| 1934 | Italy |
| 1938 | Italy |
| 1950 | Uruguay |
| 1954 | West Germany |
| 1958 | Brazil |
| 1962 | Brazil |
| 1966 | England |
| 1970 | Brazil |
| 1974 | West Germany |
| 1978 | Argentina |
| 1982 | Italy |
| 1986 | Argentina |
| 1990 | West Germany |
| 1994 | Brazil |
| 1998 | France |
| 2002 | Brazil |
| 2006 | Italy |
| 2010 | Spain |
| 2014 | Germany |
| 2018 | France |
| Subsidiaries | AFC (Asia and Australia) CAF (Africa) CONCACAF (North America) CONMEBOL (South America) OFC (Oceania) UEFA (Europe) |
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