FIFA Confederations

Football have come a long way from its various origins decades ago. It has now become an international sports phenomenon with different tournaments being held every year from any part of the world. Consequently, a lot of associations and confederations between different teams have evolved. Thus, the creation of the FIFA Confederation came to be and there are plenty of member nations presently. This is to organize and give the football world a sense of direction in making it a standardized sports activity. Plus, the FIFA member associations go hand in hand in making football better by making regulations and abiding by and respecting the rules. Browse below for the different confederations that are helping FIFA to be a more effective football association.

Brazil defeats Japan 2-2 at 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

Confederation Africaine de Football

This Confederation is more commonly referred by its acronym, CAF and is the administrative body responsible for African football. Although this confederation still has a lot of rooms for improvement, it has helped the African football in many ways. As what wikipedia.org has to say, “CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental national and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those competitions.”

Egyptian al-Ahli club player Flavio Da Silva Amado

Asian Football Confederation

The Asian Football Confederation or the AFC was founded in Manila, Philippines in 1954 and is the governing body of football in Asia but does not include Cyprus and Israel since they are members of UEFA (nations that have European and Asian territory). Currently, the AFC president is from Qatar, Mohammed Bin Hammam with their main headquarters located in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Socceroos take on Iraq during Round 3 of AFC World cup

Union des Associations Europeennes dee Football

Most of the member nations of this confederation are geographically located in Asia but since they are near the European borders, they form another union instead of getting membership from the Asian Football Confederation or AFC. Its current president is Michel Platini and its headquarters are based in Bern, Switzerland. Among the six continental confederations of FIFA, the UEFA is the wealthiest and the most influential in the global game.

UEFA Euro 2008 Cup Semi finals

Oceania Football Confederation

The OCF is among one of the six continental confederations under international football with members Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and the rest of the Pacific Island countries. It determines who among the member nations can compete in the FIFA World Cup by staging their own tournaments in Oceania.

KOSSA FC vs. WAITAKERE UNITED

Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football

The primary functions of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football or CONCACAF are to organize competitions among member nations and to determine which of these members are qualified for the World Cup. Its present president is Jack Warner and the headquarters are based in New York City, United States.

CONCACAF U-23 Tournament - Olympic Qualifying

Confederacion Sudamericana de Futbol

Founded by Héctor Rivadavia Goméz, a FIFA member in one of the six continental confederation, which also won nine FIFA World tournaments out of eighteen competitions. Confederacion Sundamericana de Futbol (CSF) which has ten members in its association is currently being headed by Eduardo de Luca with its headquarters in Lague, Paraguay.

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