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Football Unites the World

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Find out how FIFA works towards making the beautiful game truly global as football unites the world at the FIFA World Cup 2026™

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FIFA World Cup 2026™

FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivers a video message to the 80th Ordinary CONMEBOL Congress

Passion and flair of South American football on display at FIFA Club World Cup 2025™

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‘Cooperation the beautiful game needs,’ as Brazilian Football Confederation host Cape Verdean Football Federation

FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the grand opening of the Hotel and facilities of the FCF In Barranquilla, Colombia

FIFA President attends inauguration of the Colombian Football Association’s high-performance facility

Group photo at the FIFA Campus Financial Governance Workshop in Accra, Ghana

Financial governance workshop held in Ghana: "It will help us build a more efficient association" 

CAF Football Management Executive Programme 

African football leaders gather at Egyptian FA headquarters renovated with FIFA Forward funds

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2025 was a monumental year for FIFA, both on and off the pitch as we were able to show more than ever that football unites the world.

FIFA's Annual Report 2025

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The 76<sup>th</sup> FIFA Congress took place in Vancouver, Canada on 30 April 2026, as announced by FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the 75<sup>th</sup> Congress in Paraguay in May 2025.

FIFA Congress 2026

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FIFA's focus centres on 11 strategic objectives for the next four years.

Strategic Objectives for the Global Game: 2023-2027

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To deliver the most relevant insights, the benchmarking focuses exclusively on women’s football leagues and clubs. The analysis focuses on the performance of leagues and clubs in each tier and how each can learn from its peers and/or the tier above.

'Setting the Pace' FIFA Benchmarking Report (4th Edition)

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Concussion is a traumatic brain injury common in all sports. It’s vital to understand the signs, symptoms, and impacts of concussion because brain health is non-negotiable.

Concussion: Suspect and Protect

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Football Unites the World is a global movement to inspire, unite and develop through football. It brings people together, all over the world, to celebrate the beautiful game.

In Focus

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FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027™

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FIFA Series

The FIFA Series 2026 brings together national teams with a wide range of competitive profiles, reinforcing its development-driven design. 

FIFA Series 2026

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026™

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FIFA Women's Champions Cup 2026™

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The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2025

The Best FIFA Football AwardsTM 2025

FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™

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FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2025™

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FIFA Tournaments & Events

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Find everything FIFA is doing for any football related topic.

What FIFA does

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Since 1904, FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, has served as the global governing body for football.

Organisation

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A wide range of campaigns shows FIFA’s extensive and widespread engagement to use the power of football for positive global impact.

Campaigns

Member Associations

The FIFA Member Associations (MAs) are at the centre of football’s global ecosystem, representing 211 countries and territories across six continents.

Document

From archived financial reports to published circulars, on subjects as diverse at the Laws of the Game, the regulations of each and every FIFA tournament, technical reports or even security regulations

Reports & Documents

Lieke Martens hugs Danielle van de Donk in a friendly win over Australia

Updated ranking table for Men's and Women's teams. 

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

INSIDE FIFA

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1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™: a ball of memories for Humberto Sierra

FIFA World Cup 2026: Community policing in the service of security

Life through a lens: shooting the FIFA World Cup for the first time

FIFA World Cup 2026™ curtain falls in Toronto after historic first for Canada

The remarkable recovery of Nancy Tituaña Morales, New York New Jersey’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Unsung Hero

San Francisco Bay Area Stadium bows out of FIFA World Cup 2026 with memorable sell-out

Longs celebrate FIFA World Cup’s impact on Kansas City and beyond

Superfan Larry Zima’s passion for Canada knows no bounds at FIFA World Cup 2026™

Highlights

FIFA World Cup 2026™ Blog

Rules and reports, legal portal, Football Tribunal, decisions, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), anti-doping, compliance, integrity, educational programmes, disciplinary, etc.

Legal

FIFA Clearing House, agents, transfer reports, transfer windows, educational programmes (transfers, agency), etc.

Transfer system

Strategy, programmes in club licensing, coach mentorship, professionalisation, benchmarking and health snapshot reports, etc.

Women's Football

FIFA Forward, Diploma in Club Management, clubs and leagues professionalisation, Club Benefits Programme, professional football landscape, etc.

Advancing football

International refereeing list, refereeing at tournaments, Laws of the Game, etc.

Refereeing

Standards for video assistant referees (VAR), goal-line technology, playing surfaces, etc. certified installations, providers, etc.

Innovation

New football metrics, technical reports, coaching resources, technical development, FIFA Talent Academies, FIFA Training Centre...

Talent development

Bidding processes, sustainability, legacy, volunteering, media rights, broadcasters, etc.

Tournament organisation

FIFA is working on a wide range of topics from improving the women's game and developing football around the world to ensuring better football governance structures.

 The 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™ was hugely important for the North American country, which made history by becoming the first nation to host the tournament twice, having previously done so in 1970.

Humberto Sierra, former referee in Monterrey (Mexico)

To mark the United States’ Independence Day and the nation’s 250th anniversary, FIFA will celebrate the holiday with special pre-match programming at both FIFA World Cup 2026™ round-of-16 matches this Saturday in Houston and Philadelphia.

Pre-match US Independence Day celebrations to add to FIFA World Cup 2026™ action

Police officers in direct contact with fans during the FIFA World Cup 2026™. A community policing approach that balances security and human connection

FIFA World Cup 2026: Community policing in the service of security 

Veteran sports photographer Darla Tamulitis Kelly, 69, is capturing her first FIFA World Cup™ action.

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Canada’s unprecedented run to the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ began with an historic first FIFA World Cup™ game on home soil at the Toronto Stadium.

FIFA World Cup 2026™ Blog

What FIFA does

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