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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™

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Children to benefit as FIFA President Gianni Infantino launches FIFA Boots for All

FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström with Swedish Football Association (SvFF) President Simon Åström and General Secretary Niclas Carlnen

Mattias Grafström returns to Sweden on historic day for Swedish football

Côte d'Ivoire v Mauritania - FIFA Women's Series 2026 

Ambitious Côte d’Ivoire set to shine as Women’s FIFA Series™ hosts

Uganda celebrate winning the Homeless World Cup 2025

Homeless World Cup concludes in Oslo with two first-time champions as FIFA continues its support

Be Active at Curacao Community Training Session

FIFA World Cup™ Community Training Sessions bring players and local communities together

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the 82nd CONMEBOL Congress

FIFA President praises CONMEBOL leadership for major achievements

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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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Technical Study Group hails competitive 48-team FIFA World Cup™ as goals and intensity rise

Match officials for matches 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85 appointed 

Safeguarding & Anti-Discrimination Venue Managers’ crucial role at FIFA World Cup 2026

Records tumble as FIFA World Cup 2026™ Group Stage sets new benchmark for football’s greatest show

Music playlists providing FIFA World Cup 2026 defining moments

Enrique Macaya Márquez, the legendary FIFA World Cup journalist

Art of Soccer project creating pitch- and picture-perfect legacy in Houston

Guadalajara concludes historic third run as FIFA World Cup host

Audio descriptive commentary and haptic boards make FIFA World Cup 2026™ accessible for low-vision fans

Surprise bonus edition of Official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Album featuring new Madonna and Feid collaboration, Read My Lips, launched

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 group stage of the first FIFA World Cup 2026™ to feature 48 teams has featured often unheralded teams from across the globe making a significant mark with even the strongest sides finding no shortage of stern tests, according to TSG.

Jon Dahl Tomasson, Otto Addo, Gilberto Silva, Pablo Zabaleta and Pascal Zuberbühler

Norway’s Viking Row and France’s clapping have become two of the most distinctive supporter traditions at this FIFA World Cup™

Norway’s Viking Row and French clapping: two sets of fans, one language at FIFA World Cup 2026

Row - Norway v France: Group I - FIFA World Cup 2026

Monterrey’s eventful run as a FIFA World Cup 2026™ Host City included viral views and a once-in-a-lifetime milestone match, and it was punctuated with a riveting clash between two title contenders in the tournament’s round of 32.

Match 1,000 host Monterrey bids farewell to FIFA World Cup 2026 after four memorable games

General view during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match between Netherlands and Morocco at Monterrey Stadium on June 29, 2026 in Guadalupe, Mexico

Tension reached fever pitch in Guadalajara ahead of the blockbuster Group H bout between Uruguay and Spain that was to bring the FIFA World Cup 2026™ schedule in this particular Host City to close with a bang.

As gourd as it gets: one grateful Uruguay fan’s FIFA World Cup experience

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The FIFA World Cup 2026™ will go down as the greatest sporting event in history. A series of improvements have been implemented both on and off the pitch to underpin this groundbreaking success. 

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FIFA World Cup 2026™ Blog

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