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FIFA eligibility rules
FIFA eligibility rules (RGAS articles 5-7) govern which national team a footballer may represent: nationality plus a genuine link via birth, parent, grandparent, or five years' residence, with a one-time change of association approved by the Football Tribunal.
FIFA Fair Play Award
FIFA Fair Play Award: annual FIFA honor since 1987 (first winners Dundee United fans) for players, coaches, teams, officials, or fans showing exemplary fair play on or off the pitch; distinct from the World Cup fair play trophy first won by Peru in 1970.
FIFA Forward Enterprise
FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) was FIFA's failed 2026 proposal to place its commercial operations, including the World Cup, in a company with 20% sold to Joshua Kushner-led investors for $4.2 billion; withdrawn after confederation and member backlash.
FIFA Futsal and Beach Soccer World Cups
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is a futsal competition first held in 1989 in Rotterdam, where Brazil beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the final, and it has been staged at roughly four-year intervals since.
FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup, formerly FIFA Futsal World Championship: FIFA's men's indoor five-a-side world championship since 1989 in the Netherlands; ten editions, Brazil record six titles, latest 2024 in Uzbekistan.
FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification
FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification consists of tournaments run by FIFA's six confederations that decide national teams' places at the 24-team FIFA Futsal World Cup finals.
FIFA Futsal World Cup records and statistics
The FIFA Futsal World Cup records and statistics cover the indoor world championship since 1989, where Brazil leads with 6 titles and Falcão is top scorer with 48 goals.
FIFA Heroes
FIFA Heroes is a free-to-play, arcade-style 5v5 football video game developed by the New York studio Enver, published by Solace, and licensed by FIFA, released in May 2026.
FIFA Men's World Ranking
FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking: FIFA's official ranking of men's national football teams since 1992, using an Elo-style "SUM" points formula since August 2018, mainly for tournament seeding.
FIFA Puskás Award
The FIFA Puskás Award, also called the Puskás Award, is an annual FIFA award created in 2009 for the best goal of the year in football.
FIFA Series
FIFA Series: FIFA-run inter-confederation friendly tournaments for national teams, held in March windows of even years; piloted March 2024 with 24 teams, expanded second edition in 2026 with men's and women's groups.
FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival
FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival: FIFA youth tournament for under-15 national teams, first edition October 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 8v8 format, two 20-minute halves, about 950 matches, six tiers, Tier A winner crowned champion.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: women's under-17 world football championship, first held New Zealand 2008; annual 24-team format from 2025, hosted by Morocco 2025-2029; Korea DPR most decorated with four titles.
FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup: men's under-17 world championship founded 1985 as U-16 World Championship, renamed 1991. Nigeria leads with five titles; expanded to 48 teams, annual from 2025, hosted by Qatar through 2029; Portugal champions 2025.
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: biennial women's under-20 world championship, founded 2002 in Canada as U-19, U-20 from 2006, 24 teams since 2024. Germany and USA lead with three titles; Korea DPR also three; Spain champions at Poland 2026.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup, formerly FIFA World Youth Championship, biennial men's under-20 football tournament since 1977; 24 teams, Argentina has six titles, Morocco won Chile 2025, the 24th edition.
FIFA Women's Champions Cup
The FIFA Women's Champions Cup is FIFA's annual intercontinental women's club football tournament for the six confederation champions, approved in March 2025. Arsenal won the inaugural 2026 edition in London, beating Corinthians 3-2 after extra time.
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup: the quadrennial world championship of women's national football since 1991 in China; USA leads with four titles, Spain won 2023, 48 teams planned, Brazil hosts 2027.
FIFA Women's World Ranking
FIFA Women's World Ranking (WWR), FIFA's Elo-based rating of women's national football teams since 16 July 2003; points exchanged per match by result, home advantage, match importance, and rating difference; scale from about 1,000 to over 2,000 points.
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup, men's international football championship held every four years since 1930 in Uruguay; founded under Jules Rimet; 2026 edition in Canada, Mexico, and the USA expanded to 48 teams and 104 matches.
FIFA World Cup awards
FIFA World Cup awards: Golden Ball (best player, adidas-branded since 1982), Golden Boot (top scorer, 1930), Golden Glove (goalkeeper, 1994), Young Player (2006). 2026 winners: Rodri, Mbappé, Simón, Cubarsí.
FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights are the commercial media rights FIFA sells to broadcasters and streaming platforms, forecast to bring in about $4.2 billion for the 2026 men's tournament.
FIFA World Cup hosts
FIFA World Cup hosts: countries appointed by FIFA to stage the men's World Cup. Covers bidding rules, rotation, costs, the 2018/2022 vote scandal, Qatar 2022, and the 2026, 2030 (Morocco/Portugal/Spain), and 2034 (Saudi Arabia) awards.
FIFA World Cup official films
The FIFA World Cup official films are documentary features, one per men's World Cup since 1954, that FIFA commissions as the canonical record of each tournament, with a retroactive 1930 film.
FIFA World Cup opening matches and ceremonies
The FIFA World Cup opening match, officially designated since 1966, is the tournament's first fixture, played by the host nation since 2006, with an opening ceremony at the stadium.
FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification: confederation-based process (AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, Concacaf, OFC, UEFA) allocating 46 direct 2026 slots plus a six-team intercontinental play-off for the last two of 48 berths.
FIFA World Cup records and statistics
FIFA World Cup records and statistics: compiled history of the men's World Cup from 1930 to 2026. Mbappé 22 goals, Messi 34 matches, Brazil 5 titles, 1954 highest-scoring at 5.38 goals per match, FIFA vs independent datasets.
FIFA World Cup seeding and format changes
Seeding at the FIFA World Cup places hosts and top-ranked teams in pot 1 before the Final Draw, spreading the strongest teams across first-round groups.
FIFA World Cup Trophy
FIFA World Cup Trophy: the 18-carat gold, 36.8 cm, 6.175 kg prize designed by Silvio Gazzaniga, first awarded in 1974 to West Germany; unlike the stolen Jules Rimet Trophy, it stays in FIFA's possession and winners receive a replica.
FIFA World Cup video games
FIFA World Cup video games are officially licensed games tied to the FIFA World Cup, made by EA as standalone titles (2010 South Africa, 2014 Brazil) or free FIFA updates (2018), continuing after the 2023 split as EA Sports FC's World's Game mode.