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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 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.
FIFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge
The FIFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge is a proposed football fixture between the holders of FIFA's and CONMEBOL's premier club titles, with no documented edition in the standard statistical record.
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (FIFA 98) is EA Sports' 1997 football game for eight platforms, with 172 national teams, 189 clubs, full World Cup qualifying, indoor mode, and Blur's Song 2 soundtrack.
FIFPRO World 11
FIFPRO World 11 (FIFA FIFPRO World XI): annual men's and women's all-star football teams voted exclusively by professional players since 2005; 2025 teams led by PSG's treble winners and Lucy Bronze's record eighth women's selection.
First Professional Football League (Първа професионална футболна лига) (Bulgaria)
First Professional Football League (Първа професионална футболна лига, efbet Liga), Bulgaria's top football division, run by the BPFL: 14-16 clubs, 30-round regular season plus Championship, European and Relegation groups; Ludogorets won 14 straight titles before Levski Sofia in 2025/26.
FNB Stadium
FNB Stadium, also Soccer City or The Calabash, is a 90,000-plus-seat stadium in Johannesburg's Nasrec precinct, home of Kaizer Chiefs, host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening match and final, and site of Nelson Mandela's 1990 speech and 2013 memorial.
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, the Stockholm Olympiad men's tournament, was the second official Olympic football competition; Great Britain beat Denmark 4-2 for gold, the Netherlands took bronze, and Germany beat Russia 16-0.
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's Olympic football, Beijing 2008 (7–23 August): 16 U23 teams with three overage players each. Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 in the final (Di María, 58th minute) for back-to-back golds; Brazil took bronze.
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the London Games soccer tournament (25 July–11 August 2012): Mexico won men's gold, the USA women's gold; Team GB men returned after 52 years, women debuted; six UK venues including Wembley.
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's Olympic football tournament, London 2012 (26 July–11 August): 16 under-23 teams with three over-age players each. Mexico won gold, beating Brazil 2-1 at Wembley; South Korea took bronze.
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics: men's and women's association football tournaments, 3–20 August 2016, seven Brazilian venues. Brazil won men's gold over Germany on penalties; Germany won women's gold over Sweden.
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a 16-team under-23 competition held in Brazil from 3 to 20 August, was won by host Brazil on penalties.
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition, held in Brazil from 3 to 19 August 2016, won by Germany, which beat Sweden 2-1 in the final at the Maracanã.
Football at the 2018 Asian Games
Football at the 2018 Asian Games (Jakarta–Palembang): men's and women's AFC tournaments. South Korea beat Japan 2-1 aet for men's gold, earning Son Heung-min a military exemption; Japan women beat China PR 1-0.
Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Men's football at the 2018 Asian Games (Jakarta–Palembang), an under-23 tournament with three overage players. South Korea beat Japan 2–1 after extra time in the final at Pakansari, retaining the title and earning Son Heung-min a military exemption.
Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo 2020, played 2021): FIFA-run men's and women's Olympic tournaments. Brazil won men's gold, Canada women's gold; VAR debuted; men's age limit raised to under-24.
Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: 16-team U-24 tournament (plus three over-age players) played 22 July to 7 August 2021 in Japan after COVID postponement; Brazil beat Spain 2-1 in the Yokohama final for a second straight gold, Mexico took bronze.
Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Women's Olympic football tournament, Tokyo 2020, played 21 July to 6 August 2021 after COVID-19 postponement; 12 teams, no age limit; Canada beat Sweden 3-2 on penalties for first gold, USA took bronze.
Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads
Men's team squads, Paris 2024 Olympic football: 16 under-23 teams with up to three overage players, 22-man lists (18+4) to FIFA by 3 July 2024; France coached by Thierry Henry, Argentina by Mascherano.
Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's Olympic football tournament, Paris 2024, 24 July–9 August, 16 U23 teams plus three overage players each. Spain beat France 5-3 aet for gold; Morocco took bronze; Soufiane Rahimi scored eight goals.