FIFA
FIFA is
an international football federation. FIFA was founded in Paris on 21st
of May 1904. FIFA was founded by some of national association such as Belgium,
Denmark, France, Netherland, Portugal, Spain (represented by Madrid FC because
the Spanish football association was not created until 1913), Sweden,
Switzerland, and the last national association that declared its intention of
affiliating is Germany (declared trough a telegram).
The
headquarters of FIFA is in Zurich Switzerland. FIFA is a parent organization
for six football confederation in all around the world. The association of FIFA
is such as AFC (Asian Football Confederation, CAF (Confederation of Africanian
Football), CONCACAF (Confederation of North America, Central America and
Caribbean Association Football), CONMEBOL (South America Football
Confederation), OFC (Oceania Football Confederation), and UEFA (Union of
European Football Association).
AFC is a
football confederation in Asia region. AFC was founded on 8th of May
1954 and the headquarters of AFC is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. CAF or
Confederation of Africanian Football is Located in Egypt and CAF was founded in
1957. CONCACAF was founded on 1961. CONCACAF is located in New York, United
States of America with 40 members association.
CONMEBOL
was founded in 9th of July 1916, and CONMEBOL is the oldest football
confederation than five other football confederations. OFC is a football
confederation in Oceania region. OFC was joined to FIFA in 1966 and the member
is 14 nations. UEFA or Union of European Football Confederation is the bigger
and famous football confederation in the world after FIFA.
As the
organization of football that served worldwide region, FIFA also held a
worldwide competition. FIFA World Cup is a competition that held by FIFA since
1930 until now. FIFA World Cup is the most famous and most successful
competition that held by FIFA. FIFA as the international football federation is
trying to unite all nations in the world using football as the media.
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