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The 75th FIFA Congress took place in Asunción, Paraguay on 15 May 2025, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino outlining the groundbreaking impact the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will have on football across the world.

FIFA Congress 2025

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2024 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 2024

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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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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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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.

Football Unites the World

In Focus

FIFA Club World Cup 2025™

Find out all the information on the new club tournament with details of qualified teams, dates, competition format, hosts, tickets and more.

FIFA unveils emblem for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™

FIFA World Cup 2026™

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FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027™

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FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025™

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FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™

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FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup Philippines 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.

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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

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

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

INSIDE FIFA

Applications now open for FIFA World Cup 26™ volunteer programme

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.

As the countdown continues to the FIFA World Cup 26™, a moment of reflection is taken to recognise the projects being implemented to work alongside Indigenous Peoples across the Host Cities.

FIFA and Host Cities recognise International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Refreshed with new seating, changing rooms, hydraulic and electrical systems and more thanks to funding from the FIFA Forward Programme, Havana’s venerable La Polar Stadium is now a “symbol of pride”.

FIFA and Football Association of Cuba celebrate La Polar Stadium reopening

Women’s football has enjoyed an action-packed two months, with continental competitions causing a shake-up in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking. 

Spain regain top spot in FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking; Bangladesh climb high

Spain's forward #09 Esther Gonzalez celebrates 

In a month when the world’s top female players in Africa, Europe, Oceania and South America battled it out for continental glory, another group of international footballers concluded an event far less watched, but no less powerful. 

Afghan women’s refugee team begins its journey with first talent ID camp in Sydney

Afghan Women's Refugee Team Talent ID Camp - Sydney

The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) are celebrating their best start to a FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification campaign following the qualification of Bangladesh and India for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026.

Applications now open for FIFA World Cup 26™ volunteer programme

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