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FIFA is also known as the Federation International de Football Association. It is related to association football, futsal, and beach soccer which describes itself as an international governing body. The Home of FIFA is the headquarters of the world’s football governing body. The headquarters of FIFA is a distinctive complex in Zurich, Switzerland. It is a worldwide association with 209 members working with the association.
FIFA was founded on 21 May 1904 in Paris. It is authorized by seven national associations Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. It works working 4 main official languages English, French, German, and Spanish. Total 103 staff working with Federation association.
Star Players or Best Player Football Federation
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is recently the world cup have 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup competition. Where 32 teams competed across 64 matches in the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup. World Cup 2022 held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022. Qatar was awarded the hosting rights in 2010.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was held in Russia where France won the trophy after defeating Croatia 4-2 in the final. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st World Cup and a total of 32 teams participated in 12 venues. It was held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018.
Now FIFA is ready for the 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup competition. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place across Canada, Mexico, and the USA, including at Olympic venues to be determined date in June to July 19, 2026.
Argentina was at the top in the FIFA World Ranking, and France and Brazil took the second and third spots respectively. In this game, many star players represented their country. Karim Benzema ( Real Madrid with 523 points) was named UEFA Player of the Year for 2021-22 beating Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois.
Net income of FIFA
From 2003 to 2022
Overall revenues of over 7.3 billion U.S. dollars (for the 2019-2022 cycle) and Net profit have crossed more than 2.37 billion U.S.: dollars. Gianni Infantino has been the president since 2016, and he has been the general secretary of UEFA since 2009.
FIFA net income 2023
FIFA made a net loss of over 390 million dollars, compared to a profit of over 2.3 billion U.S. dollars from 2023. The main reason for the loss was the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The sale of rights relating to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is the tournament was the most profitable in FIFA’s history with revenues (USD 6,314 million or 83%) in all the categories.
2023-2026 Cycle Budget and 2024 Detailed Budget
Compared to the 2019-2024 budget cycle, the 2023-2026 budget assumes a substantial increase in revenue of $4,560 million to $11,000 million.
- TV Broadcasting Rights: $4264 million
- Marketing Rights: $2693 million
- Licensing Rights: $669million
- Hospitality and Ticket Sales: $3097million
- Other Revenu income: $277million
Who is the President of FIFA?
Italy’s Gianni Infantino has served as FIFA president since 2016 after former president Joseph “Sepp” Blatter.
Who is the General Secretary of FIFA?
Mattias Grafstrom (Sweden) was appointed Secretary General of FIFA on 15 May 2024 at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.
List of the FIFA Awards
The sport’s governing body resents the FIFA World Player of the Year (Men) annually. Messi has won a record 8th Ballon d’Or award and Marta (Woman) has been named FIFA World Player of the Year/The Best FIFA Women’s Player six times most of any players.
List of the last 10 years Best FIFA Football Awards List
2024 – Vinícius Junior | Rodri | Jude Bellingham
2023 – Lionel Messi | Erling Haaland | Kylian Mbappe
2022 – Lionel Messi | Kylian Mbappe | Karim Benzema
2021 – Robert Lewandowski | Lionel Messi | Mohamed Salah
2020 – Robert Lewandowski | Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi
2019 – Lionel Messi | Virgil van Dijk | Cristiano Ronaldo
2018 – Luka Modric | Cristiano Ronaldo | Mohamed Salah
2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Neymar
2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Antoine Griezmann
2015 – Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Neymar
2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Manuel Neuer
2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Franck Ribery
Ronaldo vs Messi the biggest football rivalry. Both are the best football players of this generation and are iconic of the coming generation.
MESSI … “I hope football pays its debt to me”
RONALDO… Great team effort! Thank you all for your support.
“FIFA is the international governing body of association football” Gianni Infantino is the President of FIFA. Before being elected FIFA President, Gianni was the UEFA General Secretary since October 2009. Gianni joined the organization in 2000. Fatma Samoura is FIFA Secretary General. She is the first-ever female Secretary General of world football’s governing body.
FIFA tournament structure
FIFA is responsible for organizing football’s major international tournaments: the FIFA World Cup, Club World Cup, Youth Tournaments, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Beach Soccer World Cup, Confederations-Based Tournaments, Esports Competitions, Global and Development Events, and money continental tournaments. Here is an overview of the FIFA tournament structure.
FIFA World Cup
- Teams
- Men’s World Cup
- 48 teams
- Women’s World Cup
- 32 teams
- Men’s World Cup
- Stages
- Qualifiers
- Qualification round
- Group Stage
- Teams are divied into multiple groups
- Knockout Stage
- Round of 16
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Final
- Qualifiers
FIFA U-17 and U-20 World Cups
- Teams
- U17 World CUp
- 48 teams
- U20 World CUp
- 24 teams
- U17 World CUp
- Stages
- Qualifiers
- Qualification round
- Group Stage
- Teams are divied into multiple groups
- Knockout Stage
- Round of 16
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Final
- Qualifiers
FIFA Club World Cup
- Teams
- 32 teams
- Stages
- Qualifiers
- Qualification round
- Group Stage
- Teams are divied into multiple groups
- Knockout Stage
- Round of 16
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Final
- Qualifiers
| MEN’S | WOMEN’s |
|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup | FIFA Women’s World Cup |
| FIFA Club World Cup | FIFA Women’s Club World Cup |
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup |
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup |
| FIFA Confederations Cup (Replaced by FIFA Confederations Cup) | Women’s Olympic Football Tournament |
| Men’s Olympic Football Tournament | FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup |
| Boys’ Youth Olympic Football Tournament (U-15) | FIFA Women’s Club World Cup |
| FIFA Futsal World Cup | |
| Beach Soccer World Cup | |
| Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup/U-20 World Cup |
CURRENT FIFA TITLE HOLDER’ TEAM IN ALL FORMATS
The full list of winners of the last tournament winners’ Men’s and Women’s title holders. Japan upset Spain 3-1 in the final to win the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup for the first time.
| CUP | MEN’S | WOMAN’S |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup | Argentina (2022) | Spain (2023) |
| Olympic Tournament | Spain (2024) | USA (2024) |
| U-20 World Cup | Uruguay (2023) | Spain (2022) |
| U-17 World Cup | Germany (2023) | Spain (2023) |
| Club World Cup | Manchester City (2024) | Planned ( from 2026) |
| Futsal World Cup | Brazil (6th title) | Planned ( from 2025) |
| FIFA Intercontinetal Cup | Real Madrid (2024) | |
| Beach Soccer World Cup | Brazil (6th title)(2024) | |
| Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup | RB Salzburg (2024) | Vancouver Whitecaps (2024) |
FIFA World Cup
Men’s FIFA World Cup and Women’s FIFA World Cup are held every 4 years, from featuring 32 teams to 48 in 2026 FIFA World Cup. Now FIFA has upgraded expanding to 48 teams in FIFA World Cup 2026.
Federation International de Football Association is the sport’s global governing body. It organized the World Cup every four years since 1930 except in 1942 and 1946 (not held because of the 2nd World War). It is simply known as the “World Cup” or “Coupe du Monde”.
The 22nd times World Cup tournaments have been organized and Brazil is the most successful team with 5 titles. The 2022 FIFA World Cup was played in Qatar, won by Argentina and the 2018 FIFA World Cup was held in Russia won by France.
The 23rd FIFA World Cup will be organizing in the USA, Canada and Maxico be hosted across three countries, for the first to feature 48 teams from each of the 104 games.
| Years | Winners | Runners-Up | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Uruguay | 4–2 | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 1934 | Italy | 2–1 | Czechoslovakia | Italy |
| 1938 | Italy | 4–2 | Hungary | France |
| 1950 | Uruguay | 2–1 | Brazil | Brazil |
| 1954 | West Germany | 3–2 | Hungary | Switzerland |
| 1958 | Brazil | 5–2 | Sweden | Sweden |
| 1958 | Brazil | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | Chile |
| 1966 | England | 4–2 | West Germany | England |
| 1970 | Brazil | 4–1 | Italy | Mexico |
| 1974 | West Germany | 2–1 | Netherlands | West Germany |
| 1978 | Argentina | 3–1 | Netherlands | Argentina |
| 1982 | Italy | 3–1 | West Germany | Spain |
| 1986 | Argentina | 3–2 | West Germany | Mexico |
| 1990 | West Germany | 1–0 | Argentina | Italy |
| 1994 | Brazil | 0–0 | Italy | United States |
| 1998 | France | 3–0 | Brazil | France |
| 2002 | Brazil | 2–0 | Germany | Japan |
| 2006 | Italy | 1-1 | France | Germany |
| 2010 | Spain | 1-0 | Netherlands | South Africa |
| 2014 | Germany | 1-0 | Argentina | Brazil |
| 2018 | France | 4-2 | Croatia | Russia |
| 2022 | Argentina | 3-3 (4-2) | France | Qatar |
| 2026 | N/A | – | N/A | Canada, Mexico, USA |
| 2030 | Spain, Portugal, and Morocco Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay | |||
| 2034 | Saudi Arabia |
FIFA Video Game History
EA Sports FC 25
EA Sports FC 25 has different features from the previous series it has Enhanced Gameplay, FC IQ, Crossplay and Multiplayer Roles, New Licenses and Teams, and Upgraded Machine learning technology (based on AI) that will be a fresh competitive element to the game.
- Creators: Electronic Arts, EA Canada & EA Romania
- Release Date: Sep 20, 2024
- Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
EA FC 25 Team of the Year
- Jan. 6: Team of the Year voting starts
- Jan. 14: Team of the Year Warmup begins
- Jan. 17: Team of the Year Attackers released
- Jan. 19: Team of the Year Midfielders released
- Jan. 21: Team of the Year Defenders and Goalkeepers released
- Jan. 23: Full Team of the Year squads released in packs
- Jan. 24: Team of the Year 12th Players released
EA Sports FC 24 Team of the Year
The nomination of the world-class players of TOTY will be released on 8 January 2025. The Nomini list has already been selected for this.
FIFA 23 Team of the Year
FIFA 23 TOTY Winners – The EA SPORTS FIFA Team of the Year: The World’s Ultimate XI.
| Defenders | Midfielders | Attackers |
| Theo Hernandez | Kevin De Bruyne | Lionel Messi |
| Virgil van Dijk | Jude Bellingham | Karim Benzema |
| Eder Militao | Luka Modric | Kylian Mbappe |
| Achraf Hakimi | Thibaut Courtois (Goalkeeper) | 12th Man- Erling Haaland |
FIFA 22 Team of the Year
FIFA 22 Ultimate Team gage Cristiano Ronaldo has Won the 12th Man FUT TOTY Vote.
| Defenders | Midfielders | Attackers |
| UIGI DONNARUMMA | ACHRAF HAKIMI | KYLIAN MBAPPÉ |
| JOÃO CANCELO | KEVIN DE BRUYNE | ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI |
| RÚBEN DIAS | JORGINHO | LIONEL MESSI |
| MARQUINHOS | N’GOLO KANTÉ | 12th Man- Cristiano Ronaldo |
Team of The Year 2024 (EA SPORTS FC 24 TOTY)
The Ultimate XI was chosen for their outstanding performances during an extraordinary year of Soccer. Ultimate Team features 100 icon players with many new names.
| Position | Name |
| Goalkeeper | Alisson – 95 |
| Left Backs | Hernández – 94 |
| Central Backs | Virgil van Dijk – 96 |
| Central Backs | Ruben Dias – 95 |
| Right Backs | Jeremie Frimpong – 94 |
| Center Defensive Midfielders | Rodri – 95 |
| Center Midfielders | Jude Bellingham – 96 |
| Center Midfielders | Kevin de Bruyne – 96 |
| Centre Forward | Lionel Messi – 97 |
| Striker | Kylian Mbappé – 97 |
| Striker | Erling Haaland – 97 |
FIFA 23 Team Of The Year
The FIFA 23 Team Of The Year also known as TOTY was released on 19/Jan/23 and includes 12 players with prices ranging from 106,000 to 3,370,000 on Sony Playstation and Microsoft XBOX. PC prices are ranging from 140,000 to 140,000.
Goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) – Real Madrid
Defenders
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) – PSG
Eder Militao (Brazil) – Real Madrid
Theo Hernandez (France) – AC Milan
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – Liverpool
Midfielders
Jude Bellingham (England) – Borussia Dortmund
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) – Manchester City
Luka Modric (Croatia) – Real Madrid
TEAM OF THE YEAR 2024
EA Sport every year nominated top world football Players in the FIFA EA Sports list. 2023 winner Erling Haaland ( Manchester City) was named the Players’ Player of the Year. Cristiano Ronaldo is the TOTY 12th Player as he takes the final spot in the FIFA 22 Team of the Year. Here is a list of the FC 24 Team of the Year (TOTY) winners list below –
| Attackers
ST: Erling Haaland (97) – Manchester City | Defenders
CB: Virgil van Dijk (96) – Liverpool |
| Midfielders
RW: Caroline Graham Hansen (97) – FC Barcelona | Goalkeeper
GK: Alisson (95) – Liverpool |
The Best FIFA Teams Awards
The Best FIFA Football Awards were introduced by FIFA in 2016 to recognize excellence in the football World.
The finalists for best soccer teams all over the world. All FIFA winners Teams, which play all tournaments like FIFA Beach Soccer, FIFA U20, FIFA U17, FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and More
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Additional Information or Facts related to FIFA. On July 13, 1930, France defeated Mexico 4-1 and the United States defeated Belgium 3-0 in the first-ever World Cup football matches.
Brazil’s Pelé is the only player to have won three World Cup winners’ medals.
The most recent 2022 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Qatar in 2022. It is the 3rd title of Argentina same as Italy and surpassed only by Brazil and Germany. The current world champion team of FIFA is Argentina and the runner-up team is France.
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is the 9th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Australia and New Zealand are taking place from 20 July to 20 August 2023. Spain secured their first-ever Women’s World Cup title with a 1-0 win over England at Sydney’s 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final.
FIFA World Ranking 2024
Men’s National Soccer Team
As of the Jan 2025 updated FIFA ranking, Argentina is the most ranked team. The France football team’s current FIFA Ranking is 2 and Euro Cup Champion team Spain is in the 3rd position. The list of Men’s FIFA Football Ranking top 10 teams is below-
| Rank | Team | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1867.25 |
| 2 | France | 1859.75 |
| 3 | Spain | 1853.27 |
| 4 | England | 1813.81 |
| 5 | Brazil | 1775.85 |
| 6 | Portugal | 1756.12 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1747.55 |
| 8 | Belgium | 1740.62 |
| 9 | Italy | 1731.51 |
| 10 | Germany | 1703.79 |
Women’s National Soccer Team
| Rank | Team | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2076.9 |
| 2 | England | 2023.42 |
| 3 | Spain | 2021.09 |
| 4 | Germany | 2014.11 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1986.8 |
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