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- Debut: May 21, 1904
- Motto: For the Good of the Game
- President: Sepp Blatter
- Originally founded in Paris
- Over 200 members in FIFA, over 16 more than the United Nations
- Based in Zurich, Switzerland
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FIFA or Fédération Internationale de Football Association, is the governing body of soccer. FIFA is most notable for the FIFA World Cup, which occurs every four years. The governing body also assigns rules for matches and is in charge of assessing penalties for breaking rules in international play.
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History
FIFA was founded in Paris in 1904 when it became apparent that football needed an international governing body due to its rising popularity. Membership in FIFA was confined to Europe until 1909 when South Africa joined, followed by Argentina and Chile in 1912. The United States of America joined FIFA in 1913. FIFA currently has 208 member assicoations. -
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FIFA Questions
In your estimation, which are the countries that will be playing in the FIFA World Cup for 2010 in South Africa? 2 AnswersBrazil Argentina Paraguay Chile Ecuador USA Costa Rica Mexico Australia Japan South Korea North Korea Saudi Arabia Denmark England Greece Slovakia... read more
Do you think the U.S. soccer team is improving enough to make it into the top 10 soccer teams for the FIFA World Cup competition? 3 AnswersNo i do not think that they are improving enough to reach the top10. Let me just say in order for the United States to improve they will have to 1. Build better... read more
I am taking an informal poll. How many of you are following the competition for the FIFA World Cup for 2010 in South Africa? 3 Answerscant wait to watch nearly all of the games and see the teams play in this world cup. at this point you have to take so much into consideration as to which teams... read more
Argentiina is 8th in the FIFA World Cup 2010 rankings, but it has odds for winning similar to Brasil and Spain. Why? 1 AnswerFrom the time you posted this question i was going through my head what could the reason really be and then it hit for me it is this reason and this reason alon... read more
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