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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

Barcelona's Salma Paralluelo (R) celebrates with Alexia Putellas

FIFA has unveiled the third edition of 'Setting the Pace', the only global women’s football benchmarking report that offers unparalleled insights into the factors driving success in women's football clubs and leagues worldwide

'Setting the Pace' FIFA Benchmarking Report (3rd Edition)

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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

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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.

Vision Goal 6

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup Philippines 2025™

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FIFA World Cup 2026™

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FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027™

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FIFA Tournaments & Events

Spain and teammates celebrate with the FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy following victory in the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match

FIFA has made sizeable strides off the pitch to hasten the growth of women’s football.

Women's Football

Social Impact 

FIFA is actively working to improve the lives of people around the world through the work of FIFA Foundation and its Social Responsibility programmes

Social Impact

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Pursuing the Goal 7 of The Vision 2020-2023, FIFA so far has laid building blocks for further growth through many examples of reinforced governance structures and the development of professionals and systems operating within them.

Football Development

Arsene Wenger oversees training at a FIFA Technical Development Workshop in January 2020 in Doha, Qatar.

FIFA followed parallel pathways in using technology for the benefit of the whole football community in 2020.

Technical

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As world football’s governing body, FIFA is firmly committed to the principles of the rule of law, good governance and transparency

Legal & Compliance

Lieke Martens hugs Danielle van de Donk in a friendly win over Australia

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

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INSIDE FIFA

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FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola to visit 38 cities across North America ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026™

Highlights

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Find everything FIFA is doing for any football related topic

Rules and reports, Legal Portal, Football Tribunal, decisions, CAS, anti-doping, compliance, integrity, educational programmes, etc.

Legal

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 VAR, Goal line technology, playing surfaces, etc. Certified installations, providers, etc.

Technology and Innovation

New football metrics, technical reports, coaching resources, technical development, FIFA Academies, FIFA Training center, etc.

Talent development

Bidding processes, sustainability, legacy, volunteering, media rights, broadcasters, etc.

Organising tournaments

Policies & strategy, Social media protection service, No Discrimination, protecting players and safeguarding, etc.

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination

FIFA Medical Diploma, Injury prevention, concussion, medical research, Medical network, etc.

Health and medical

Diplomas, Courses, Executive programmes for professionals working or aiming to work in the Football world.

Education initiatives

Climate action, sustainable sourcing, waste management, sustainability strategies, sustainable stadiums

Sustainability

All initiatives, programmes, guidelines, latest updates on specific topics, etc. 

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.

The second edition of the FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma, which seeks to become the “globally recognised qualification” for technical leaders working in the game, will get under way on 1 April 2024 in Germany.

Second edition of FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma to launch in Germany

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The Puerto Rican Football Association (FPF) President, Iván Rivera Gutiérrez, has thanked the FIFA Foundation for its help in rebuilding football infrastructure following the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Fiona.

Puerto Rico’s football infrastructure restored thanks to FIFA Foundation funding

FIFA Foundation thanked for efforts in rebuilding hurricane-hit Puerto Rico’s football infrastructure

The President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), Jaswar Umar, has said the FIFA Series will provide "positive learnings" and forward momentum to football in his country and others like it around the world.

FIFA Series to provide "positive learnings" for Sri Lanka

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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ semi-finalists Croatia needed a penalty shoot-out to beat Tunisia following a 0-0 draw in the FIFA Series 2024™ on Saturday.  

Croatia beat Tunisia on penalties

Luka Modric of Croatia battles for possession with Oussama Haddadi of Tunisia

After the Korea DPR FA had announced that Pyongyang could no longer host its qualifying match against Japan scheduled for 26 March, the matter was referred to the Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

FIFA World Cup 2026™ Blog

All initiatives, programmes, guidelines, latest updates on specific topics, etc.

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