FIFA is the renowned international governing body of association football. This is the organization that is responsible for organizing and promoting football around the world. The Federation is well represented all over the world, with officials and a secretariat body. FIFA is also responsible for organizing one of the most coveted tournaments in football, that is the World Cup. The World Cup is the most prestigious tournament in football, and it is every elite football professional’s dream to win in this tournament.
One of the reasons why it’s coveted is the fact that the FIFA World Cup is not only an international football tournament, but that it takes place every four years. It is organized by FIFA and costs a lot of money, especially to the hosting nation. This features qualified national teams from around the world to come and compete for the title of world champion.
What is the role of FIFA in the World Cup?
Apart from being the international football governing body, FIFA is also responsible for organizing and promoting football all over the world. FIFA is also responsible for organizing the World Cup.
In order to host the World Cup, the prospective country must officially submit a bid to the FIFA organization. In addition, the host nation must meet some very strict Stadia, training ground, infrastructure, and accommodation requirements to submit a bid. Once all the eligible bids are prepared and submitted, then, FIFA officials vote for host nations via an exhaustive ballot system to determine the qualifier. One of the requirements to make a bid is to ensure that your confederation has not hosted the previous two tournaments.
How to Qualify to Play the World cup competition
Countries wishing to participate in the World Cup must have played and won in some predetermined international competitions. FIFA World Cup qualification is a set of competitive matches that national association football teams take in order to qualify. The teams are grouped geographically and regionally mapped in continental zones. FIFA qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones, each organized by their respective confederations. There are criteria to determine the qualifying teams, and the number of teams that qualify from each region varies depending on the region’s strength and the number of teams in the region.
Top 5 Countries with the Most World Cup Championships
- Brazil – 5 Wins (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
- Germany – 4 Wins (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
- Italy – 4 Wins (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
- Argentina – 3 Wins (1978, 1986, 2022)
- France – 2 Wins (1998, 2018)
FIFA the global organizing body for football plays a major role in how the biggest tournament in the world is planned and executed. This planning is done from the ground with national teams within respective geographical regions. Although football has such a huge following worldwide, we are yet to see teams from Africa, Australia and North America winning in the world cup. Whether this happens sooner, its a wait to see.
