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CURRENT FIFA AFFILIATES There are currently 207 men's national football teams affiliated to the '' Fédération Internationale De Football Association '' (FIFA), the world's football governing body, through their national football associations. They are eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup , and matches between them are recognized as official international matches by FIFA. Based on these results, the FIFA World Rankings , published monthly by FIFA, compare the relatives strengths of the national teams. Each of these national teams is also affiliated to one of the six confederations, according to their continental zones:
Below is a list of the national football teams affiliated to FIFA, by their confederations. AFC (Asia) CAF (Africa) CONCACAF (North and Central America and Caribbean) Note: Five CONCACAF members (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin, Sint Maarten) are not members of FIFA. See the section '' National Football Teams Not Affiliated To FIFA ''. CONMEBOL (South America) OFC (Oceania) UEFA (Europe) FORMER FIFA AFFILIATES These national teams no longer exist due to the dissolution of their nations. TEAMS NOT AFFILIATED TO FIFA These national teams are not affiliated to FIFA because their national associations are not FIFA members. They are not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup, and their matches are not recognized as official international matches by FIFA. Note that this is an incomplete list, and many of these teams are inactive. FOOTNOTES SEE ALSO
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