FIFA Series
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| Organising body | FIFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Website | Official website |
 2024 FIFA Series | |
The FIFA Series, originally known as FIFA World Series, is a biennial invitational football competition promoted by FIFA that features international friendlies between national teams from different confederations, taking place in March of every even-numbered year. The first edition was held in March 2024.
The competition brings together men's national teams from all six FIFA confederations in a series of mini-tournaments, each consisting of four teams and held at a centralised venue during the FIFA match window in March of every even-numbered year.[1][2] FIFA provides financial support to the participating national teams and is also in charge of organising the tournaments together with the host member association.[3]
History
[edit]On 16 December 2022, FIFA launched a friendly competition proposal, named the "FIFA World Series", in order to give national teams from different confederations more opportunities to play against each other.[1][4][5] FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed the competition on 16 March 2023, following his re-election to the post during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda.[3]
The inaugural edition in 2024 will feature five different series, taking place across four host countries during the FIFA match window from 18 to 26 March 2024.[2]
On 19 March 2024, FIFA announced Egypt to host the FIFA Series: Egypt matches.[6] The matches were originally meant to be played in UAE with the tournament called Winsunited Cup, later changed to ACUD Cup, now FIFA Series: Egypt.[7][8]
Participating teams
[edit]- Legend
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th – Final placing of each team within its tournament
- – Hosts of FIFA Series for that year
- I – Invited for upcoming tournament
| AFC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Bhutan |
4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brunei |
2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cambodia |
4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mongolia |
4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sri Lanka |
2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nation | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Algeria |
1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cape Verde |
1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Central African Republic |
1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt |
2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Equatorial Guinea |
3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Guinea |
1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa |
3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tanzania |
3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia |
3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CONCACAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nation | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bermuda |
3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Guyana |
2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CONMEBOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nation | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bolivia |
2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OFC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nation | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand |
4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Papua New Guinea |
3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Vanuatu |
4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UEFA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nation | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Andorra |
4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Azerbaijan |
2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria |
1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia |
1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup 2022™ praised for its "unique cohesive power"" (in Spanish). FIFA. 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Qué es la FIFA Series, la competencia que contará con amistosos exóticos entre selecciones" [What is the FIFA Series, the competition that will feature exotic friendlies between national teams?] (in Spanish). Olé. 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b "2023-2027: FIFA President lays out objectives for the future". FIFA. 16 March 2023.
- ^ Smith, Alan (16 December 2022). "New FIFA World Series and how it could work as Gianni Infantino outlines new tournament plans". www.mirror.co.uk. Daily Mirror.
- ^ Sengupta, Ayon (16 December 2022). "FIFA to launch biennial 'FIFA World Series' for inter-confederation matches: President Infantino". sportstar.thehindu.com. Doha: Sportstar.
- ^ "Egypt announced as host as FIFA Series pilot phase expanded". FIFA. 19 March 2024.
- ^ Team, KingFut (13 March 2024). "OFFICIAL: Winsunited Cup to take place in Cairo instead of UAE". KingFut. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Egyptian Football Association [@EgyptNT_EN] (14 March 2024). "We are pleased to announce the participation of our national team in the inaugural ACUD Cup by Sports United alongside Croatia, Tunisia, and New Zealand. The tournament will be held in Egypt from March 18 to 26" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 March 2024 – via Twitter.
