what is the full form of FIFA ?
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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, universally known by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football (soccer) and the largest sporting organization in the world. Its headquarters are in Zürich, Switzerland and its current president is Sepp Blatter.
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FIFA stands for The Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
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There is in an international body governing this sport, so it's safe to say that soccer is the exactly  same sport in every part of the world, and it is call football instead of soccer,\nThe international governing body is referred to as FIFA, from the French "Federation Internationale de Football Associatif" (International Federation of Associative Football). The FIFA defines a soccer  calendar and the culmination of it is the World Cup which is held every 4 years at alternating locations. Only the best countries of each continent will go to compete, in total there are 32 countries.\nThe 32 countries are divided in 8 groups, with 4 team in each group.\nFirst Phase :\nEach team plays agains the other teams of his group.(Total 3 games per team)\nThe winner and runner-up of the group avance to the next phase.\n\nSecond Phase (group of 16):\nFrom this phase on it's one on one.\nThe winner of the game avance to the next phase\n\nThen the next phases are quaterfinals, semifinals and final.\nIn total, the teams that get to the final plays 7 games.\n\n For the 2006 world cup the 32 countries are:\nGroup 1: Germany, Poland, Ecuado and Costa Rica\nGroup 2: England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Sweden\nGroup 3: Argentina, Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, and Netherlands\nGroup 4: Mexico, Iran, Angola and Portugal\n\nGroup 5: Italy, Ghana , USAand Czech Republic\nGroup 6: Brazil, Croatia, Australia and Japan\nGroup 7: France, Switzerland, Korea Republic and Togo\nGroup 8: Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia
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have a look at http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/\nhopefully you will find all what you have been looking for ...
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FIFA was founded in Paris, France in May of 1904
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Try the FIFA official site. It tells you all about its history.\nhttp://www.fifa.com/en/history/history/0,1283,4,00.html
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The proper name of soccer is "association football".\nSource-SAMM
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FIFA was founded and/or organized May 21, 1904 in \nParis, France.
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FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association.\n\nWorld governing body of soccer; founded in 1904; acronym stands for Federation Internationale de Football Association; based in Zurich, Switzerland; president is Joao Havelange of Brazil; general secretary is Joseph "Sepp" Blatter of Switzerland; current membership stands at 191 nations. \nwww.attleborosoccer.com/eh.htm
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The Official Website of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association)
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FIFA is NOT an English acronym. In any language, it stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
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have U tried fifa web site??\n:)
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Yes it's true. Fifa: 207 UN: 191\n\nCheck details and You will get it right:\nhttp://www.fifa.com/en/organisation/na/index.html\nand\nhttp://www.un.org/Overview/unmember.html
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My guess is that some countries are administratively part of a larger unit. \n\nI'll give you the example I'm familiar with: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are all individual members of FIFA, however, they are all part of the United Kingdom and that is the body which has UN membership.\n\nI don't know which other countries this would apply to.
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Fifa '06 is definetly the way to go!  My friend in my dorms had it, and we played it a lot.  It's very realistic, and really fun once you get good at it to play against other people who are good.\n\nAnd they have this cool "Fifa Lounge" mode where it keeps track of your record vs. each of your friends, and your friends' record vs. everyone.  It's like your own division!  That was my favorite part.\n\nIt's a blast, trust me.
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What kind of question is that? It hasn't started yet -- wait until next month. In the meantime, go to FIFA's site where you'll see a full schedule.
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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in the rear of the headquarters of the Union Française de Sports Athlétiques at the rue Saint Honoré 229 in Paris on 21 May 1904. The foundation act was signed by the authorized representatives of the following Associations:\n\nBelgium - Union Belge des Sociétés de Sports UBSSA \nDenmark - Dansk Boldspil Union DBU \nNetherlands - Nederlandsche Voetbal Bond NVB \nSpain - Madrid Football Club \nSweden - Svenska Bollspells Förbundet SBF \nSwitzerland - Association Suisse de Football ASF\nFrance - Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques USFSA \n\nThe first official international matches took place on the continent at the beginning of the century. The idea of founding an international federation began taking form. \n\nThe first FIFA Statutes were laid down. The following points were determined: the reciprocal and exclusive recognition of the National Associations represented and attending; clubs and players were forbidden to play simultaneously for different National Associations; recognition by the other Associations of a player's suspension announced by an Association and the playing of matches according to the Laws of the Game of the Football Association Ltd. Each National Association had to pay an annual fee of FF.50. Already in those days, one thought about staging a big competition and Article 9 stipulated that FIFA alone was entitled to take over the organisation of an international competition. It was decided that these regulations would only come into force as of 1 September 1904. Moreover, the first Statutes of FIFA were only of a provisional nature, in order to simplify the acceptance of additional members. The Deutscher Fussball-Bund (German F. A.) announced itself by cable on the foundation day still. \n\nThe first FIFA Congress held two days later on 23 May 1904 elected Robert Guérin as President. Victor E. Schneider (Switzerland) and Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann (Netherlands) were made Vice-Presidents. Louis Muhlinghaus (Belgium) was appointed Secretary and Treasurer, with the assistance of Ludvig Sylow (Denmark). These pioneers were faced with an immense task because FIFA only existed on paper so to speak. One had to give it shape, create Associations as true national representations and get hold of new members. In the first place, the English had to be convinced that their membership to this newly created organisation was indispensable. \n\nonly taken root as the world's major game in an ephemeral world but has also blossomed in other branches of society, commerce and politics. Football, more than any other factor, has enveloped whole regions, people and nations. With approximately two hundred million active players it now constitutes a substantial chunk of the leisure industry, having opened up new markets for itself and for the rest of the business world. \nThe potential has yet to be exhausted, especially in Asia and North America. As of mid-2000, FIFA has grown to include 204 member associations, thus making it one of the biggest and certainly the most popular sports federation in the world.\n\nOn 8 June 1998 Joseph S. Blatter (Switzerland) was elected as the successor to João Havelange (Brazil) as the eighth FIFA President. This victory at the 51st FIFA Ordinary Congress in Paris (France) elevated Joseph S. Blatter, who had already served FIFA in various positions for twenty-three years, onto the highest rang in international football. Joseph S. Blatter is one of the most versatile and experienced exponents of international sport diplomacy and is totally committed to serving football, FIFA and the world's youth.