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     Asia: AFC – Asian Cup

     Africa: CAF – African Cup of Nations

     North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup

     South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América

     Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup

     Europe: UEFA – European Championship

     Non-FIFA: NF-Board – VIVA World Cup

Afghanistan | Australia | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Brunei | Cambodia | China PR | Chinese Taipei | East Timor | Guam | Hong Kong | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Japan | Jordan | Korea DPR | Korea Republic | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Lebanon | Macau | Malaysia | Maldives | Mongolia | Myanmar | Nepal | Oman | Pakistan | Palestine | Philippines | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Syria | Tajikistan | Thailand | Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | Yemen The 46 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel but including Australia. ... The AFC Asian Cup is a football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation. ... CAF Logo The 53 member Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: Confédération Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations as well as the African Champions League. ... The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main national football (soccer) competition of the CONCACAF nations. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in most of South America. ... The Copa América is the main national football competition in South America, and is run by CONMEBOL, the South American football confederation. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ... OFC Nations cup logo The OFC Nations Cup is the biennial football competition held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. ... The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football... The NF-Board (Nouvelle Fédération-Board, unofficially Non-FIFA-Board) is a football association established for national teams that are not — and usually may not become — members of FIFA, usually because the participating nations do not have internationally recognised sovereign state status. ... The VIVA World Cup is an international football tournament organised by the New Federation Board, an umbrella association for nations unaffiliated to FIFA, planned to be held every two years. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 19 KB) Summary This image is copy of World Map FIFA.png I added divisions in UK - England, Scotland & Wales. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... The 46 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel but including Australia. ... First international Philippines 2 - 1 China (Philippines; February 1, 1913) Finland 4 - 0 China PR (Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952) Biggest win China PR 19 - 0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000) Biggest defeat USA 5 - 0 China PR (Palo Alto, USA; April 4, 1992) World Cup... First international Taiwan 3 - 2 South Vietnam (Philippines; May 1, 1954) Largest win Taiwan 9 - 0 Philippines (Taipei, Taiwan; August 1, 1967) Worst defeat Indonesia 10 - 1 Taiwan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; August 11, 1968) AFC Asian Cup Appearances 2 (First in 1960) Best result Third place, 1960 The Chinese Taipei... First international Hong Kong 2 - 5 South Korea (Hong Kong; January 1, 1949) Largest win Hong Kong 15 - 0 Guam (Taipei; March 7, 2005) Worst defeat China PR 7 - 0 Hong Kong (Guangzhou, China; August 1, 1980) China PR 7 - 0 Hong Kong (Guangzhou, China; November 17, 2004) AFC Asian... First international Burma 0 - 0 North Korea (Rangoon, Burma; March 22, 1964) Largest win North Korea 21 - 0 Guam (Taipei, Taiwan; March 11, 2005) Worst defeat Bulgaria 6 - 1 North Korea (Sofia, Bulgaria; May 25, 1974) Poland 5 - 0 North Korea (Montreal, Canada; July 25, 1976) World Cup Appearances 1... First international South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico (London, England; August 2, 1948) Biggest win South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) Biggest defeat Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea (London, England; August 5, 1948) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1954) Best result Fourth place, 2002 AFC... First International Egypt 8 - 1 Palestine (Egypt; July 26, 1953) Largest win Palestine 8 - 0 Chinese Taipei (Doha, Qatar; February 18, 2004) Worst defeat Egypt 8 - 1 Palestine (Egypt; July 26, 1953) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - AFC Asian Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - The... First international Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Syria (Lebanon; October 20, 1957) Biggest win Saudi Arabia 8 - 0 Macao (Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993) Biggest defeat Brazil 3 - 1 Saudi Arabia (Brazil; 6 September 1961) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1994) Best result Round 2 1994 AFC Asian Cup... First International India 2 - 1 Ceylon (Ceylon; Date Unknown, 1952) Malaysia 3 - 0 Sri Lanka (Indonesia; June ?, 1972) Largest win Sri Lanka 4 - 0 Singapore (Thailand; November 1, 1979) Sri Lanka 4 - 0 Nepal (Saudi Arabia; September 26, 1984) Pakistan 0 - 4 Sri Lanka (Lahore, Pakistan; July 18, 1993) Worst... First international UAE 1 - 0 Qatar (Saudi Arabia; March 17, 1972) Biggest win Brunei 0 - 12 UAE (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; April 14, 2001) Biggest defeat Brazil 8 - 0 UAE (Abu Dhabi, UAE; November 12, 2005) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1990) Best result Round 1, 1990 AFC Asian...