Nations Not Quitting FIFA Confirmed

"Our contention is that Fifa was deceived into clearing them," said NFF general secretary Mohammed Sanusi. "The Congolese rule (law) says you cannot have dual nationality, but some of their players have European and French passports.

Mr Webb replaced Mr Warner after he was forced to step down after an internal Fifa fraud inquiry. Latin American football chiefs also figure heavily in the list. There are two former presidents of Conmebol, which represents South American football nations: Nicolas Leoz and Eugenio Figueredo.

Entre ces deux éditions espacées de 92 ans, seules huit nations ont inscrit leur nom au palmarès de la coupe du monde de la FIFA. Le Brésil détient le record de victoires avec 5 titres de champion du monde. Avant le coup d'envoi de la Coupe du monde 2026 qui se déroulera en Amérique du Nord (Etats Unis, Canada, Mexique), BBC News Afrique revient sur le palmarès de la compétition. ... Du premier sacre de l'Uruguay à domicile jusqu'au triomphe récent de l'Argentine au Qatar, l'histoire du Mondial est dominée par un cercle très fermé de pays champions.

In the twilight of his long life, Sepp Blatter no longer recognizes FIFA. At 90, the Swiss former president of football's governing body (from 1998 to 2015) views the 2026 World Cup with great disfavor: "It exceeds all limits with its 48 teams and 104 matches!" For the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, Blatter's countryman and rival Gianni Infantino expanded the number of nations participating, from 32.

La 23e édition de la Coupe du monde masculine de football se déroulera du 11 juin au 19 juillet 2026. C'est la première fois que la prestigieuse compétition rassemblera 48 équipes (contre 32 précédemment). Ce Mondial de football est organisé par trois pays : les Etats-Unis, le Canada ...

The two defeated and occupied Axis powers, Germany and Japan, remained excluded from FIFA. Germany, then divided, had been expelled and Japan suspended in 1945. Both would be readmitted weeks after the conclusion of the World Cup.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been accompanied by a number of controversies relating to political, logistical, environmental, and human rights issues across its three host nations—the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The most prominent disputes involve United States immigration and visa policies, ...

Dix États souverains (sur les 197 reconnus par l'ONU) ne sont pas membres de la FIFA : le Royaume-Uni, Monaco et le Vatican en Europe, les Kiribati, les États fédérés de Micronésie, les Îles Marshall, Nauru, Niue, les Palaos, et les Tuvalu, en Océanie.

This is even though they have a game in hand. The next team to go out are Turkey. Matías Galarza’s 64-second fastest World Cup 2026 goal sends them home. The third nation to go out are Tunisia. New coach Hervé Renard failed to save them. Japan defeated them 4-0. 3⃣ points for Carlo Ancelotti's men!FT: Brazil 3-0 Haiti#FIFAWorldCup #Brazil pic.twitter.com/if1Zi78848— Khel Now World Football (@KhelNowWF) June 20, 2026

Haiti and Turkey were the first nations to be eliminated on Saturday morning after losing to Brazil and Paraguay respectively, while Tunisia were eliminated on Sunday morning after a 4-0 loss to Japan.

At the tournament in England, there was a major boycott by African nations protesting FIFA's allocation of only one qualifying spot for Africa, Asia, and Oceania combined, resulting in no African teams participating that year.

Ten nations, including England and Argentina, have pulled out of previous FIFA World Cup tournaments, with YEN.com.gh examining the reasons behind their withdrawals.