Editing FIFA (section)

==History==
{{Main|History of FIFA}}

The need for a single body to oversee association football became increasingly apparent at the beginning of the 20th century with the increasing popularity of international fixtures. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in the rear of the headquarters of the [[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques]] (USFSA) at the Rue Saint Honoré 229 in Paris on 21 May 1904.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of FIFA - Foundation |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/history/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516094922/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/history/index.html |archive-date=16 May 2015 |access-date=15 June 2018 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> The French name and acronym are universally adopted outside French-speaking countries. The founding members were the national associations of [[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]], [[Danish Football Union|Denmark]], [[French Football Federation|France]], the [[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]], Spain (represented by then-[[Real Madrid CF]]; [[Royal Spanish Football Federation|the Royal Spanish Football Federation]] was not created until 1913), [[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]] and [[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]].

On the same day, the [[German Football Association]] (DFB) declared its intention to affiliate through a telegram.<ref name="Filmcircle.com">{{cite news |url=http://filmcircle.com/federation-internationale-de-football-association/ |title=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |work=Filmcircle.com |date=11 June 2014 |access-date=11 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008195647/http://filmcircle.com/federation-internationale-de-football-association/ |archive-date=8 October 2014}}</ref>

The first president of FIFA was [[Robert Guérin]]. Guérin was replaced in 1906 by [[Daniel Burley Woolfall]] from [[The Football Association|England]], by then a member of the association. The first tournament FIFA staged, the association football competition for the [[Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Olympics in London]] was more successful than its Olympic predecessors, despite the presence of professional footballers, contrary to the founding principles of FIFA.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110509012624/http://www.iffhs.de/?28d6edaca29d815685fdcdc3bfcdc0aec010 1906 - Athens] at the IFFHS (archived)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110507234700/http://www.iffhs.de/?35bb6b28a76055ae1817f7370eff3702bb0a09 Olympic Tournament - 1908 London] on IFFHS</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/fifa/fifa-takes-shape.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329051342/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/fifa/fifa-takes-shape.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2013 |title=History of FIFA – FIFA takes shape |work=FIFA |access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Butler |first=Bryon |author-link=Bryon Butler |title=The Official History of The Football Association |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=[[London]] |year=1991 |isbn=0-356-19145-1 |page=54}}</ref>

Membership of FIFA expanded beyond Europe with the application of [[South African Football Association|South Africa]] in 1909, [[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]] in 1912, [[Canadian Soccer Association|Canada]] and [[Federación de Fútbol de Chile|Chile]] in 1913, and the [[United States Soccer Federation|United States]] in 1914.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/organisation/52/00/10/fs-120_01a_ma.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505233301/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/organisation/52/00/10/fs-120_01a_ma.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2012 |title=FIFA's 208 Member Associations |access-date=1 December 2015 |author=FIFA |date=10 September 2009}}</ref>

The 1912 Spalding Athletic Library "Official Guide" includes information on the 1912 Olympics (scores and stories), AAFA, and FIFA. The 1912 FIFA president was Dan B Woolfall.<ref>{{cite book |via=Google Books |publisher=Spalding Guide |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugo7AQAAMAAJ&q=Spalding+Athletic+Library+Soccer%2F%2F&pg=PP8 |title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Soccer Guide - National Collegiate Athletic Association |year=1912 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817124931/https://books.google.com/books?id=ugo7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP8&lpg=PP8&dq=Spalding+Athletic+Library+Soccer&source=bl&ots=VxBbELg2xj&sig=ACfU3U0PayhedZCsMeQnXDoxpLYRlecT4A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiuttzf5tPtAhU9ITQIHWRXC3A4PBDoATAEegQIARAC#v=onepage&q=Spalding%20Athletic%20Library%20Soccer&f=false// |archive-date=17 August 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2020 }}</ref> [[Daniel Burley Woolfall]] was president from 1906 to 1918.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/fifa-president/daniel-burley-woolfall/ |title=Past Presidents - Daniel Burley Woolfall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028120530/https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/fifa-president/daniel-burley-woolfall/ |archive-date=28 October 2020 |url-status=dead |access-date=16 December 2020 }}</ref>

During [[World War I]], with many players sent off to war and the possibility of travel for international fixtures severely limited, the organization's survival was in doubt. Post-war, following the death of Woolfall, the organization was run by Dutchman [[Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann|Carl Hirschmann]]. It was saved from extinction but at the cost of the withdrawal of the [[Home Nations]] (of the United Kingdom), who cited an unwillingness to participate in international competitions with their World War enemies. The Home Nations later resumed their membership. The FIFA collection is held by the [[National Football Museum]] at [[Urbis]] in Manchester, England.<ref name="Council">{{cite web |url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200070/museums_galleries_and_the_arts/2964/the_national_football_museum_at_urbis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040057/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200070/museums_galleries_and_the_arts/2964/the_national_football_museum_at_urbis|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2017|title=About the National Football Museum {{!}} The National Football Museum at Urbis |website=www.manchester.gov.uk |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> The first World Cup was held in 1930 in [[Montevideo]], Uruguay.<ref name="Council" />