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===Six confederations and 211 national associations===
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Besides its worldwide institutions, there are six confederations recognized by FIFA which oversee the game in the different [[continent]]s and regions of the world. National associations, and not the continental confederations, are members of FIFA. The continental confederations are provided for in FIFA's statutes, and membership of a union is a prerequisite to FIFA membership.

* [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC; 47 members){{Efn|name=Australia|[[Football Australia|Australia]] has been a member of the AFC since 2006.}}
* [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF; 54 members)
* [[CONCACAF|Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football]] (CONCACAF; 41 members){{Efn|name=CONCACAF/CONMEBOL|[[Ligue de Football de la Guyane|French Guiana]], [[Guyana Football Federation|Guyana]] and [[Surinamese Football Association|Suriname]] are CONCACAF members although they are in South America. The French Guiana team is a member of CONCACAF but not of FIFA.}}
*[[CONMEBOL|Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol]] (CONMEBOL; 10 members)
* [[Oceania Football Confederation]] (OFC; 13 members){{Efn|name=Australia}}
* [[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] (UEFA; 55 members){{Efn|name=UEFA|Teams representing the nations of [[Football Federation of Armenia|Armenia]], [[Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]], [[Cyprus Football Association|Cyprus]], [[Georgian Football Federation|Georgia]], [[Israel Football Association|Israel]], [[Kazakhstan Football Federation|Kazakhstan]], [[Russian Football Union|Russia]] (suspended by UEFA in 2022), and [[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]] are UEFA members, although [[list of transcontinental countries|the majority]] or entirety of their territory is outside of [[continental Europe]]. [[Monégasque Football Federation|Monaco]] is not a member of UEFA or FIFA.}}

In total, FIFA recognizes 211 national associations and their associated men's national teams as well as 129 women's national teams; see the [[list of men's national association football teams|list of national football teams]] and their respective [[list of FIFA country codes|country codes]]. The number of FIFA member associations is higher than the number of UN member states as FIFA has admitted associations from 23 non-sovereign entities as members in their own right, such as the four [[Home Nations]] within the United Kingdom and the two [[special administrative regions of China]]: [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]].

On 28 February 2022, FIFA suspended Russia from all competitions due to controversy surrounding [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia's invasion of Ukraine.]]<ref>{{cite news |date=1 March 2022 |url= https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37625920/means-how-works |title=FIFA suspends Russia from World Cup, all soccer competitions: What it means, how it works}}</ref>

FIFA can suspend countries due to numerous multifaceted issues. Common reasons include governance interference, corruption, and financial irregularities. Doping or the misappropriation of drugs is also a consideration for expulsion.

The [[FIFA Men's World Rankings]] are updated monthly and rank each team based on their performance in international competitions, qualifiers, and friendly matches. There is also a [[FIFA Women's World Rankings|world ranking for women's football]], amended on a quarterly schedule.