BORN OF FIFA
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904 - the French name and acronym persist to this day, even outside French-speaking countries. Its first president was Robert Guérin.FIFA established for one of the main cause is the need for a single body to oversee the worldwide game became apparent at the beginning of the 20th century with the increasing popularity of international fixtures.FIFA presided over its first international competition in 1906, however it met with little approval or success.

FIFA MEN'S WORLD CUP

The first football world cup was played in Uruguay in 1930. In the first championship match between Argentina and Uruguay, both teams couldn't decide on a ball so they used Argentina's ball the first half and Uruguay's in the second. Many countries did not enter, with most of them coming from the Americas. By 1950 however, European teams took interest, and the competition blossomed into the world's biggest footballing event. From this, other championships emerged - the AFC Asian Cup (since 1956), the African Cup of Nations (since 1957), the European Championship (since 1960), North America's Gold Cup (since 1991) and Oceania's OFC Nations Cup (since 1996). These championships, along with the South American Copa América, which was first contested in 1916 and precedes the World Cup, are the main competitions of each continent. The Brazilian team, known as "Seleção", is the biggest title holder in the World Cup, having won five times. The runner-up is Italy, with four titles, having won the latest edition in 2006.