Title: List of men's national association football teams Content: This is a list of the men's national association football teams in the world. There are more nations with football teams than for any other sport. Teams represent 191 of the 193 UN member states, as well as several dependent territories, sub-national entities, and states who are not members of the United Nations. This list divides teams into two main groups: * Teams which are either members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world's football governing body (211 teams), or have membership in a FIFA-affiliated continental confederation without being members of FIFA (12 teams). * Teams who are not members of FIFA or any continental federation, but which represent sovereign states. This group includes United Nations members and observer states, as well as states who are not members of the UN (11 teams). This list excludes other teams that generally play Non-FIFA football. Excluded teams include those who represent ethnic groups, sub-national entities, separatist movements, and micro-nations. == Members of FIFA affiliated confederations == This section lists the current 211 men's national football teams affiliated to FIFA, through their national football associations, and the 12 men's national football teams who have membership in one of FIFA's affiliated continental confederations, but are not members of FIFA. These are displayed in the main list in italics. FIFA members are eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup and matches between them are recognized as official international matches. Based on their match results over the previous four-year period, the FIFA World Rankings, published monthly by FIFA, compare how good the national teams are on a point-based system. Some national teams who are members of a confederation but not FIFA members compete in confederation-level and subregional tournaments. However, These teams are not allowed to participate in the World Cup. The six confederations are: * Asia – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) * Africa – Confederation of African Football (CAF) * North, Central America and the Caribbean – Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) * South America – Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) * Oceania – Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) * Europe – Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) FIFA runs the World Cup as a tournament for national teams to find the world champion. Each confederation also runs its own championship to find the best team from among its members: * AFC – AFC Asian Cup * CAF – Africa Cup of Nations * CONCACAF – CONCACAF Gold Cup * CONMEBOL – Copa América * OFC – OFC Nations Cup * UEFA – UEFA European Championship Although it is not a confederation, the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) coordinates football activities between Arabic-speaking countries. All 22 national governing bodies that form UAFA are also members of both FIFA and either the AFC or CAF. National teams from UAFA member countries are noted in the list below. The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) is an organization for teams representing unrecognised states, subnational regions, and stateless minorities, as well as teams from recognised states that have not managed to gain entry into FIFA. While none of its current members are also members of FIFA, a few hold associate membership in one of the confederations affiliated with it. These teams are also noted in the list below. === AFC (Asia) === The AFC is subdivided into five sub-federations: * West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) – represents nations at the western extremity of the continent, except Iran and Israel. * East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) – represents nations in East Asia, plus Guam and Northern Mariana Islands. * Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) – represents nations in Central Asia, except Kazakhstan, plus Iran and Afghanistan. * South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) – represents nations in South Asia, except Afghanistan. * ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) – represents nations in Southeast Asia, plus Australia.  ===New names=== In addition to the above, other nations have been renamed: * → in 1960 → in 1963 → in 1971 → in 1997 * British Gambia → in 1965 * → in 1966 * → in 1989 * → in 1970 → in 1975 → in 1979 * → in 1972 * → in 1958 until 2010 * → in 1993 * → in 1975 * → in 1945 * → in 2003 * → in 2019 * French Somaliland → in 1977 * → in 1960 * → in 1957 * → in 1936 → in 1954 * → in 1983 * Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes → Yugoslavia in 1929 * Madagascar → in 1958 → in 1975 * Middle Congo → in 1960 → in 1992 * → in 1980 * → in 1964 * → in 1966 * Portuguese Guinea → in 1975 * → in 1923 * → in 1964 → in 1980 * Surinam → in 1954 * → in 2018 * → in 1971 * → in 1984 * → in 1996 ;Notes ==Related pages== * List of FIFA country codes