Major international competitions
The major international competition in football is the
World Cup organised by
FIFA. The World Cup competition takes place over a two year period. Over
160 national teams compete in regional qualifying tournaments for a place in
the finals. The final tournament which is held every four years, now
involves 32 national teams (increased from 24 in
1998) competing over a 4 week period.
The major national competitions of the continents are:
The major club event in
Europe is the
Champions League
This has a bad side, as groups of fanatics have often caused disturbances
and sometimes tragedies (see
hooligans,
Hillsborough disaster and
Football War).
Here is a list of links to national league football teams:
Standard for football club information
Here is a list of links to pages relating to national football teams:
See also:
