# FIFA **Domain:** Sport governance **Doc Type:** Developed Organization Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **FIFA** is the international governing body for association football, organizing world competitions and recognizing 211 member associations grouped in six confederations. Its statutes, disciplinary bodies, eligibility rules, and recognition system govern participation across a map that overlaps with but is not identical to the state system. ## Significance FIFA demonstrates how sport constructs a parallel jurisdiction of members, teams, sanctions, appeals, and rankings. Its exclusions and suspensions can become instruments of international political pressure while remaining decisions within sports law. ## Sources - FIFA, [Member associations](https://inside.fifa.com/en/about-fifa/associations) - FIFA, [Legal documents](https://inside.fifa.com/en/legal/documents) ## Routes [[wiki/International Olympic Committee|International Olympic Committee]] · [[wiki/Court of Arbitration for Sport|Court of Arbitration for Sport]] · [[wiki/Tournament as a Symbolic Administration Layer|Tournament as a Symbolic Administration Layer]]