The Union of European Football Associations is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Since 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions.
Indoor soccer or arena soccer is a five-a-side or six-a-side version of minifootball, derived from association football and adapted to be played in walled hardcourt indoor arena. Indoor soccer, as it is most often known in the United States and Canada, was originally developed in these two countries as a way to play soccer during the winter months, when snow would make outdoor play difficult. In those countries, gymnasiums are adapted for indoor soccer play. In other countries the game is played in either indoor or outdoor arenas surrounded by walls, and is referred to by different names.
The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the five continental championships CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA), along with the current FIFA World Cup holder and the host nation, to bring the number of teams up to eight.
The Turkish Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Turkish Football League and the Turkish Cup.
The European Volleyball Confederation is the continental governing body for the sports of indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and snow volleyball in Europe. Its headquarters is in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
Five-a-side football is a version of minifootball, in which each team fields five players. Other differences from association football include a smaller pitch, smaller goals, and a reduced game duration. Matches are played indoors, or outdoors on artificial grass pitches that may be enclosed within a barrier or "cage" to prevent the ball from leaving the playing area and keep the game constantly flowing.
The UEFA European Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA.
The EMF EURO is a continental minifootball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of European Minifootball Federation (EMF).
The World Minifootball Federation (WMF) is the global governing body for mainly 5 and 6-a-side versions of minifootball. WMF exists to promote, supervise and direct minifootball growth, focusing on amateur players.
The WMF World Cup, is an international minifootball competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the World Minifootball Federation (WMF), the sport's global governing body. The tournament is played as six-a-side 50-minute format.
Minifootball is a small-sided variation of football. Minifootball is played in 5-a-side format, with additional variants of 6-a-side, 7-a-side, 8-a-side, 9-a-side and indoor football. All games are played on astro turf, while futsal is played on a hard court indoors. The highest global authority for the 5-a-side format is the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The 6-a-side format is governed by the International Football Federation, while the 7-a-side format is governed by several sub-continental bodies, including the IFA7 and FIF7. In recent years, minifootball has grown in popularity globally. The term minifootball refers to small-sided football that is open to both professional and amateur players. The WMF organizes its own World Cup every 2 years, as well as continental championships through established national federations.
The 2011 European minifootball Championships was the second edition of the unofficial European minifootball championships, a forerunner of the EMF miniEURO, a competition for national Small-sided football teams. It was hosted in Tulcea, Romania, from 5 to 6 November 2011.
The Tunisia national minifootball team represents Tunisia in men's international Minifootball competitions and it is controlled by the Tunisian Minifootball Federation (FTMF), which governs minifootball in Tunisia. On the continental level, the team competes under the African Minifootball Confederation (AMC), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with World Minifootball Federation (WMF) for global competitions. The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily red and their away kit is white, which is a reference to the national flag of Tunisia. The team has qualified for the WMF World Cup two times, qualified for the African Minifootball Cup one time, competed in one edition of WMF Continental Cup where he finished in second place and one participation in the Arab Minifootball Cup.
The African Minifootball Cup is a continental outdoor minifootball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of African Minifootball Confederation (AMC). The fondator is Achraf Ben Salha from Tunisia The first edition was held in Libya in May 2018.
The African Minifootball Confederation (AMC) and previously known as African Minifootball Federation (AMF), is the administrative body for 5-a-side version of minifootball in Africa. It is one of five continental confederations of world football's governing body, the World Minifootball Federation.
The Asian Mini Football Confederation is the administrative body for 6-a-side version of minifootball in Asia. It is one of five continental confederations of World Minifootball Federation.
The WMF Continental Cup, is an international minifootball competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the World Minifootball Federation (WMF), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was played once and was held in Tunisia in 2019 with the participation of eight teams, where Czech Republic defeated hosts Tunisia 5–4 in the final, to win the title.
The 2019 WMF Continental Cup was the inaugural edition of the WMF Continental Cup organized by the World Minifootball Federation. The tournament was contested in Tunis in Tunisia between 14 and 16 March 2019. Czech Republic defeated hosts Tunisia 5–4 in the final, to win the title.
The Czech Republic national minifootball team represents Czech Republic in men's international minifootball competitions and it is controlled by the Minifootball Association of the Czech Republic, which governs minifootball in Czech Republic. The team is one of the most successful in the world, having won the 2017 WMF World Cup, the 2019 WMF Continental Cup and the 2018 EMF EURO.
The Romania national minifootball team represents Romania in men's international minifootball competitions and it is controlled by the Romanian Minifootball Federation, which governs minifootball in Romania. The team is one of the most successful in the world, they are the current world champions. The team have won the WMF World Cup in 2023, the EMF EURO six times in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 while he ranked second in 2018, 2022 and 2024 and got third place at the 2019 WMF Continental Cup.
