Fernando de Noronha football team

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Fernando de Noronha
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Confederation South American Board of New Football Federations
First international
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(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 26 May 2017)
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None
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(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 26 May 2017)

The Fernando de Noronha football team represents Fernando de Noronha, a archipelago in the Northeast of Brazil. [1] [2] [3] [4] They are not affiliated with FIFA and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup. Instead, they are part of the South American Board of New Football Federations and can compete in their competitions.

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References

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