Football Football-like games have been recorded in history and undoubtedly predate recorded history in all parts of the world. The modern codes of football saw the light in 1848 at Cambridge University in England, where representatives from several schools produced the first set of modern rules. In 1862 the rules were revised and they are the basis of what we call Football today. Football Clubs had been established outside schools, and in 1863 the Football Association was founded in England. This XI vs XI game, where the object is to advance the ball by kicking to the opponent's end of the field where goals can be scored by putting the ball across the goal line between the posts and under a crossbar, has conquered the world from that time. It's the most popular and widespread sport in the world. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association was founded in 1904. In the 1990's women football finally got it's recognition as being seen as competitive sport. World Cup: Men Women Olympic Games: Men Women Men: Confederations Cup European Championship: Men Women Copa América: Men Women Concacaf Gold Cup: Men Women African Nations Cup: Men Women Asian Nations Cup: Men Women Oceanian Nations Cup: Men Women Men: Minor Nations Championships: Gulf Cup UNCAF Nations Cup Men: International Results (Special Section) Men: International Club Competitions: Club World Championship Defunct Event: Intercontinental Cup Europe: European Champions Cup UEFA Cup European Super Cup Defunct Event: European Cup Winners Cup Americas: Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Recopa Concacaf Cup Defunct Events: Copa Merconorte Copa Mercosur Copa Conmebol Supercopa Africa: African Champions Cup African Confederations Cup African Super Cup Defunct Events: African Cup Winners Cup CAF Cup Asia: Asian Champions Cup AFC Cup Defunct Events: Asian Cup Winners Cup Asian Super Cup Women: International Club Competitions: Europe: UEFA Cup National Championships: Men: Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Belgium Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil (Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Other States) Bulgaria Cameroon China Chile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Dem. Rep. Congo Denmark Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Luxemburg Macedonia Mali Malta Mexico Moldova Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Netherlands Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia San Marino Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan UAE Ukraine Uruguay USA Uzbekistan Venezuela Wales Zambia Zimbabwe Women: Argentina Austria Belgium Croatia Denmark England Finland France Germany Iceland Italy Japan Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Serbia Spain Sweden Switzerland Uruguay USA Defunct: Men: Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia & Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia Women: East Germany Serbia & Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia National Cup Competitions: Men: Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Belgium Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon China Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Egypt England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Greece Guinea Hungary Iceland Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxemburg Macedonia Mali Malta Moldova Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Netherlands Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia San Marino Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan UAE Ukraine USA Uzbekistan Wales Zambia Zimbabwe Women: England Germany Netherlands Defunct: Men: Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia & Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia National League Cup Competitions: Men: England France Scotland Pan American Games: Men Women Asian Games: Men Women All Africa Games: Men Women Universiade: Men Women Youth: World Championship: U20: Men Women U17: Men European Championship: U21: Men U19: Men Women U17: Men Defunct: World Championship: U19: Women U16: Men European Championship: U18: Men Women U16: Men Defunct Event: Intercalated Games