FIFA Series
Football tournament
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The FIFA Series is a biennial invitational football tournament promoted by FIFA that features international friendlies between national teams from different confederations, taking place in March of every even-numbered year. The first edition was held in March 2024.
| Organiser(s) | FIFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| Region | International |
| Teams | Various |
| Website | Official website |
 2026 FIFA Series (men's matches)2026 FIFA Series (women's matches) | |
The tournament brings together men's national teams (since 2024) and women's national teams (since 2026) from all six FIFA confederations in a series of mini-tournaments, each consisting of four teams and held at a centralised venue during the FIFA match window in March of every even-numbered year.[1][2] FIFA provides financial support to the participating national teams and is also in charge of organising the tournaments together with the host member association.[3]
History
On 16 December 2022, FIFA launched a friendly tournament proposal, named the "FIFA World Series", in order to give national teams from different confederations more opportunities to play against each other.[1][4][5] FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed the tournament on 16 March 2023, following his re-election to the post during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda.[3]
The inaugural edition in 2024, for men's national teams only, acted as a pilot phase for the tournament and was originally going to feature 5 series of 4 teams each to be held in 4 host countries during the FIFA match window from 18 to 26 March 2024.[6][2] Eventually the FIFA Series: Egypt was added for a total of 6 series and 24 teams in the inaugural edition.[7]
Following the success of the pilot phase a second edition in 2026 was announced in May 2024.[8][9] In November, 2025 FIFA announced that at least 8 associations would host games of the expanded tournament, as well as the debut of participation of women's national teams, held across 3 locations.[10][11]
Hosts
Men's
| Year | Hosts | No. of series | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
6 | 24 |
| 2026 |
|
8 | 36 |
Women's
| Year | Hosts | No. of series | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 16 |
Team results by tournament
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- — Hosts
- Q – Qualified for upcoming edition (invited)
- × – Did not enter
- × – Withdrew after being announced
Men's competition
| Team | 2024 | 2026 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | |||
 Australia | x | Q | 1 |
 Bhutan | 4th | x | 1 |
 Brunei | 2nd | x | 1 |
 Cambodia | 4th | x | 1 |
 China | x | Q | 1 |
 Guam | x | Q | 1 |
 Indonesia | x | Q | 1 |
 Kuwait | x | Q | 1 |
 Macau | x | Q | 1 |
 Mongolia | 4th | x | 1 |
 Oman | x | Q | 1 |
 Sri Lanka | 2nd | x | 1 |
 Uzbekistan | x | Q | 1 |
| CAF | |||
 Algeria | 1st | x | 1 |
 Cameroon | x | Q | 1 |
 Cape Verde | 1st | Q | 2 |
 Central African Republic | 1st | x | 1 |
 Comoros | x | Q | 1 |
 Egypt | 2nd | x | 1 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 3rd | x | 1 |
 Gabon | x | Q | 1 |
 Guinea | 1st | x | 1 |
 Kenya | x | Q | 1 |
 Mauritius | x | x | 0 |
 Namibia | x | Q | 1 |
 Rwanda | x | Q | 1 |
 South Africa | 3rd | x | 1 |
 Sierra Leone | x | Q | 1 |
 Tanzania | 3rd | Q | 2 |
 Tunisia | 3rd | x | 1 |
| CONCACAF | |||
 Aruba | x | Q | 1 |
 Bermuda | 3rd | x | 1 |
 Curaçao | x | Q | 1 |
 Grenada | x | Q | 1 |
 Guyana | 2nd | x | 1 |
 Puerto Rico | x | Q | 1 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | x | Q | 1 |
 Saint Lucia | x | Q | 1 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | x | Q | 1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | x | Q | 1 |
| CONMEBOL | |||
 Bolivia | 2nd | x | 1 |
 Chile | x | Q | 1 |
 Venezuela | x | Q | 1 |
| OFC | |||
 American Samoa | x | Q | 1 |
 New Zealand | 4th | Q | 2 |
 Papua New Guinea | 3rd | x | 1 |
 Solomon Islands | x | Q | 1 |
 Vanuatu | 4th | x | 1 |
| UEFA | |||
 Andorra | 4th | x | 1 |
 Azerbaijan | 2nd | Q | 2 |
 Bulgaria | 1st | Q | 2 |
 Croatia | 1st | x | 1 |
 Estonia | x | Q | 1 |
 Finland | x | Q | 1 |
 Kazakhstan | x | Q | 1 |
 Liechtenstein | x | Q | 1 |
Women's competition
| Team | 2026 | Years |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | ||
| Australia | Q | 1 |
 India | Q | 1 |
 Nepal | Q | 1 |
 Pakistan | Q | 1 |
 South Korea | Q | 1 |
 Thailand | Q | 1 |
| CAF | ||
 DR Congo | Q | 1 |
 Ivory Coast | Q | 1 |
 Mauritania | Q | 1 |
 Malawi | Q | 1 |
| Kenya | Q | 1 |
 Zambia | Q | 1 |
| CONCACAF | ||
 Canada | Q | 1 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | Q | 1 |
| CONMEBOL | ||
 Brazil | Q | 1 |
| OFC | ||
 New Caledonia | Q | 1 |