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This article features a list of men's professional FIFA records in association football, in any football league, cup, or other competition around the world, including professionals, semi-professionals, and amateurs. Friendly club matches are generally not eligible for the records.
This is a list of the men's national association football teams in the world. The International Association Football Federation (FIFA) is the world's most important governing body for association football. A majority of national association football teams in the world are members of FIFA or one of its affiliated continental confederations.
This is a list of football managers that have managed the most games, including those with 1,000 or more games. The list includes managers' total matches, comprising club domestic league and cup, continental and global tallies, plus all FIFA-certified international matches (both competitive and friendly).
“I cannot live it like a normal derby like it should be, two great teams fighting for the title, and it’s not that in this moment,” said the 39-year-old coach.
The best result for the United States in a World Cup tournament came in 1930 when the team reached the semifinals. The team was composed of six naturalized internationals, five of them from Scotland and one from England. [3] The best result in the modern era is the 2002 World Cup, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinals.
With 48 continental trophies won, English football clubs are the third-most successful in European football, behind Italy (50) and Spain (67). In the top-tier, the UEFA Champions League, a record six English clubs have won a total of 15 titles and lost a further 11 finals, behind Spanish clubs with 20 and 11, respectively. [1]
A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. Only players from Brazil and Italy, and one player from Argentina, have won the World Cup more than once. No player has won two World Cups both as captain.
Arsenal (team pictured after winning in 2014) are second for all-time in Shields won (17) and are joint-second for final appearances (24). Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence, are still in existence but relocated, or were established only for the purpose of playing in these matches.