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. The tournament brings together men’s and women’s national teams from all FIFA confederations in a series of mini-tournaments, each consisting of four teams at a centralised venue.[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 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.[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 for 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 |
|
9 | 34 |
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
Women’s competition
| Team | 2026 | Years |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | ||
 Australia |
1st | 1 |
 India |
3rd | 1 |
 Indonesia |
3rd | 1 |
 Pakistan |
3rd | 1 |
 South Korea |
Q | 1 |
 Thailand |
1st | 1 |
| CAF | ||
 DR Congo |
2nd | 1 |
 Ivory Coast |
1st | 1 |
 Mauritania |
2nd | 1 |
 Malawi |
4th | 1 |
 Kenya |
2nd | 1 |
 Zambia |
Q | 1 |
| CONCACAF | ||
 Canada |
Q | 1 |
 Turks and Caicos |
4th | 1 |
| CONMEBOL | ||
 Brazil |
Q | 1 |
| OFC | ||
 New Caledonia |
4th | 1 |
Statistics
Medals
As of 16 April 2026
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Aruba (ARU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Cape Verde (CPV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Guinea (GUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Indonesia (IDN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DR Congo (DRC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mauritania (MTN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 |  Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chile (CHL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Comoros (COM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Equatorial Guinea (EQG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saint Lucia (LCA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (47 entries) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 53 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b “FIFA World Cup 2022™ praised for its “unique cohesive power”“ (in Spanish). FIFA. 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b “Qué es la FIFA Series, la competencia que contará con amistosos exóticos entre selecciones” [What is the FIFA Series, the tournament that will feature exotic friendlies between national teams?] (in Spanish). Olé. 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b “2023-2027: FIFA President lays out objectives for the future”. FIFA. 16 March 2023.
- ^ Smith, Alan (16 December 2022). “New FIFA World Series and how it could work as Gianni Infantino outlines new tournament plans”. www.mirror.co.uk. Daily Mirror.
- ^ Sengupta, Ayon (16 December 2022). “FIFA to launch biennial ‘FIFA World Series’ for inter-confederation matches: President Infantino”. sportstar.thehindu.com. Doha: Sportstar.
- ^ “FIFA Series international friendlies pilot project to commence in March 2024”. FIFA. 26 February 2024.
- ^ “Egypt announced as host as FIFA Series pilot phase expanded”. FIFA. 19 March 2024.
- ^ “Gianni Infantino emphasises FIFA’s mission to grow football globally in FIFA Congress address”. FIFA. 17 May 2024.
- ^ “FIFA President’s Address | Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand Friday, 17 May 2024” (PDF). FIFA. 17 May 2024.
- ^ “FIFA confirms expanded FIFA Series 2026™ for men’s and women’s national teams”. FIFA. 21 November 2025.
- ^ “‘FIFA Series’ for smaller nations to expand in 2026 and add women’s edition”. Reuters. 21 November 2025.
