FIFA

American

[fee-fuh] / ˈfi fə /

noun

Fédération Internationale de Football Association: the federation, founded in 1904, that is the governing body for many international soccer tournaments, most notably the World Cup.

FIFA British

/ ˈfiːfə /

acronym

Fédération Internationale de Football Association: the international governing body of association football

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Etymology

Origin of FIFA

from French

Example Sentences

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Fifa plans to create AI-enabled 3D avatars of every player at the 2026 World Cup to enhance the tournament's semi-automated offside technology.

From BBC

Fifa says the scan "captures highly accurate body-part dimensions" to make more accurate offside decisions.

From BBC

Fifa hopes that by taking accurate scans of each player it can improve how these decisions are shown to supporters.

From BBC

The technology was tested in Fifa's Intercontinental Cup, with Flamengo and Pyramids FC players scanned ahead of their match in December.

From BBC

Fifa announced last month it was testing new technology which can determine if the ball goes out of play before a goal is scored.

From BBC

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