Question

In which of the following countries is the headquarters of FIFA, the international federation governing association football, situated?

1. Australia
2. Spain
3. USA
4. Switzerland

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Switzerland

The correct answer is Switzerland.

• Switzerland is the headquarters of FIFA, the international federation governing association football.

• FIFA  
  • International Federation of Association Football, is a non-profit organization that describes itself as an international governing body of association football. It is the highest governing body of association football.
  • FIFA was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
  • Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations.
  • These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided:
    • Africa, Asia, Europe, North & Central America and the Caribbean, Oceania, and South America.