The Association of North America concacaf

The Football Association of North America, Central America and the Caribbean [1] [2] (CONCACAF, /kɒn.k -kæf / KON-kə-kaf, established since 2018 as Concacaf [3]) for the brand, is the body of continental government Football Association North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Three geographically South American units, the independent countries of Guyana and Suriname, and the French overseas department of French Guiana, are also members. The main tasks of CONCACAF are the organization of competitions for national teams and clubs as well as the qualification tournaments for the World Cup and the Women's World Cup.

CONCACAF was formed in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City (Mexico) with the Association of NAFC and CCCF, making it one of FIFA's five continental confederations (now six). Founding members were Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao), Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname and the United States. [5]

CONCACAF is the third largest FIFA Confederation. Mexico dominated the CONCACAF competitions early on and has since won most of the gold cups since the tournament started in the current format. The Mexican team is the only CONCACAF team to win the official FIFA tournament by winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, while the United States is the only country outside Europe and South America to receive a medal at the World Championships. The third, who finished third in 1930, also reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup and the final of the Confederations Cup 2009. Among other things, Mexico and the United States won all the topics of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In recent years, Costa Rica and Panama have become the authorities of the region. In 2014, Costa Rica was the fourth country of the CONCACAF after the US, Cuba and Mexico, reaching the quarterfinals of the World Cup, while Panama became the eleventh country of the Confederation World Cup 2018. The United States was very successful in women's football. The only member of CONCACAF to win the three most important women's football world championships are the World Cup (3), the Olympics (4) and the Algarve Cup (10). Canada is the only other participant to win at least one of the main competitions and win the 2016 Algarve Cup.