WHEN IS A WHEN IS A NATIONAL TEAM NOT NATIONAL TEAM NOT A NATIONAL TEAM?A NATIONAL TEAM?

FIFA STATUTESFIFA STATUTES

• Article 10Article 10

• ““Any association which is responsible Any association which is responsible for organising and supervising for organising and supervising football in its country may become a football in its country may become a member of FIFA. In this context, the member of FIFA. In this context, the expression “country” shall refer to an expression “country” shall refer to an independent state recognised by the independent state recognised by the international community.”international community.”

FIFA STATUTESFIFA STATUTES

• Article 10 (Continued)Article 10 (Continued)• ““Only one association shall be recognised Only one association shall be recognised

in each country.in each country.• ““Each of the four British associations is Each of the four British associations is

recognised as a separate member of FIFArecognised as a separate member of FIFA• ““An association in a region which has not An association in a region which has not

yet gained independence may, with the yet gained independence may, with the authorisation of the association in the authorisation of the association in the country on which it is dependent, also country on which it is dependent, also apply for admission to FIFA.”apply for admission to FIFA.”

NATIONAL TEAMS vs NATIONAL TEAMS vs NATIONSNATIONS

•FIFA - 207 membersFIFA - 207 members

•United Nations - 191 United Nations - 191 membersmembers

UEFA STATUTESUEFA STATUTES

• Article 5Article 5

• ““Membership of UEFA is open to national Membership of UEFA is open to national football associations situated in the football associations situated in the continent of Europe, based in a country continent of Europe, based in a country which is recognised by the United Nations which is recognised by the United Nations as an independent state, and which are as an independent state, and which are responsible for the organisation and responsible for the organisation and implementation of football-related matters implementation of football-related matters in the territory of their country.”in the territory of their country.”

GibraltarGibraltar

FIFA’S NON-COUNTRIESFIFA’S NON-COUNTRIES

• American SamoaAmerican Samoa AnguillaAnguilla ArubaAruba• BermudaBermuda British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands Cayman Cayman

IslandsIslands• EnglandEngland Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands GuamGuam• Hong KongHong Kong MacauMacau MontserratMontserrat• Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles New New

CaledoniaCaledonia• PalestinePalestine Puerto RicoPuerto Rico ScotlandScotland• TahitiTahiti TaiwanTaiwan Turks & CaicosTurks & Caicos• US Virgin IslandsUS Virgin Islands WalesWales

OTHER NON-COUNTRIES OTHER NON-COUNTRIES PLAYING PLAYING INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLFOOTBALL

• French GuianaFrench Guiana GuadeloupeGuadeloupe

• MartiniqueMartinique ReunionReunion

• Sint MaartenSint Maarten Saint MartenSaint Marten

• ZanzibarZanzibar

NON-UN MEMBERS PLAYING NON-UN MEMBERS PLAYING INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLINTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

• American SamoaAmerican Samoa AnguillaAnguilla ArubaAruba• BermudaBermuda British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands Cayman IslandsCayman Islands• EnglandEngland Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands French GuianaFrench Guiana• Guam Guam Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Hong KongHong Kong• MacauMacau Martinique Martinique MontserratMontserrat• Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles New CaledoniaNew Caledonia• PalestinePalestine Puerto RicoPuerto Rico ReunionReunion• Saint Marten Saint Marten ScotlandScotland Sint Marten Sint Marten • TahitiTahiti TaiwanTaiwan Turks & CaicosTurks & Caicos• US Virgin IslandsUS Virgin Islands WalesWales ZanzibarZanzibar

IF THEY PLAY, WHY CAN’T WE?IF THEY PLAY, WHY CAN’T WE?

• Wales so why not JerseyWales so why not Jersey

• Hong Kong & Macau so why not Tibet?Hong Kong & Macau so why not Tibet?

• Bermuda so why not Guernsey?Bermuda so why not Guernsey?

• The Cayman Islands so why not Gibraltar?The Cayman Islands so why not Gibraltar?

• The Faroe Islands so why not Greenland?The Faroe Islands so why not Greenland?

• Palestine so why not the Chagos?Palestine so why not the Chagos?

TibetTibet

Tibet vs GreenlandTibet vs Greenland

Greenland vs GuernseyGreenland vs Guernsey

THE NF BOARDTHE NF BOARD

THE NATIONAL TEAMS THAT THE NATIONAL TEAMS THAT DON’T EXISTDON’T EXISTNF BOARD MEMBERSNF BOARD MEMBERS• ChagosChagos ChechnyaChechnya MonacoMonaco• Western SaharaWestern Sahara TibetTibet North CyprusNorth Cyprus• ZanzibarZanzibar SomalilandSomaliland South Lower SaxonySouth Lower Saxony• West PapuaWest Papua South MoluccasSouth Moluccas The SamiThe Sami• South CameroonSouth CameroonOccitaniaOccitania SaugeaisSaugeais• SealandSealand The RomaThe Roma

APPLICATIONS PENDINGAPPLICATIONS PENDING• GreenlandGreenland The MaasaiThe Maasai Easter IslandEaster Island

ALSO INTERESTEDALSO INTERESTED• JerseyJersey GibraltarGibraltar KurdistanKurdistan• KosovoKosovo