This is a list of the men's national association football teams in the world. There are more nations with football teams than for any other sport, with teams representing 191 of the 193 UN member states, as well as several dependent territories, sub-national entities, and states that are not members of the United Nations. This list divides teams into three main groups: Teams that are either members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world's football governing body (211 teams), or have membership in a FIFA-affiliated continental confederation without being members of FIFA (11 teams). Teams that are not members of FIFA or any continental federation, but which represent sovereign states. This group includes United Nations members and observer states, as well as states that are not members of the UN (11 teams). This list excludes other teams, which generally play outside FIFA's recognition. Excluded teams include those who represent ethnic groups, sub-national entities, separatist movements, and pseudo- or micro-nations. Members of FIFA affiliated confederations This section lists the current: 211 men's national football teams affiliated to FIFA, through their national football associations. 11 men's national football teams who have membership in one of FIFA's affiliated continental confederations, but are not members of FIFA. FIFA members are eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup and matches between them are recognized as official international matches. Based on their match results over the previous four-year period, the FIFA Men's World Rankings, published monthly by FIFA, compare the relative strengths of the national teams. Some national teams that are members of a confederation but not FIFA members compete in confederation-level and subregional tournaments. These teams, however, are not allowed to participate in the World Cup. The six confederations are: Asia – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Africa – Confederation of African Football (CAF) North and Central America and the Caribbean – Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) South America – South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania – Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Europe – Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) FIFA runs the World Cup as a tournament for national teams to find the world champion. Each confederation also runs its own championship to find the best team from among its members: AFC – AFC Asian Cup CAF – Africa Cup of Nations CONCACAF – CONCACAF Gold Cup CONMEBOL – Copa América OFC – OFC Nations Cup UEFA – UEFA