The six confederations are AFC ( Asian Football Confederation in Asia and Australia ) , CAF ( ConfÃ dÃ ration Africaine de Football in Africa ) , CONCACAF ( Confederation of North , Central American and Caribbean Association Football in North America and Central America ) , CONMEBOL ( ConfederaciÃ n Sudamericana de FÃ tbol in South America ) , OFC ( Oceania Football Confederation in Oceania ) and UEFA ( Union EuropÃ enne de Football Association in Europe ) . AFC â `` Asian Football Confederation : : Australia have been members of the AFC since 2006 CAF â `` ConfÃ dÃ ration Africaine de Football CONCACAF â `` Confederation of North , Central American and Caribbean Association Football : : Guyana , Suriname , and French Guiana are CONCACAF members although they are in South America CONMEBOL â `` ConfederaciÃ n Sudamericana de FÃ tbol OFC â `` Oceania Football Confederation in Oceania UEFA â `` Union of European Football Associations : : Teams representing Israel and the transcontinental nations of Russia , Turkey , Cyprus , Armenia , Azerbaijan and Georgia are under the auspices of UEFA , as are , since 2002 , Kazakhstan .