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Today, FANA outlines a number of objectives in the organizational Statutes, including growing football internationally, providing efforts to ensure football is accessible to everyone, and advocating for integrity and fair play. FANA is responsible for the organization and promotion of football's major international tournaments, notably the [[FANA World Cup|World Cup]] which commenced in 2015 and the [[FANA Women's World Cup|Women's World Cup]] which commenced in 2021. Although FANA does not solely set the rules of football, that being the responsibility of the International Football Association Board of which FANA is a member, it applies and enforces the rules across all FANA competitions.

== History ==

The need for a single body to oversee association football became apparent at the beginning of the 20th century with the increasing popularity of international fixtures. The ''TBA'' (FANA) was founded in the rear of the headquarters of the Union av Atletiska Idrottsföreningar (UATI) in Krono, Fordia in August 1945. The Fordian name and acronym are used even outside Fordian-speaking countries. The founding members were the national associations of Fordia, Lanovina, Decoria, Dýria, Evergreen and Scandavia. Also, that same day, the Eldancan Football Association declared its intention of affiliating through a telegram.

Membership of FANA expanded beyond Wulfor with the additions of [[Flírskmasto]] in 1950, [[Aquia]] and [[Lakadamia]] in 1951 and [[Jarea]] in 1953.

== Presidents ==