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FIFA (www.FIFA.com<\/a>)<\/em>\u00a0to facilitate inter-confederation friendlies during March match window of even years; Algeria, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka will host and organise pilot project matches; Initiative aims to provide member associations with key playing opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n In line with the Strategic Objectives for the Global Game: 2023-2027\u00a0(https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3SW1oEe<\/a>) and following on from the decision taken by the FIFA Council in December\u00a02022\u00a0(https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3OTC0hp<\/a>), FIFA will implement the pilot phase of the FIFA\u00a0Series during the upcoming Men\u2019s International Match Calendar window in March\u00a02024.<\/p>\n The FIFA Series\u00a0will see world football\u2019s governing body support its member associations in organising international friendly matches comprising four national teams from different confederations in a single host country. The initiative will provide member associations with a more regular opportunity to face national teams from other continents, which will serve to unlock technical development opportunities previously unavailable to many of them.<\/p>\n The FIFA Series will also provide the participating member associations with their own additional commercial opportunities and exposure.<\/p>\n Ahead of the full roll-out in March\u00a02026, the pilot project will run from 18 to 26\u00a0March\u00a02024. The forthcoming edition of the FIFA Series will feature national teams from all six confederations, and future instalments are planned during every March international match window of even years.<\/p>\n \u201cThe FIFA Series is a really positive step forward for national-team football at global level,\u201d said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. \u201cOur member associations have been telling us for a long time now of their desire to test themselves against their counterparts from all around the world, and now they can do so within the current Men\u2019s International Match Calendar. More meaningful matches will enable far more valuable footballing interaction for players, teams and fans, and will make a concrete contribution to the development of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n The FIFA Series pilot phase in March 2024 will involve the following teams:<\/p>\n FIFA Series: Algeria<\/strong> FIFA Series: Azerbaijan<\/strong> FIFA Series: Saudi Arabia A<\/strong> FIFA Series: Saudi Arabia B<\/strong>
\nAlgeria (CAF)
\nAndorra (UEFA)
\nBolivia (CONMEBOL)
\nSouth Africa (CAF)<\/p>\n
\nAzerbaijan (UEFA)
\nBulgaria (UEFA)
\nMongolia (AFC)
\nTanzania (CAF)<\/p>\n
\nCabo Verde (CAF)
\nCambodia (AFC)
\nEquatorial Guinea(CAF)
\nGuyana (Concacaf)<\/p>\n
\nBermuda (Concacaf)
\nBrunei Darussalam (AFC)
\nGuinea (CAF)
\nVanuatu (OFC)<\/p>\n