UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) was founded in Switzerland in 1954 and has 53 members.
In 1994, Detroit’s Pontiac Silverdome was the first-ever indoor stadium to be used in the World Cup.
The North American Soccer League (NASL) existed from 1968 to 1984 with teams in the United States and Canada.
England played its first-ever international soccer match on November 30, 1872 against Scotland.
The US Women have won the prestigious Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal five times as of 2007.