The earliest documented use of the word football appears in a proclamation by King Henry IV of England in 1409.
CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Footbal, was founded in 1961 and has 40 member associations.
The first African nation to qualify for the World Cup was Egypt in 1934. The second was Morocco in 1970.
America's best performance in the World Cup since 1930 came in 2002, when the Yanks made it to the quarterfinals.
The first international soccer game was played in Glasgow, Scotland in 1872.