
Celebrating the folklore, heroes, triumphs and culture behind the most influential nations in football.

Uruguay was the most important football nation at the beginning of the 20th century. Winners of the first World Cup in 1930, no country has a more fearsome reputation. Uruguay may be a small country, but it has an enormous fighting spirit.

With a surprisingly long association with football and the preeminent women's team, the USA is a bona fide football nation.

The African Confederation of Football covers more territory than any other confederation and includes a set of increasingly confident and ambitious nations.

Fueled by the Clairefontaine Academy, France has become a modern football factory, populating the world's biggest league with French stars.