Confederation
A confederation is an organization that unites several national football associations and is located within a specific territory, including the Asian Football Confederation, the African Football Confederation, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), the South American Football Confederation, the Oceania Football Confederation, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) (ceased to be in force as of 2019-05-01)1.
Federal Law No. 108-FZ dated 07.06.2013 "On the Preparation and Conduct of the FIFA World Cup in the Russian Federation in 2018, the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017, and on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation". 2013, amended on 2014-06-23, Article 2, paragraph 2, ceased to be in force as of 2019-05-01. ↩