List of association football rivalries

This list of association football rivalries catalogues football rivalries around the world. This includes rivalries at the club and international level, including local derby and intercontinental competitions.

International This list uses the geographic confederation classifications issues by International Association Football Federation (FIFA): CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia and Australia), UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF (North & Central America and the Caribbean), OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL (South America).

Intercontinental

Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games(as of 2026)Argentina–England6 (2026)Argentina–Mexico4 (2022)Argentina–Netherlands6 (2022)Australia–New Zealand—Australia–Uruguay—Brazil–Italy5 (1994) (women) (women)Japan–United States4 (2015)

Asia and Australia (AFC)

Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games(as of 2026)Afghanistan–Pakistan — Australia–Indonesia — Australia–Japan 1 Australia–South Korea — China–Hong Kong — China–Japan — China–South Korea — Hong Kong–Macau — India–Pakistan — Indonesia–Malaysia — Indonesia–Singapore — Indonesia–Vietnam — Iran–Iraq — Iran–Saudi Arabia — Iraq–Kuwait — Iraq–Saudi Arabia — Japan–South Korea — North Korea–South Korea — Qatar–UAE — Thailand–Vietnam —

Africa (CAF)

Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games(as of 2026)Source Algeria–Egypt — "Africa has some great rivalries" (SuperSport.com)Algeria–Morocco—Algeria–Tunisia — Egypt–Tunisia — Ghana–Nigeria —

Europe (UEFA) Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games(as of 2026) Albania–Kosovo — Albania–Serbia — Austria–Hungary 1 Belgium–Netherlands 2 Croatia–Serbia2 CNN – SPORT – Football – Top 10 international rivalries Retrieved 6 November 2008. Czech Republic–Slovakia — Denmark–Sweden — England–Germany 5 England–Republic of Ireland 1 England–Scotland — France–Germany 4 France–Italy 5 France–Spain 1 Germany–Netherlands 4 Germany–Italy 5 Hungary–Romania — Hungary–Poland—Italy–Spain 3 Irish derby— Poland–Russia1 Portugal–Spain 2

North & Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games(as of 2026)Clásico centroamericano — El Salvador–Honduras — Mexico–United States 1 Canada–United States —

South America (CONMEBOL)

Country 1Country 2ArticleWorld Cup games(as of 2026) Argentina–Brazil 4 Argentina–Uruguay 2 Brazil–Uruguay 2 Chile–Peru — Ecuador–Peru —

Club Africa (CAF)

Asia and Oceania (AFC) and (OFC)

Europe (UEFA)

North, Central America and the Caribbean and South America (CONCACAF) and (CONMEBOL)

See also Association football culture List of sports rivalries List of association football competitions

References

External links FootballDerbies.com FIFA.com EuroRivals.net – fixtures, results and videos of football derbies 50 Greatest Rivalries in World Football – Bleacher Report Top 10 Greatest Rivalries Soccer Teams All Time – Listvia