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After the World Cup, crucial international football competitions are the continental championships, which are organised by every continental confederation and contested between nationwide teams. These are the European Championship , the Copa América , African Cup of Nations , the Asian Cup , the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the OFC Nations Cup . The FIFA Confederations Cup was contested by the winners of all six continental championships, the present FIFA World Cup champions and the country which was hosting the following World Cup. This was typically thought to be a warm-up match for the upcoming FIFA World Cup and did not carry the identical prestige as the World Cup itself. In competitions utilizing two-legged matches, each team competes at residence as quickly as, with an aggregate score from the two matches deciding which group progresses. Handling the ball deliberately, tripping an opponent, or pushing an opponent, are examples of "penal fouls", punishable by a direct free...