The following are the scheduled events of association football (soccer) for the year 2021 throughout the world.
Events
Men's national teams
FIFA
22 July – 7 August: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in
: : : 4th: 19–29 August: 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in : : : 4th: 12 September – 3 October: 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in : : : 4th: 30 November – 18 December: 2021 FIFA Arab Cup in : : : 4th:
AFC
AFF
5 December – 1 January 2022: 2020 AFF Championship in
: : :
CAFA
19–23 November: 2021 CAFA U-15 Championship in Dushanbe
: : : 4th:
SAFF
1–16 October: 2021 SAFF Championship in
: : : 4th:
WAFF
4–12 October: 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship in
: : : : 20 November – 1 December: 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship in : :
UAFA
20–29 May: 2021 Arab Futsal Cup in
: : : : 20 June – 6 July: 2021 Arab Cup U-20 in : : : :
CAF
16 January – 7 February: 2020 African Nations Championship in
: : : 4th: 14 February – 6 March: 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in : : : 4th: 23–29 May: 2021 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations in : : : 4th:
CECAFA
17–31 July: 2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup in
: : : 4th:
COSAFA
7–18 July: 2021 COSAFA Cup in Port Elizabeth
: : : 4th: 1 December –: 2021 COSAFA Under-17 Championship in : : : 4th:
UNAF
18–24 January: 2021 UNAF U-17 Tournament in
: : : 8–17 November: 2021 UNAF U-20 Tournament in : : : 4th:
WAFU
5–18 January: 2021 WAFU Zone B U-17 Tournament in
: : : 4th: 5–13 February: 2021 WAFU Zone A U-17 Tournament in : : : :
CONCACAF
3–9 May: 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in
: : : 4th: 3–6 June: 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals in : : : 4th: 10 July – 1 August: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup in : : : :
CONMEBOL
13 June – 10 July: 2021 Copa América in
: : : 4th:
UEFA
24–31 March (group stage), 31 May – 6 June (knockout stage): 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in and : : : : 11 June – 11 July: UEFA Euro 2020 in 11 European countries (Final in ) : : : : 6–10 October: 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals in : : : 4th:
Invitational
23–29 March: 2021 Three Nations Cup in
: : : Kyrgyzstan U23 26–29 May: 2021 Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament in : : : 1–10 June: 2020 Baltic Cup in Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn : : : 2–7 September: 2021 Three Nations Cup in : : : 8–19 November: 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament in : : : 4th: 8–13 December–: 2021 Copa Raúl Coloma Rivas in : : : 4th:
Women's national teams
FIFA
21 July – 6 August: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament in
: : : 4th:
AFC
CAFA
11–17 June: 2021 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship in Dushanbe
: : : 4th: 30 June – 9 July: 2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship in Dushanbe : : : 4th:
SAFF
11–22 December: 2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship in Dhaka
: : : 4th:
UAFA
24 August – 6 September: 2021 Arab Women's Cup in
: : : :
CAF
CECAFA
30 October – 9 November: 2021 CECAFA Women's U20 Championship in
: : : 4th:
COSAFA
28 September – 9 October: 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship in Port Elizabeth
: : : 4th:
Invitational
17–23 February: 2021 Turkish Women's Cup in
: : : CSKA Moscow 4th: 18–23 February: 2021 Malta International Women's Football Tournament in : : : 4th: 18–24 February: 2021 'Three Nations, One Goal' Cup in Brussels, Aachen and Venlo : : : 18–24 February: 2021 SheBelieves Cup in : : : 4th: 5–11 April: 2021 Three Nations Cup in : : : 7–12 April: Four Nation Tournament in : : : 4th: 8–14 June: Bansko Pirin Women's Cup in : : : 10–13 June: 2020 Baltic Women's Cup in Alytus : : : 4th: 10–15 June: Three Nations Training Tournament in Bohuslän : : : 27–29 June: 2020 Baltic Women's U19 Cup in Tallinn : : : 25 November – 1 December: 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus in : : : 4th: