Most countries send their top four players of the tournament as representatives, though nations with minor Magic playing communities may send just one player.
These confederations may organize their own club, international, and youth tournaments, elect representatives to FIFA's Executive Committee, and promote football in their specific continents as they see fit.
Ray Robson, 16, who was the tournament's American representative, finished fourth on tie-breakers and has several more years of eligibility as a junior.
The Americans began a tournament to determine their representative team but abandoned it, deciding instead to send an all-star team that included four Canadian-born players.
If you think clubs are reluctant to release players for friendlies and age-representative tournaments now, imagine their mood going forward.
Nigeria and Ghana will be Africa's representatives at the tournament, which will be held in China next fall.
All of the schools in Pine Ridge ended up sending official representatives to the tournament — except for American Horse, the school attended by the "Lakota 57".
That will be the new refrain this year at Little League Baseball's world championship tournament, which begins later this week with representatives from more than 7,000 Little Leagues in 100 countries.
MLS, by postponing Montreal's league games around the CCL final dates, has showed that it nevertheless sees the Impact as one of its representatives in the tournament.
