Football is a popular sport in Austria. It is the second most popular sport in the country after alpine skiing. The Austrian Football Association ("Österreichischer Fußball-Bund"), the "ÖFB", was created in 1904. It has been a member of FIFA since then. The country's national team has not been successful in tournaments. Austria has never qualified for the European championship. It did participate once in 2008, when it co-hosted the championship with Switzerland and did not need to qualify in order to play. In the World Cup, Austria has taken the fourth and third place in 1934 and 1954, respectively.