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Asia’s last 12 line-up complete on the road to Qatar 2022 Vietnam seal maiden progression to Round 3, Uzbekistan suffer surprise exit IR Iran, UAE and China PR stage late comebacks to progress The curtain finally came down on Asia’s second round of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ with the last 12 line-up complete after the closing… Read More

Round 2 of Concacaf Qatar 2022 qualifiers came to a close on Tuesday Canada, El Salvador and Panama completed aggregate wins after first leg victories Curaçao, Haiti and St. Kitts and Nevis exited to leave eight nations remaining The second legs of Round 2 Concacaf FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifying came to a close on Tuesday with three nations… Read More

Asia’s second round in Qatar 2022 qualifying came to a close 12 teams have advanced to the third round IR Iran edged Iraq to win Group C, UAE held off Vietnam to top Group G The FIFA World Cup™ dream is still alive for 12 teams across Asia. The decisive day of Round 2 in the region’s FIFA World Cup… Read More

Round two of Concacaf 2 Qatar 2022 qualifiers comes to a close Canada, El Salvador and Panama have advantage after first legs Curaçao, Haiti and St. Kitts and Nevis need to bounce back to keep World Cup dream alive The second legs of Round 2 Concacaf FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifying will see three nations move on to the… Read More

Roberto Mancini has led a remarkable turnaround in Italy’s fortunes Almost three years have passed since his Azzurri side last tasted defeat Mancini tells us about his attacking revolution and special World Cup motivation With Roberto Mancini, the numbers rarely tell the full story. A perfect example would be his tally of zero FIFA World Cup™ appearances as a player.… Read More

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 15 Jun 2021 © Getty Images European qualifying event for Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 starts this week FIFA.com chats to Switzerland coach Angelo Schirinzi “Russia are joint-favourites for the World Cup, alongside Portugal and Brazil” Football – or more precisely beach soccer – dominates Angelo Schirinzi’s life. For years, the Swiss national has been… Read More

Final day of AFC Round 2 Qatar 2022 qualifiers Seven group winners and five best runners-up will advance to the third round IR Iran-Iraq, UAE-Vietnam and Saudi Arabia-Uzbekistan are the headline fixtures The decisive day of Round 2 in Asia FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifying has arrived. Australia, Japan, Korea Republic and Syria have already won their groups, but… Read More

Tickets for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021™ qualifiers will go on sale on Tuesday, 15 June. Seven qualifying matches will be held in Qatar from 19-25 June. The games will take place on consecutive nights at two venues: Khalifa International Stadium, which will host matches during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Tickets priced QAR… Read More

El Salvador dreaming of a return to the World Cup Firm favourites to reach third round after emphatic first-leg win over St. Kitts and Nevis “We have that dream, and nothing is impossible” Anyone following El Salvador’s recent games can not have failed to notice one name cropping up again and again on the scoresheet: that of David Antonio “Tony”… Read More

Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 14 Jun 2021 © Getty Images Rhian Wilkinson won bronze at the last two Olympics with Canada Now she’s going for gold as assistant coach of Great Britain She tells us about British talent, Hege Riise and the FIFA Coach Mentorship Programme Rhian Wilkinson’s presence at Tokyo 2020 will come as no surprise. A participant in… Read More