Category: Sports

Steve Clarke led Scotland to their first major tournament in 23 years UEFA EURO 2020 campaign kicks off on Monday against Czech Republic Clarke tells FIFA.com about raising a nation’s spirits and avoiding a return to bad habits The interview went viral because it struck a chord. Ryan Christie – emotionally exhausted, tears welling, head in hands – spoke for… Read More

FIFA to visit nine Host Cities and tournament venues from 21 June Visit will be an “important and exciting step” for tournament preparation and planning Next FIFA Women’s World Cup™ to take place from 20 July to 20 August 2023 With just over two years to go until kick-off, preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ will take an… Read More

Solomon Islands forced to prepare on an old basketball court for Lithuania 2021 FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan funds have aided Solo’s preparations The Kurukuru featured in the seventh episode of Living Football Solomon Islanders live and breathe football. Five-figure crowds are common-place at the Lawson Tama Stadium – a remarkable achievement with a population of just 100,000 on the main… Read More

FIFA and the Organising Committee regret to announce that they have decided not to hold the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup as planned, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. FIFA and the Organising Committee will continue to monitor the situation and plan next year’s annual youth tournament. Because of the epidemiological situation, it was not possible to hold the event on the… Read More

Nguyen Trong Hoang is the most capped player on the current Vietnam squad Midfielder has figured prominently in their qualifying campaign He aims to help Vietnam to maiden progression into the decisive third round Vietnam midfielder Nguyen Trong Hoang enters Friday’s penultimate game against Malaysia in Asia’s second round of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ knowing that… Read More

Saad Natiq played for Iraq at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 He also faced a Brazilian side containing Neymar at Rio 2016 His aim is now to help Iraq return to the World Cup after a long absence Thirty-five years have passed since Iraq debuted at the FIFA World Cup™. That team was spearheaded by the late Ahmed Radi,… Read More

Germany 2006 kicked off 15 years ago today Italy ultimately crowned champions for the fourth time The hosts’ ‘summer fairytale’ had an unhappy ending in the semi-final Between 9 June and 9 July 2006, the whole of Germany experienced an exceptional four weeks that was, as the tournament slogan put it, ‘a time to make friends’. In a break from… Read More

Panama and Canada advanced in some style with strong wins over Dominican Republic and Suriname respectively to progress at the expense of their opponents. Canucks’ forward Jonathan David was arguably the biggest performer of the matchday as his second-half hat-trick sealed victory. El Salvador outlasted Antigua and Barbuda 3-0 in another top-of-the-table meeting, while a third nation hopeful of snatching… Read More

Five matches in CONMEBOL without a win for any home teams Brazil remain top, Colombia comeback stuns Argentina South American qualifying for Qatar 2022 returns in September FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifying built further momentum in South America on Tuesday with a third of the matches now having been played in the CONMEBOL region. Brazil remained perfect with victory… Read More

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