Category: Sports

Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (FIFA.com) 23 Apr 2021 © Getty Images Chile preparing for their first Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Roja defender Carla Guerrero is their Jefa (“Boss”) She discusses Chile’s opponents at Tokyo 2020 and sets some targets Chile’s Carla Guerrero had been hoping to catch up with Canada’s Christine Sinclair again and her wish has been granted, with… Read More

Qatar will host the draw for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021™ at Katara Opera House on Tuesday, 27 April at 21:00 local time. The tournament will be contested by 23 Arab nations. The draw will be attended by a limited number of officials, in line with Qatar’s COVID-19 protocols. The FIFA Arab Cup™ will be held at the end of… Read More

The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 99 match officials (25 referees, 50 assistant referees, 20 video match officials and four support referees) from 51 countries to officiate the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020. The women’s tournament opens on 21 July 2021 with Great Britain facing Chile at the Sapporo Dome, and concludes with the gold medal game on 6 August… Read More

Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (FIFA.com) 21 Apr 2021 © Others Official draw made for Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 Japan open with Canada in Group E Here’s how various coaches and players have been reacting to the draw An exciting milestone on the road to Tokyo 2020 gold was reached on Wednesday when the official draw for the Women’s… Read More

As the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship in Turkmenistan, where five FIFA Futsal World Cup slots were to be awarded, did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AFC Executive Committee has nominated IR Iran, Japan and Uzbekistan to represent the continent at Lithuania 2021. In addition, play-off matches will be organised between Iraq, Lebanon, Thailand and Vietnam to… Read More

Men’s Olympic Football Tournament (FIFA.com) 21 Apr 2021 © Others Official draw made for Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 Japan will open play against South Africa in Group A Here’s how various coaches and players have been reacting to the draw An exciting milestone on the road to Tokyo 2020 gold was reached on Wednesday when the official draw… Read More

The countdown to Tokyo 2020 is on. On 21 April at 10:00 CET, FIFA will host the Olympic Football Tournament draws in Zurich, Switzerland. Fans around the world and the team delegations will have the opportunity to follow the draws from their homes here on FIFA.com, on the FIFA YouTube channel, Twitter (@FIFA.com), Facebook, Weibo and WeChat (FIFAOfficial). The live-streamed… Read More

Brazil’s class of 1982 is considered by many their best-ever side They didn’t win the trophy but they indubitably wowed the world in Spain Coach Tele Santana passed away 15 years ago today 19 Brazil entered Spain 1982 on a 19-match unbeaten run, having scoring 46 goals and conceded just ten in the process. That sequence included ten successive victories… Read More

16 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams drawn into seven groups Brazil-Germany and Spain-Argentina are among the standout men’s clashes Sweden, USA, Australia and New Zealand comprise a must-see women’s pool The 28 teams that have qualified for the Olympic football tournaments discovered their group opponents after the official draw was conducted at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today.… Read More

The countdown to Tokyo 2020 is on. On 21 April at 10:00 CET, FIFA will host the Olympic Football Tournament draws in Zurich, Switzerland. Fans around the world and the team delegations will have the opportunity to follow the draws from their homes here on FIFA.com, on the FIFA YouTube channel, Twitter (@FIFA.com), Facebook, Weibo and WeChat (FIFAOfficial). The live-streamed show will be hosted… Read More