Category: Sports

Johan Cruyff passed away five years ago today FIFA.com highlights some of the best quotes about him Guardiola, Lineker, Michels, Pele and Xavi feature “Cruyff is the most important person in the history of the Spanish national team.”Xavi “I walked in the dressing room after the game, looked at my team-mates, and we all burst out laughing. I still find… Read More

Johan Cruyff was one of the greatest players and coaches ever The Dutchman passed away five years ago today FIFA.com pay tribute with stories, stats, quotes and golazos Rinus Michels once commented that his star pupil was “a man from Mars”. He was not wrong. Johan Cruyff performed, and later orchestrated, extraterrestrial acts on green fields, while a minor planet… Read More

Mongolia resume Qatar 2022 qualifying under new coach Rastislav Bozik Former Al Wahda manager took over last September He expects his side to focus on improved displays against Tajikistan and Japan When Asia’s qualification campaign for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ began in June 2019, Mongolia had the honour of hosting the first very first qualifying game globally. The Blue… Read More

Willy Sagnol is Georgia’s new coach His team up against Sweden and Spain in Qatar 2022 qualifying The Frenchman talks about qualifying for the World Cup and memories of the tournament On 15 February this year, Willy Sagnol was officially appointed Georgia head coach. A surprise move you might think, until you learn that the former Bayern Munich captain was… Read More

His dream was to be a footballer and at 20 he played at Russia 2018 “With it being our first World Cup, it was a unique experience for the whole country” His goals are to reach Qatar 2022 with Panama and excel in Spain From a very young age, Jose Luis Rodriguez was clear about his ambition to become a… Read More

FIFA has today launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in Greece for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, FIFA’s flagship men’s competition.  The FIFA World Cup 2022™ will be the 22nd edition of the competition and a unique event, as the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East and the first to take place in… Read More

We highlight ten players, aged 28-plus, who the World Cup needs to see Alaba, Bale, Oblak and Van Dijk are among the Europeans Two huge African talents have never played in the finals Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gabon31 years old65 caps26 goals Group F (Africa)Egypt, Gabon, Libya, Angola. Other key playersMario Lemina (Fulham), Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) AubameyangAubameyang could have chosen to represent… Read More

Cayman Islands head coach Ben Pugh speaks with FIFA.com The former Ipswich Town academy coach talks about his journey He previews his team’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers with Suriname and Canada The Cayman Islands have never won a FIFA World Cup™ qualifying match in their entire history. But that could finally be changing in the near future thanks to a… Read More

11 OFC qualification has not yet begun. It will involve the region’s 11 national teams: Fiji, the Cook Islands, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, American Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga and Vanuatu. The best team in the region’s qualifying competition will progress to the intercontinental play-off round. Sourced from FIFA Read More

The Home of FIFA in Zurich will host the draws for the Olympic Football Tournaments on 21 April at 10:00 CET. The countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is on again. The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced the postponement of the Games until 2021, but enthusiasm and excitement for the iconic event remain undimmed. In less than a month’s… Read More