Category: Sports

The Bureau of the FIFA Council has today taken several important decisions concerning upcoming FIFA competitions. Following the amazing success of the 2019 edition, the decision was taken last year to expand the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ to 32 teams and thus continue to foster the growth of women’s football. FIFA has since worked closely with the confederations to formulate… Read More

Tigres beat LAFC in the CCL final The Mexican side had previously lost in three finals Andre-Pierre Gignac made his mark on the tournament Tigres won the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time on Tuesday, defeating Los Angeles FC in the 2020 final. In doing so, Los Felinos ended a run of three losses in the final of the… Read More

Opening match to take place at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium and final at Education City Stadium All three venues are due to host FIFA World Cup™ fixtures in 2022 Education City, Ahmad Bin Ali and Khalifa International stadiums will host the FIFA Club World Cup 2020™ matches taking place in Qatar from 1 to 11 February 2021. The Ahmad Bin… Read More

Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador have made impressive starts in South America Syria are flying in Asia as several heavyweights struggle Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire are in Africa’s group of death The qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ was hit by a number of organisational challenges in 2020. But with the action now under way in South America,… Read More

Tigres crowned 2020 Concacaf Champions League winners The Monterrey club will represent Concacaf at the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ Andre-Pierre Gignac scored the winning goal It was fourth time’s the charm for Tigres as they came from behind to beat Los Angeles FC 2-1 in the 2020 Concacaf Champions League final in Orlando, Florida. The Mexican giants had… Read More

Entrants battling for a spot in FIFAe Club World Cup qualifying Favourites hit the ground running, newcomers catch the eye First week of qualifying in review Zones 3, 4 and 5 of FIFAe Club World Cup™ qualifying played their opening matchday on 17 and 18 December, and it was not only the top teams who impressed, with plenty of unheralded… Read More

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic speaks to FIFA.com Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta await in World Cup qualifying “2018 was special and that you can’t repeat that every two or four years” The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ represented a milestone for Croatian football, a summer fairytale that will likely never be forgotten. Under Zlatko Dalic’s stewardship they made it… Read More

Tigres and LAFC will contest the Concacaf Champions League final Winner will represent the region at February’s FIFA Club World Cup LAFC aiming to be first-ever MLS club to win the competition The year is nearing an end, but there is still some important business to be decided when it comes to the sport’s top club competition, the FIFA Club… Read More

A ten-game unbeaten run propelled Ulsan to Asian glory They will play at the FIFA Club World Cup for a second time Bitgaram, Iniesta, Junior Negrao and Qara dazzled during the campaign Ulsan painted Al Wakrah blue on Saturday. Trailing, Junior Negrao scored twice in a wild ten-minute spell to secure a 2-1 victory over Persepolis in the AFC Champions… Read More