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UEFA preliminary draw for Qatar 2022 takes place on Monday 7 December FIFA.com sets the scene by looking back at ten classic European qualifiers Part 2 includes a surprise Spanish saviour, a Portuguese “joke” and a crucial free-kick See also Classic European Qualifiers: Part 1 6) Spain-Denmark, 1993: Danish dreams dashed again by La Roja “What Spain gave me in… Read More

European qualifying draw for Qatar 2022 takes place today in Zurich Top seeds revealed here We speak to draw presenter Cristina Gullon UEFA’s 55 member associations will today discover the routes they will need to take to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Millions of fans will be watching when the European qualifying draw gets under way in… Read More

UEFA preliminary draw to be held in Zurich on 7 December at 18:00 CET The event will be streamed live on FIFA.com and FIFA on YouTube 13 out of 55 UEFA member associations to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022 FIFA.com will be streaming live later today as the UEFA preliminary draw for the FIFA World Cup 2022™ takes place… Read More

The UEFA preliminary draw for Qatar 2022 takes place on Monday 7 December FIFA.com sets the scene by reflecting on ten legendary European qualifiers Part one includes a Scottish legend, a Polish “clown” and a Bulgarian miracle 1. Sweden-Estonia, 1933: The first one of them all The success of the inaugural FIFA World Cup™ in Uruguay in 1930 led FIFA… Read More

1904 Seven European teams joined football world governing body FIFA in its founding year: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. England and Italy (both 1905) and reigning world champions France (1908) followed a little later. Sourced from FIFA Read More

The Best FIFA Football Awards (FIFA.com) 05 Dec 2020 © imago images Hedvig Lindahl has always dreamed of becoming The Best Sweden’s most-capped keeper is nominated once again in the FIFA Football Awards Lindahl identifies her key attributes and the achievements she’s most proud of Many footballers go to great lengths to downplay the significance of individual awards. Not Hedvig… Read More

Faruk Hadzibegic has been in charge of Montenegro since July 2019 Coach has transformed a struggling side Discusses his job, the draw for Qatar 2022 and his playing days When Faruk Hadzibegic was appointed Montenegro coach in July 2019, he inherited a side that was very much down on its luck. Bottom of their UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying group –… Read More

Qatar are top of Asian qualifying Group E Bangladesh aiming for positive result despite difficult task This will be the first competitive game in Asia in 2020 Bangladesh will have it all to do today against Qatar, the reigning Asian champions and host of the FIFA World Cup 2022™, when the teams meet in Group E of the Asian qualifiers… Read More

Vladimir Petkovic had some big shoes to fill when he took over as head coach of the Swiss national team in 2014 following Ottmar Hitzfeld’s successful tenure. But the 57-year-old has proven himself, and his contract was extended until the end of 2022 just a few months ago. Petkovic, who was at the helm of Lazio in the Serie A… Read More

FIFA Legends look forward to Monday’s draw De Rossi: “Playing at the FIFA World Cup and lifting that iconic trophy is every footballer’s dream” Van der Vaart: “I expect an exciting race for the 13 European FIFA World Cup spots” With the eagerly anticipated UEFA preliminary draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ fast approaching, FIFA Legends Daniele De… Read More