Category: Sports

South American qualifying for Qatar 2022 begins today Uruguay-Chile is the standout fixture from Round 1 Five coaches making their qualifiers debut Not even a seven-month delay caused by a global pandemic can dampen expectations ahead of the South American qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Aside from how external circumstances might impact each country, three teams –… Read More

Olivier Giroud has become the eighth man to reach 100 France caps He captained them to a 7-1 victory over Ukraine Giroud celebrated by going second on their list of all-time leading marksmen The unlikely star has hit the hundred – and outranked one of the game’s all-time greatest performers in the process. Olivier Giroud, who failed to win a… Read More

FIFA President Gianni Infantino concluded his first visit to Doha this year with a meeting today with the Amir of Qatar, HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022™, the pair discussed matters of cooperation and the milestones achieved to date, as well as issues related to local football and development. HH the Amir also… Read More

Bolivia are the rank outsiders in South American qualifying for Qatar 2022 They start out with games against Brazil and Argentina FIFA.com recalls their upsets of those two superpowers Bolivia will begin South American qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ as the rank outsiders. They finished in the bottom two in each of the region’s last four preliminary… Read More

FIFA President Gianni Infantino met tournament organisers at Al Bayt Stadium President Infantino played in seven-a-side match at the 60,000-capacity venue Al Bayt will host the opening match in 2022 FIFA President Gianni Infantino described preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ as “impressive” during a whistle-stop tour of the country this week. President Infantino met with tournament organisers… Read More

Richarlison discusses his desire to be a starter at Qatar 2022 The Brazilian hails Neymar, Rodriguez and Calvert-Lewin He assesses his best position and Everton’s lofty targets Do you remember where you were when James Rodriguez executed that mind-blowing chest, swivel and volley against Uruguay? The Brazilians who can nod affirmatively are not limited to those among the 74,000 eye-witnesses… Read More

Hector Moreno reflects on his adventures with El Tri Mexican defender explains decision to play in Qatari League “We have a wonderful mix of experience and great talent” Hector Moreno is a household name in Mexican football, and one of only 15 players to represent El Tri on 100 or more occasions. He began his footballing journey with a golden… Read More

Humam Tariq dreams of making Qatar 2022 Winger rose to stardom at U-20 World Cup in 2013 Has represented Iraq at every tournament they participated in It was eight years ago at the AFC U-19 Championship that Humam Tariq pulled on the Iraqi national team shirt for the first time. And although the team’s fans could not have imagined it… Read More

Australia’s squad now based entirely in Europe Massive shift for the 2023 Women’s World Cup co-hosts Eight first-team players moved to England over the past year One of the fascinating aspects in women’s football over recent years has been how quickly the landscape can change. Be it a massive upswing in crowds, growing on-field standards or media interest. Europe’s collective… Read More