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The board of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC (Q22) met today, just three days before the inauguration of another FIFA World Cup™ stadium, the Al Rayyan venue, which will host the Amir Cup final on Qatar National Day.  The meeting, which was held via video call due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, reviewed key achievements while looking forward… Read More

Concacaf Champions League (FIFA.com) 14 Dec 2020 © Getty Images Concacaf Champions League 2020 resumes on 15 December Mini-tournament hosted in one location in Orlando, Florida Champion will represent the region at the FIFA Club World Cup in February 2021 Before the world brings in a new year, there is still meaningful football to look forward to. The Concacaf Champions… Read More

Mohamed Aboutrika is one of Africa’s best-ever players He is an ambassador for Qatar 2022’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy The Egypt legend believes the tournament will wow the world Mohamed Aboutrika – widely recognised as one of Africa’s greatest-ever players – has hailed the significance of the first FIFA World Cup™ to be held in the Middle East… Read More

Paolo Rossi passed away on 9 December Gianni Infantino, Marco Tardelli and Dino Zoff hail Pablito FIFA pays tribute to Rossi with videos, quotes, trivia and stats Gianni hails Pablito “Ciao Pablito, symbol of joy, of revenge, of generosity, of sympathy, of success and, personally, symbol of pride for all Italians. A human hero and a world legend.” Read FIFA… Read More

Diego Maradona passed away, aged 60, on 25 November 2020 Lionel Messi, Pele and Gianni Infantino hailed the Argentina legend FIFA pays tribute to Diego with videos, quotes, trivia and stats Gianni hails Diego “I always said it and I can just repeat it now, more convinced than ever: What Diego has done for football, for making all of us… Read More

Former Italy international Paolo Rossi has died The striker made his mark on FIFA World Cup™ history The world of football has paid tribute to him A little over two weeks after the death of Diego Maradona, fellow FIFA World Cup™ star Paolo Rossi has departed us, at the age of 64. Just as Maradona did four years later at… Read More

Serbia become the last European qualifiers for the next FIFA Futsal World Cup Lazarevic was their hat-trick hero as Finland pushed them all the way Serbia will make their second appearance in the global finals Serbia overcame a stern test from Finland to become the final European qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021™. The Serbians won the… Read More

FIFA has awarded the exclusive rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ to YLE in Finland and the Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Both YLE and NENT Group will show every match from the 2023 edition in Australia and New Zealand, the biggest event in the international women’s game, across their media outlets. The broadcasters… Read More

150 per cent year-on-year increase in participants sees 480 teams competing FIFAe Club Online Qualifiers underway Remotely produced FIFAe Club World Cup to take place from 24-28 February This season’s FIFAe Club Series features a record number of participating teams and is played in a new format, with a qualification period over two months followed by the remotely produced FIFAe… Read More

Road to Qatar 2022 confirmed in Europe High-profile coaches react to draw Ten groups drawn two years ahead of tournament In two years’ time, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ will be in full swing. The Round of 16 will just have been played, with everyone looking forward to the quarter-finals. Before we get down to those last eight teams… Read More