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Rosie White starred the last time New Zealand hosted a FIFA women’s tournament She’s now a stalwart of the Football Ferns side hoping to impress in 2023 White spoke about her memories, World Cup hopes and USA experiences A World Cup on home soil. A historic win in the nation’s capital. A perfect hat-trick. For most female New Zealand footballers,… Read More

South American qualifying for Qatar 2022 is underway! Uruguay-Chile is the standout fixture from Round 1 Follow all the action with FIFA.com The road to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is officially underway in South America. It’s perhaps the most arduous and competitive of all the continental journeys on the road to Qatar. All of the national teams have… Read More

Ecuador face Argentina tonight in a qualifier for Qatar 2022 The fixture will evoke pleasant memories for five Ecuador players All five helped La Tri finish third at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 Ecuador are set to begin their campaign to reach the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ with a major test this evening. First up for La Tri… Read More

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