Tag: Fifa

28 August marks the 100th anniversary of Spain’s first official match The setting was the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, where Spain claimed silver Their performance in Belgium gave rise to the nickname Furia Roja On 28 August 1920 in Brussels, Belgium, the above starting XI ran out in front of some 3,000 spectators to face Denmark in the first… Read More

Dangmei Grace was India’s Emerging Player of the Year in 2019 Goalscorer has helped Blue Tigresses to regional gold medals Attacker aims to help India qualify for maiden FIFA Women’s World Cup Every youngster has a role model to look up to. Indian forward Dangmei Grace, luckily, has a role model with whom she can train and play alongside. The… Read More

Gabon will face Egypt, Libya and Angola in Qatar 2022 qualifying Coach Patrice Neveu is confident they can spring a surprise He discusses Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Patrice Neveu is one of the most experienced coaches in world football. Thirty-one years ago, the Frenchman embarked on a coaching career that has had some incredible twists and turns. He was in charge at… Read More

Rohit Chand is the second most-capped player of the current Nepal squad Based at Indonesia giants Persija Jakarta, he is one of few overseas-based Nepalese Chand is hoping for improved performances in remaining Qatar 2022 qualifiers Stop a Nepalese fan to ask him who the national team’s most established star is and the answer will almost certainly be Rohit Chand.… Read More

Argentina sent Riquelme, Di Maria, Messi and Aguero to the Beijing Olympics They beat Nigeria to make it back-to-back golds on 23 August 2008 “Doing it together with friends like Leo is something I can’t put into words,” said Aguero Sergio Romero, Pablo Zabaleta, Ezequiel Garay, Javier Mascherano, Fernando Gago, Juan Roman Riquelme, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Ezequiel Lavezzi… Read More

Norjmoo Tsedenbal scored the first goal worldwide in Qatar 2022 qualifying He captained Mongolia to maiden progression into the second round The set-piece specialist is on the verge of a national milestone Had it not been for his football passion, Norjmoo Tsedenbal would probably have made a name for himself in anohter sport. As a young boy, indeed, Tsedenbal excelled… Read More

Preliminary draw for Concacaf World Cup qualifying took place this week David Suazo starred in Honduras’ FIFA World Cup™ return in 2010 “The Panther” looks back on his qualifying experiences and forward to the road to Qatar A member of one of the finest generations of players Honduras has ever produced, David Suazo knows better than anyone just how hard… Read More

Brazil and USA faced off in the women’s Olympic final on 21 August 2008 Abby Wambach’s absence heightened A Seleção’s favouritism Christie Rampone and Carli Lloyd reflect on the USWNT triumph The news ravaged USWNT’s hopes of Women’s Olympic Football Tournament China 2008 ecstasy. Brandi Chastain, Joy Fawcett, Kristine Lilly and Mia Hamm – key figures in their Athens 2004… Read More

Africa’s first FIFA World Cup™ was eagerly awaited and richly enjoyed, and the excitement when hosts South Africa took to the field for the first time was palpable. In this, the fourth instalment of FIFA TV’s ‘Mesmerising Moments’ YouTube series, we looks back at Siphiwe Tshabalala’s rocket for the hosts in that dramatic Opening Match against Mexico at Soccer City,… Read More

We recall some unforgettable moments from Concacaf qualifying Deon Burton, Paul Caligiuri, Carlo Costly and Roman Torres feature An unbelievable late twist provoked agony and ecstasy The road to Qatar was laid out yesterday for CONCACAF’s 35 national teams following the Preliminary Draw for the region’s qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Now it’s just a matter of… Read More