Tag: Fifa

Bolanos named league’s best player in Costa Rica at age of 36 Player ready for any challenge with national team “Costa Rica facing their toughest qualifying competition” Many felt there was no way back for Costa Rican Christian Bolanos in December 2017, when he announced he had failed to agree a contract renewal with Vancouver Whitecaps. Some went as far… Read More

Al Bayt Stadium has become the second FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ tournament venue to achieve a five-star sustainability rating. The 60,000-capacity stadium in the northern city of Al Khor, which will host the opening match of Qatar 2022, received the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) certification from the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD). Al Bayt received three… Read More

Guam captain Jason Cunliffe has seen the east Asian nation make notable progress The national team’s most-capped player is showing little sign of slowing down The Matao set to resume Qatar 2022 qualifiers later this year At 36, most strikers are slowing down. Don’t count Guam’s most-capped player, record marksman and captain among them. The Micronesian territory lost 1-0 to… Read More

Rapidly-improving Malaysia enjoy massive support at home Malayan Tigers’ midfielder Brendan Gan has become a key figure “It is amazing to be a part of and quite life-changing” Go to any pub, bar or restaurant in Malaysia and there is a good chance there will be a football match on. Often it is the English Premier League or a major… Read More

Ibrahim Amada started as a playmaker before switching to defensive midfield His outstanding performances helped Madagascar reach the AFCON quarter-finals He dreams of helping his country reach the next FIFA World Cup As football has developed in recent years, a growing number of coaches have focused on creating a solid defensive base before moving on to their attack. In this… Read More

Englishman Jamie Day took the reins of Bangladesh in 2018 “We’ve come a long way over the past two years” Bengal Tigers eyeing further improvement in remaining Qatar 2022 qualifiers “We have to be realistic,” Bangladesh coach Jamie Day told FIFA.com last year before the start of Asia’s second qualifying round for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, in which… Read More

Ozu Moreira named Japan beach soccer head coach in June 2020 He will continue to also represent his country as a player “We must now prepare ourselves to reach the top of the world” One of the most iconic players in Japanese beach soccer history has moved into a new role that will further his influence on the trajectory of… Read More

The Dane will look to lead Panama to their second World Cup Los Canaleros made their World Cup debut at Russia 2018 Christiansen has managed in English, Belgian and Cypriot club football Panama have found their coach to lead them on the road to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Dane Thomas Christiansen has been appointed by the Panamanian Football… Read More

Youssef Msakni led his country to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Having missed Russia 2018 through injury, his dream is now to play at Qatar 2022 The player discusses his positive international experience in Doha Tunisia’s captain Youssef Msakni certainly shouldered his responsibility and rose to the occasion when he scored a hat-trick away to Guinea in the 2018 FIFA… Read More

Former Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto was appointed on Wednesday to lead United Arab Emirates for the remainder of their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifying campaign. The veteran Colombian mentor has coached numerous clubs, but most famously led Los Ticos to the quarter-finals at Brazil 2014. Despite impressing during Russia 2018 qualifying and reaching the semi-finals of last… Read More