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Men’s Olympic Football Tournament scheduled to start on 22 July 2021 Postponed due to the pandemic, Olympic Games will take place in a year’s time We review the qualified teams, key facts and stats The countdown is on once again for the Olympic Games. The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced its postponement until 2021, but enthusiasm for the iconic event… Read More

In part two of an exclusive interview, we hear from Egypt coach Hossam El Badry He explains the value of Europe-based players and making full use of Mo Salah El Badry discusses his career, role models, time at Al Ahly and more In part two of FIFA.com’s interview with Hossam El Badry, the Egypt coach talks about the experiences that… Read More

In part two of an exclusive interview, we hear from Egypt coach Hossam El Badry He explains the value of Europe-based players and making full use of Mo Salah El Badry discusses his career, role models, time at Al Ahly and more In part two of FIFA.com’s interview with Hossam El Badry, the Egypt coach talks about the experiences that… Read More

Women’s Olympic Football Tournament kick-offs 21 July 2021 Postponed due to the pandemic, Olympic Games will take place in a year’s time We review the qualified teams, key facts and stats It is time to once again start the countdown to Tokyo 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced the postponement of the Olympic Games until 2021, but enthusiasm for… Read More

Egypt coach Hossam El Badry gives an exclusive interview to FIFA.com He reveals how he ended up being selected for the role and what it meant to him Also shares his opinion on Egypt’s qualifying group for Qatar 2022 In 2018, Egypt finally ended their 28-year FIFA World Cup™ drought. Having made their second appearance at the global showpiece at… Read More

Ali Ashfaq is Maldives’ all-time top international scorer with 53 goals Striker has scored 14 World Cup qualifying goals in an 18-year international career He recently returned to help the national team in their Qatar 2022 campaign The Maldives are perhaps known globally for stunning coastal waters and luxury escapes. In the football realm, however, the island nation, with a… Read More

Yemen aiming for strong finish in Group D of Qatar 2022 qualifiers Mudir Abdurabu has played in all of Yemen’s game Qatar-based defender hoping to lead his country to the global showpiece There is no doubt that the conflict which has plagued Yemen since 2015 overshadows everything in this country overlooking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. But… Read More

Brazil was in unprecedented desolation. Ayrton Senna’s tragic death had prompted its government to declare three days of national mourning. Some friends, whom the Formula One showman had recently urged to win the forthcoming FIFA World Cup™ over Coq au Vin in a Paris restaurant, had the opportunity to honour him by doing just that. Brazil, however, had not lifted… Read More

Brazil won their fourth World Cup trophy on this day in 1994 Romario had barely taken a penalty in his life before the Rose Bowl He showered Taffarel and Bebeto in praise “No, I won’t recall Romario,” snapped Carlos Alberto Parreira. And he didn’t, despite Brazil facing nemesis Uruguay in a win-or-bust USA 1994 qualifier. Then Brazil’s injury crisis heightened,… Read More

Japan won the Women’s World Cup on this day in 2011 Japan’s Ayumi Kaihori pictured saving a penalty in the 2011 final shoot-out Kaihori: “We felt we had the support of the whole world” This was the opening penalty in a shoot-out that decided the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup final. It set the tone for what was to follow.… Read More