Tag: Fifa

Gary Player is one of the greatest golfers in history He hails Pele, Lionel Messi, Ansu Fati and Kylian Mbappe Player lauds the golfing ability of Gareth Bale and Alan Shearer The second quarter of 1958 was a breakout ball for two men who went on to become sporting royalty. A 17-year-old Brazilian introduced himself to a global audience at… Read More

Costa Rica made their FIFA World Cup debut at Italy 1990 Their first World Cup match took place 30 years ago today Los Ticos shocked Scotland en route to reaching the last 16 A country’s first FIFA World Cup™ appearance is always a momentous occasion and for Costa Rica, Italy 1990 will always live long in the memory. Pitted against… Read More

#WorldCupAtHome set to bring 1970 FIFA World Cup to 2020 generation 50th anniversary to be celebrated between 11-21 June Extended highlights of Final and two semi-finals to be shown Are you ready to go back to 1970? The Beatles were flying high in the charts, M*A*S*H was a smash at the box office and Pele was king. After the success… Read More

The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ kicked off ten years ago today Siphiwe Tshabalala scored a stunning goal in the opening match South Africa star reflects on that strike and his road to Soccer City As a player, representing the host nation at a FIFA World Cup™ is an extraordinary honour, particularly in the long-awaited Opening Match. When Bafana Bafana took… Read More

Kenneth Heiner-Moller will step down as Canada head coach He will help with transition for new coach before returning to Denmark “I have every confidence Canada will return to the podium at Tokyo 2020” Canada Soccer has announced that women’s national team head coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller will leave his post after August 2020 and return to his homeland Denmark to… Read More

In four World Cup participations, Tunisia have never gone beyond the group stage With a new generation of players, the team now has lofty dreams Coach Mondher Kebaier discusses his side’s ambitions Thanks to unstinting work by everyone involved, Tunisia have continued to perform at a consistently high level in recent years despite repeated changes of coach. This was evidenced… Read More

Rwanda qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2011 This unprecedented achievement was a landmark in their footballing history Defender Emery Bayisenge dreams of gracing world stage again with senior team In 2011, Rwanda qualified for their first FIFA tournament, the U-17 World Cup, causing quite a stir in in the African nation. And while the team’s Mexican adventure… Read More

FWWC Integrity Task Force acknowledged as example of best practice to protect and monitor major international sporting events An “unprecedented number of stakeholders” cooperated to protect the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 To access the report, please click HERE FIFA’s work in the fight against match manipulation has been recognised by a leading report submitted recently to the Council of… Read More

Cristiane and Andressa Alves chat to FIFA about the win over Jamaica Cristiane expresses her joy and praises her supply line Andressa discusses the front four being on the same wavelength By Giancarlo Giampietro with Brazil When a player scores a hat-trick, and it also happens to be the first by a Brazilian at the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ since… Read More

The Opening Match of Italy 1990 saw the African side etch their name into FIFA World Cup history, the beginning of a rollercoaster ride for the Indomitable Lions. Diego Maradona’s Argentina came into the match as holders and heavy favourites but ended up on the wrong side of one of the great World Cup upsets. You can watch the engrossing… Read More