Tag: Fifa

Shomurodov is Uzbekistan’s top scorer in Asian qualifying with six goals Rostov forward previous starred at the FIFA U-20 World Cup He’s out to help his country reach their first FIFA World Cup It seems that every time Uzbekistan excel in Asia’s FIFA World Cup™ preliminaries, a new star emerges. Alexander Geynrikh was the player who dazzled in their Germany… Read More

Relive some classic matches with #WorldCupAtHome Watch games in full from both the men’s and women’s world finals In this latest instalment we go back to Mexico 1986 and Brazil v France Brazil’s quarter-final tie with France at the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™ often comes up in discussions about the beautiful game. Looking on from the stands that day… Read More

The Bernabeu, Centenario and Maracana hosted FIFA World Cup Finals They stadiums are now helping to fight COVID-19 One will transform into a makeshift hospital Uruguay’s battle-of-the-balls victory over Argentina. The silencing of Rio de Janeiro. The ‘Tardelli Scream’ and Italy’s third star. Gotze volleying Germany to gold. They hosted some epic FIFA World Cup™ deciders, but now the Bernabeu,… Read More

This Saturday at 15:00 CET, #WorldCupAtHome features the Netherlands’ 2-1 defeat of Brazil at South Africa 2010 Over the next five weeks, we’ll be showing some of the greatest games in FIFA World Cup™ history Sneijder’s brace won this quarter-final for the Netherlands The match between the Netherlands and Brazil kicked off the quarter-finals at the 2010 FIFA World Cup… Read More

Netherlands-Brazil to be re-broadcast in full on YouTube Saturday’s 18:00 CET kick-off continues the new #WorldCupAtHome series South Africa 2010 encounter first of three classic games in three days Almost a decade ago, Africa was soaking up its first FIFA World Cup™. Sights and sounds – the unforgettable vuvuzelas for one – mean it’s a tournament that will live long… Read More

Michel Hidalgo passed away on Thursday 26 March Head coach of France from 1976 to 1984 Piloted World Cup return for Les Bleus after 12-year absence Ex-France head coach Michel Hidalgo died at his home in Marseille on Thursday, four days after his 87th birthday. Upon his appointment as manager of Les Bleus in 1976, Hidalgo immediately went about transforming… Read More

eSports player despite brittle bone disease Joined the VfB Stuttgart eSport squad in 2018 The unique story of Niklas Luginsland eSports can break down barriers like few other activities and give people the opportunity to live out their passion for competitive football on the virtual field. Niklas Luginsland is a pioneer in this respect when it comes to FIFA eSports.… Read More

Don Nacho Trelles passed away on Wednesday aged 103 He coached at the 1958, ’62 and ’66 FIFA World Cups The Mexican legend spoke with FIFA.com on his 103rd birthday last year In 1916 there were more horses than cars in the world’s major cities. To make a phone call, you needed the assistance of an operator. The tsars still… Read More

Oinam Bembem Devi is a pioneering figure in Indian women’s football Former national captain nicknamed after a beloved Hindu goddess She says “the sky is the limit” after the country hosts the U-17 Women’s World Cup The most prominent figures in Indian football have described her as “a living legend” and “a flagbearer” for the women’s game. But there is… Read More