Tag: Fifa

Following consultation with CONMEBOL, FIFA has decided to postpone the upcoming South American qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 as follows:  Matches originally scheduled to take place during the international window of 23-31 March 2020 are postponed to later dates Details of the postponed matches will be discussed and announced soon FIFA will continue to assess the situation… Read More

Africa in the midst of the second of three stages of India 2020 qualifying Ghana and Nigeria, the continent’s most successful teams, on a collision course Cameroon, Morocco and Zambia among other nations making their mark Africa’s long road to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 reaches another key point this weekend as the second of three stages… Read More

No African nation has ever won the FIFA World Cup However, two teams have won gold at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament FIFA.com looks back at the successes of Nigeria (1996) and Cameroon (2000) While Africa is waiting for the continent’s first FIFA World Cup™ triumph, it is worth remembering a series of historic successes that put the continent on… Read More

Australia qualify for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Sam Kerr stars in a thumping AFC play-off win over Vietnam Kerr is now outright second in the team’s all-time scorers list Australia have qualified for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020, winning 2-1 in Vietnam to complete a resounding 7-1 aggregate triumph in the AFC play-off. The Matildas merely needed… Read More

Zambia upset odds to qualify for Women’s Olympic Tournament for first time Cameroon to face Chile in play-off for Tokyo 2020 Regional heavyweights Nigeria and South Africa missed out Despite not being considered serious contenders for Africa’s sole direct qualifying place at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020, Zambia sprung a major surprise by earning the right to represent… Read More

Zambia drew 4-4 with Cameroon and went through on away goals to book Tokyo 2020 ticket The Copper Queens are headed to their first-ever Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Cameroon will still have a chance to qualify via an intercontinental play-off with Chile Zambia will be representing Africa at the Women’s Olympic Football Tokyo 2020 for the first time after drawing… Read More

Football legend Xavi Hernandez recently met student leaders from the American School of Doha (ASD) to learn more about Tamreen, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ online educational programme. Six student leaders from the ASD Tamreen Club delivered a Qatar 2022-themed lesson to Xavi, which covered topics including the bid win, information about the stadiums and key facts about the… Read More

Jenna McCormick featured at elite level in two sports last year Centre-back hoping to feature for Australia at Japan 2020 France 2019 spurred McCormick to focus on “unfinished business” Make no mistake, Jenna McCormick is no ordinary athlete. Back in her school days, lunchtime would see two boys, in time-honoured schoolyard fashion, take alternate turns to pick the teams and… Read More

Concacaf Champions League quarter-finals begin this week Four MLS sides, three Liga MX clubs and one from Honduras are still in the hunt FIFA.com previews each tie Eight clubs are still in contention to lift the 2020 Concacaf Champions League trophy and win the right to represent North America at the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 at the end… Read More

Pair qualify for Costa Rica/Panama 2020 USA claim sixth regional title Mexico take runners-up spot for third time Justifying their tag as clear favourites, USA celebrated International Women’s Day yesterday by comfortably winning the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship, in the process qualifying for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica/Panama 2020. With only two berths up for grabs owing… Read More