Tag: Football News

Musa Al-Taamari is a pillar of Jordan’s national team He believes Al-Nashama can progress to the decisive round of Qatar 2022 qualifiers The player is now starring in Belgium after making his mark in Cyprus Keen to continue achieving his long list of ambitious goals, Musa Al-Taamari has had a promising start to his football journey as he hurries to… Read More

UEFA play-offs to decide continent’s last two World Cup places Serbia face Finland while Croatia take on Czech Republic Spain, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Russia and hosts Lithuania already assured berths Europe’s final two places at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021 will be determined between 6 and 10 November 2020 in a play-off series featuring the four second-placed sides from… Read More

Kodjo Laba was just a teen when Togo appeared at the 2006 World Cup Al Ain forward is inspired by compatriot Mohamed Kader Coubadja Player celebrates his goals by performing traditional Togolese dance By any standard 13 June 2006 was a historic day for Togolese football. That was when Emmanuel Adebayor and Co played the country’s first FIFA World Cup™… Read More

New Zealand’s national women’s team debuted in 1975 Inaugural captain Barbara Cox tells FIFA.com about the early challenges Team were forced to raise money When the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup™ gets underway Down Under in 2023, it will be approaching half a century since New Zealand fielded its first women’s national team. The Football Ferns debuted in 1975 at… Read More

Diego Maradona celebrates his 60th birthday today We pay tribute with video footage and stats He was directly involved in ten of 13 Argentina goals at one tournament Diego Maradona was just nine when he told a television reporter that his biggest wish was to play at a FIFA World Cup™. Those black-and-white images, from a curly-haired kid who wooed… Read More

Diego Maradona turns 60 today Some of the Argentinian’s goals and plays are genuine works of art The Albiceleste genius has himself inspired many artists While for most of those who practice it, football is primarily a sport, a select few have succeeded in elevating it to an art form. Witnessing Diego Maradona in full flow with the ball at… Read More

How have the stars of the U-17 World Cup 2017 progressed? Sancho, Sargent, Torres and Foden among those already causing a sensation Others with remarkable stories outside top leagues Exactly three years ago, on 28 October 2017, England won the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time with victory over Spain in Kolkata, India. As you would expect, a… Read More

Kyah Simon is one of Australia’s most experienced players & greatest goalscorers The forward has been front and centre for some of the Matildas’ greatest moments Simon talks 2023 Women’s World Cup, her greatest inspiration and much more Twenty years ago last month saw what many claim was the greatest moment in Australian sport. Cathy Freeman united a nation by… Read More

Paul the octopus became a global sensation during South Africa 2010 He enjoyed a run of correct match predictions all the way to the Final We remember this unlikely World Cup star ten years on from his death Forget Forlan, forget Muller, forget Iniesta. If there was one undisputed star of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, it was not any… Read More

Pele wasn’t just a prolific scorer of goals, but a prolific scorer of wonder goals. He netted 12 overall at the FIFA World Cup™ across Sweden 1958, Chile 1962 and Mexico 1970. FIFA TV looks at the best five of them from ‘The King’. Watch them on the abvoe video. Read More