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Turks and Caicos Islands buoyed by new Concacaf World Cup qualifying format Defender Jepthe Francois speaks with Concacaf.com “Not too many people get to represent their country in a World Cup qualifier” With the advent of the Concacaf Nations League (CNL), teams from around the Caribbean have experienced improvement at many levels and one of those, Turks and Caicos Islands,… Read More

Michael Owen was just 18 when he travelled to the 1998 FIFA World Cup France™. But the England prodigy left the tournament firmly established as one of the game’s biggest and most exciting talents. The fourth episode of FIFA TV’s Gems Uncovered YouTube series looks back at how Owen announced himself on the global stage in spectacular style. Read More

Lyudmila Karachik has scored prolifically for Bunyodkor and Uzbekistan She talks about being inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo Karachik is eager to fire Uzbekistan to the 2023 global finals If an Ironwoman Footballer award existed in football, Lyudmila Karachik would certainly be a contender for it. The 25-year-old, indeed, hasn’t missed a single match since joining Bunyodkor in 2018, managing 77… Read More

Cuba midfielder Arichel Hernandez talks all things World Cup qualifying He stresses the need to play more top-level nations to develop “I feel a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for playing in the first round” The start of Concacaf qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is on the horizon and one of the teams eager to take to the… Read More

England, Germany and Spain to represent Europe at India 2021 Decision taken after UEFA U-17 qualifying tournament cut short Spain will be defending the trophy they won at Uruguay 2018 England, Germany and reigning FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup champions Spain will fly the flag for Europe at India 2021 following the cancellation of the 2019/20 UEFA European Women’s Under-17… Read More

New generation ready to lead Guatemala into WCQ latter stages Carlos Gallardo tells Concacaf they can achieve something special Will be first time in two decades team will be without the legendary Carlos Ruiz Guatemala have yet to reach a FIFA World Cup™, but a new generation of players is hoping to change that and lead Los Chapines to a… Read More

Bermuda legend Shaun Goater speaks ahead of the Concacaf Preliminary Draw He talks about his playing days competing in World Cup qualifiers across the region “We’ve got clever players looking to evolve and grow” Shaun Goater remembers riding a moped to a football match in the Bermudian rain with his mother. After going around a bend, the back wheel came… Read More

Gabriel Batistuta, Patrick Kluivert, Ronaldo, Alan Shearer, Davor Suker – iconic No9s were aplenty at the 1998 FIFA World Cup France™! In FIFA TV’s latest instalment of their Magic Number YouTube series, they take a fond look back at these celebrated frontmen. Read More

Rigobert Song discusses his FIFA World Cup experiences “Roger Milla is a monumental player,” he says Song assesses Cameroon’s hopes of Qatar 2022 qualification Rigobert Song was only 17 when he played in his first FIFA World Cup™ at USA 1994. Four years after watching Cameroon’s epic run to the Italy 1990 quarter-finals on television, the teenager found himself lining… Read More

Concacaf preliminary draw to take place on Wednesday, 19 August (19:00 CET) 35 member associations in North, Central America and the Caribbean to learn qualification pathway towards FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Preliminary draw to be streamed live on FIFA.com The qualification pathway for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ in North, Central America and the Caribbean will take shape… Read More