Tag: News

Italy defeated France to win the World Cup on this day in 2006 Lippi stunne​d Grosso by asking him to take a penalty in the Final shootout Italy had a penalty-shootout curse hanging over them Why me? This, Fabio Grosso remembers, was his reaction to being asked to take the famous spot-kick captured in this photograph. The left-back knew that… Read More

Amidst ‘The Fall of the Wall’, Franz Beckenbauer and pupils had another bulging blockade to break through. It comprised two of their fiercest rivals, the reigning European and the defending world champions, Dragan Stojkovic, Carlos Valderrama, Marco van Basten, Tomas Skuhravy, Paul Gascoigne and Diego Maradona, and injury, stricture, suspension and missing studs. They did it in style. FIFA.com presents… Read More

Schumacher inflicted horrific injuries on Battiston in a thrilling semi-final He was controversially impatient as the Frenchman received treatment Schumacher then emerged as the hero in the shootout “All in all, goalkeepers today are cooler and calmer than when I was playing. I was a big mouth back then, and frequently had to pay the price for that too. But… Read More

​Matthaus and Voller were West Germany’s first-choice penalty-takers Brehme found himself under a 700-something-kilogram pile-up! An emperor reigned in Rome for the first time since 476 AD “And, what’s he given? He’s given a penalty! He’s. Given. A. Penalty!” Those are the famous words German television commentator Gerd Rubenbauer used to describe the events in the 85th minute of the… Read More

​Miroslav Klose broke Ronaldo’s record on this day in 2014 He did it in front of the Brazilian’s eyes Klose set another World Cup milestone in 2014 The events that unfolded in Belo Horizonte’s Estadio Mineirao on 8 July 2014 were like no other in the history of the beautiful game. If it were a screenplay, it would have won… Read More

By Tim Cahill, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy Ambassador Although I would have much preferred to be there in person, I was still honoured and excited to take part virtually when the completion of Education City Stadium – the third tournament-ready venue for the next FIFA World Cup™ – was marked in Doha, Qatar. Having been there for the… Read More

Ikhsan Fandi is Singapore’s top scorer in qualifying for Qatar 2022 His father Ahmad is a national legend Ikhsan aims to surpass his dad with World Cup qualifying breakthrough ‘Like father like son’ may seem like a cliché when it comes to Ikhsan Fandi. For those who have followed the careers of Ikhsan and his dad, Ahmad, however, there seems… Read More

Ikhsan Fandi is Singapore’s top scorer in qualifying for Qatar 2022 His father Fandi Ahmad is a national legend Ikhsan aims to surpass his dad with World Cup qualifying breakthrough ‘Like father like son’ may seem like a cliché when it comes to Ikhsan Fandi. For those who have followed the careers of Ikhsan and his dad, Fandi Ahmad, however,… Read More

The FIFA World Cup 2026™, which will be the first to feature 48 teams and 80 matches, moved a step closer today as FIFA completed a series of three workshops with the host associations and their respective candidate host cities. Confirming the high level of interest sparked by the FIFA World Cup across the three host nations, today’s interactive online… Read More

FIFA.com looks back at the stats behind USA’s triumphant 2019 campaign Jill Ellis, Alyssa Naeher, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan star Goal ratios, shutouts and a birthday feature Red, white, blue and gold: Winners portraits Carli Lloyd of USA takes a photo with the France 2019 trophy Alex Morgan poses with the trophy Alex Morgan of USA takes… Read More