Tag: Sports

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

Following consultation with Asia’s member associations, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed to postpone the upcoming Asian 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 and 1-9 June 2020 are postponed to later dates FIFA and the AFC will discuss further… Read More

Following consultation with Asia’s member associations, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed to postpone the upcoming Asian 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 and 1-9 June 2020 are postponed to later dates FIFA and the AFC will discuss further… Read More

More than 100 girls from local schools and NGOs in Goa celebrated #IWD2020 Current and former Indian women’s national team stars inspired young players “Women’s football in India is on the rise”: Ashalata Devi In a unique moment in the history of Indian football, three generations of Indian women footballers gathered at the Benaulim Grounds in Goa on Sunday to… Read More

Erika Vazquez reflects on 15 years with Athletic Club Top scorer lauds club’s commitment to equality 37-year-old charts rise of the women’s game At her third birthday party, Erika Vazquez was more interested in kicking balloons around than opening presents. Getting the message straightaway, her father went out and bought her a ball. Though he was a handball player and… Read More

Female players under contract at various clubs around the world Growing number of women in the FIFA eSports scene Profiles of some of the main players to mark International Women’s Day International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March every year, and FIFA.com has decided to mark the occasion by shining a light on the burgeoning female presence in the… Read More