Tag: Sports

France won the FIFA World Cup for second time on this day in 2018 Led by Golden Ball winner Luka Modric, Croatia acquitted themselves admirably First Final to feature more than five goals for 52 years When Croatia and France lined up in the tunnel of the Luzhniki Stadium on 15 July 2018 for the Final of the 2018 FIFA… Read More

Preguinho scored Brazil’s first World Cup goals 90 years ago today Football was one of ten sports in which he won trophies He refused to get paid for playing a sport he loved Coelho Netto, a high-profile author, playwright, politician and poet, yearned for one of his 14 kids to become a sportsperson. He decided it would be number 12,… Read More

FIFA launched Women’s World Cup Club Solidarity Fund in 2019 Colo-Colo were one of the first clubs to have benefited We hear from the club to learn more about its impact for development In 2019, FIFA launched the first FIFA Women’s World Cup Club Solidarity Fund, which rewards clubs for providing players with a professional football pathway, while encouraging and… Read More

Romania played in the inaugural FIFA World Cup Their first match, a 3-1 win over Peru, took place on this day Here’s the story of King Carol II’s extraordinary influence on the team What’s the first thing a king does when he assumes the throne? Well, when the decade was the 1930s, the country was Romania, and the subject was… Read More

Dussuyer led Benin to their maiden quarter-finals appearance at the AFCON Les Ecureuils defended resolutely in overcoming Morocco in the last 16 French coach seeks to spring a surprise in World Cup qualifiers Historically, football has not had many goalkeepers who have become head coaches. Yet a few big names have nonetheless enjoyed successful coaching careers, including Italy’s Dino Zoff,… Read More

Romario scored the semi-final winner against Sweden on this day in 1994 The little striker was the smallest man on the pitch by a full three inches Brazil went on to win their first FIFA World Cup™ since 1970 That Romario was the man to put Brazil into their first FIFA World Cup Final in 24 years was no surprise… Read More

To mark the 90th anniversary of the first goal ever scored at the FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com recalls the career of the man who scored it: Lucien Laurent of France. Firsts are never forgotten. In scoring the first ever goal in FIFA World Cup™ history, in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo on 13 July 1930, France’s Lucien Laurent set his… Read More

The first FIFA World Cup kicked off in Uruguay 90 years ago today Then FIFA President Jules Rimet battled stiff opposition to the tournament The first Trophy was ultimately renamed in his honour It took over two weeks for the Conte Verde, the Italian steamboat in this image, to reach Montevideo in 1930. On board were the Romanian, French, Belgian… Read More

Germany landed in Salvador having already conquered 40 million Brazilians – they ingeniously modelled their change kit on that of the county’s best-supported club, Flamengo. They duly devastated 200 million-plus of them with an earth-shaking performance in Belo Horizonte. Then, six years ago today and with all but every Brazilian firmly back behind them, Jogi Low and boys outlasted Argentina… Read More

FC Makunishi one of 800+ clubs globally rewarded via FIFA Women’s World Cup Club Solidarity Fund Fund designed to recompense clubs who helped players to an elite career Nadeshiko star and FC Makunishi product Yuika Sugasawa played at France 2019 It was well past bedtime when the club faithful at FC Makunishi excitedly tuned in for Japan’s opening match against… Read More