Tag: Sports

In four World Cup participations, Tunisia have never gone beyond the group stage With a new generation of players, the team now has lofty dreams Coach Mondher Kebaier discusses his side’s ambitions Thanks to unstinting work by everyone involved, Tunisia have continued to perform at a consistently high level in recent years despite repeated changes of coach. This was evidenced… Read More

Rwanda qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2011 This unprecedented achievement was a landmark in their footballing history Defender Emery Bayisenge dreams of gracing world stage again with senior team In 2011, Rwanda qualified for their first FIFA tournament, the U-17 World Cup, causing quite a stir in in the African nation. And while the team’s Mexican adventure… Read More

FWWC Integrity Task Force acknowledged as example of best practice to protect and monitor major international sporting events An “unprecedented number of stakeholders” cooperated to protect the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 To access the report, please click HERE FIFA’s work in the fight against match manipulation has been recognised by a leading report submitted recently to the Council of… Read More

Cristiane and Andressa Alves chat to FIFA about the win over Jamaica Cristiane expresses her joy and praises her supply line Andressa discusses the front four being on the same wavelength By Giancarlo Giampietro with Brazil When a player scores a hat-trick, and it also happens to be the first by a Brazilian at the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ since… Read More

The Opening Match of Italy 1990 saw the African side etch their name into FIFA World Cup history, the beginning of a rollercoaster ride for the Indomitable Lions. Diego Maradona’s Argentina came into the match as holders and heavy favourites but ended up on the wrong side of one of the great World Cup upsets. You can watch the engrossing… Read More

​Cameroon’s keeper was dropped after claiming they had ‘no chance’ ‘I don’t believe in miaracles,’ said Francois Omam-Biyick The forward then created one against Maradona and Co With the 1990 FIFA World Cup just minutes from kicking off, this Cameroon supporter looks to be a lone figure. He would certainly have arrived at Milan’s gleaming, newly renovated San Siro in… Read More

Cafu raves about Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Taffarel and Zinedine Zidane He predicts big things for Neymar and Trent Alexander-Arnold Brazil legend discusses lifting the FIFA World Cup Trophy ‘The Express Train’ has reached the half-century stop on the birthday track. Indeed Cafu, the only man to have appeared in the FIFA World Cup™ Final thrice, hiker of the Trophy at Korea/Japan… Read More

Cafu raves about Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Taffarel and Zinedine Zidane He predicts big things for Neymar and Trent Alexander-Arnold Brazil legend discusses lifting the FIFA World Cup Trophy ‘The Express Train’ has reached the half-century stop on the birthday track. Indeed Cafu, the only man to have appeared in the FIFA World Cup™ Final thrice, hiker of the Trophy at Korea/Japan… Read More

Today marks first anniversary of the start of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Corinne Diacre, coach of France’s women’s team, looks back at the event “The media attention exceeded all expectations,” she said A year ago this Sunday, the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ got off to an exuberant, eye-catching start with a resounding 4-0 victory for the… Read More

The story of a pioneering Dutch East Indies side First Asian team to participate at a World Cup Debut against Hungary on 5 June 1938 If you were asked to name the first Asian country to qualify for a FIFA World Cup™, Korea Republic might be the first team to spring to mind. That would be incorrect, however, as the… Read More