12 teams in Asia are still in contention to qualify for the World Cup Round 3 draw to take place on 1 July in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia FIFA.com breaks down everything you need to know The path to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ has reached a pivotal stage in Asia. Twelve teams have qualified […]
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Jardine: Daniel Alves’ eyes lit up
Andre Jardine, only 41, will coach Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics He has named 38-year-old Dani Alves in his squad Jardine discusses A Seleção’s bid for back-to-back golds A 20-year-old civil engineering student skipped a few lectures to watch an old friend try and realise an Olympic fantasy ay Sydney 2000. Andre’s hope of a […]
International stakeholder group to support ensuring an inclusive FIFA World Cup launched
First meeting of the Core Stakeholder Group on Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination held yesterday Tournament organisers reiterated commitment to diversity to leading organisations in this field The participants cover key areas such as gender and race equality, LGBTIQ+ and disability inclusion A meeting on Monday between the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ organisers and leading organisations […]
Vietnam make history as last-12 finalised in Asia
Asia’s last 12 line-up complete on the road to Qatar 2022 Vietnam seal maiden progression to Round 3, Uzbekistan suffer surprise exit IR Iran, UAE and China PR stage late comebacks to progress The curtain finally came down on Asia’s second round of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ with the last 12 […]
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FIFA awards FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ media rights in Poland
FIFA has awarded the exclusive rights in Poland to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ to Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group). NENT Group will show every match from the 2023 edition in Australia and New Zealand, the biggest event in the international women’s game, on its Viaplay platform in Poland. NENT Group continues to focus […]
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Follow Concacaf World Cup qualifying
Round two of Concacaf 2 Qatar 2022 qualifiers comes to a close Canada, El Salvador and Panama have advantage after first legs Curaçao, Haiti and St. Kitts and Nevis need to bounce back to keep World Cup dream alive The second legs of Round 2 Concacaf FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifying will see three […]
Mancini: We wanted to do something really different with Italy
Roberto Mancini has led a remarkable turnaround in Italy’s fortunes Almost three years have passed since his Azzurri side last tasted defeat Mancini tells us about his attacking revolution and special World Cup motivation With Roberto Mancini, the numbers rarely tell the full story. A perfect example would be his tally of zero FIFA World […]
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Follow Asia’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Final day of AFC Round 2 Qatar 2022 qualifiers Seven group winners and five best runners-up will advance to the third round IR Iran-Iraq, UAE-Vietnam and Saudi Arabia-Uzbekistan are the headline fixtures The decisive day of Round 2 in Asia FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifying has arrived. Australia, Japan, Korea Republic and Syria have […]
Schirinzi: A life dedicated to beach soccer
European qualifying event for Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 starts this week FIFA.com chats to Switzerland coach Angelo Schirinzi “Russia are joint-favourites for the World Cup, alongside Portugal and Brazil” Football – or more precisely beach soccer – dominates Angelo Schirinzi’s life. For years, the Swiss national has been one of the world’s leading experts […]
Rugamas and El Salvador dreaming big
El Salvador dreaming of a return to the World Cup Firm favourites to reach third round after emphatic first-leg win over St. Kitts and Nevis “We have that dream, and nothing is impossible” Anyone following El Salvador’s recent games can not have failed to notice one name cropping up again and again on the scoresheet: […]