Gullon: Draw role an honour, a thrill and a big responsibility

European qualifying draw for Qatar 2022 takes place today in Zurich Top seeds revealed here We speak to draw presenter Cristina Gullon UEFA’s 55 member associations will today discover the routes they will need to take to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Millions of fans will be watching when the European qualifying […]

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Beckham and Ballack among Europe’s showstoppers

UEFA preliminary draw for Qatar 2022 takes place on Monday 7 December FIFA.com sets the scene by looking back at ten classic European qualifiers Part 2 includes a surprise Spanish saviour, a Portuguese “joke” and a crucial free-kick 6) Spain-Denmark, 1993: Danish dreams dashed again by La Roja “What Spain gave me in club success, […]

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Lindahl: My crazy childhood dream has been realised

Hedvig Lindahl has always dreamed of becoming The Best Sweden’s most-capped keeper is nominated once again in the FIFA Football Awards Lindahl identifies her key attributes and the achievements she’s most proud of Many footballers go to great lengths to downplay the significance of individual awards. Not Hedvig Lindahl. The Sweden and Atletico Madrid keeper […]

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Hadzibegic: Montenegro is at the start of something amazing

Faruk Hadzibegic has been in charge of Montenegro since July 2019 Coach has transformed a struggling side Discusses his job, the draw for Qatar 2022 and his playing days When Faruk Hadzibegic was appointed Montenegro coach in July 2019, he inherited a side that was very much down on its luck. Bottom of their UEFA […]

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Petkovic: Switzerland have no reason to fear anyone

European zone World Cup qualifying draw takes place on 7 December Interview with Switzerland national team coach Vladimir Petkovic “You can’t pick and choose in World Cup qualifying” Vladimir Petkovic had some big shoes to fill when he took over as head coach of the Swiss national team in 2014 following Ottmar Hitzfeld’s successful tenure. […]

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De Rossi and Van der Vaart confirmed as assistants in UEFA preliminary draw for FIFA World Cup 2022™

FIFA Legends look forward to Monday’s draw De Rossi: “Playing at the FIFA World Cup and lifting that iconic trophy is every footballer’s dream” Van der Vaart: “I expect an exciting race for the 13 European FIFA World Cup spots” With the eagerly anticipated UEFA preliminary draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ fast […]

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Reja: Albania have to make qualification our dream

Albania is 75-year-old Edy Reja’s first national-team appointment He is now aiming to take Albania to the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time Read FIFA.com’s exclusive interview with Reja about his unique challenge When Edoardo Reja sat in a dugout for the first time, Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola were respectively seven and eight […]

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When Spain rewrote futsal history

Today marks 20th anniversary of Spain’s first Futsal World Cup title La Roja defeated hot favourites Brazil 4-3 in final of Guatemala 2000 Then coach Javier Lozano recalls his side’s achievement Spain’s triumphant campaign at the FIFA Futsal World Championship Guatemala 2000 saw them overcome some formidable opponents along the way, win an epic final […]

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Al Rayyan Stadium to be inaugurated on Qatar National Day

Stadium to be inaugurated on 18 December, exactly two years before the FIFA World Cup final Sustainability and efficiency measures embedded in the design to reduce the stadium’s carbon footprint The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has announced its latest milestone achievement on the road to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. The […]

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