Suazo: Honduras have quality and real match-winners

Preliminary draw for Concacaf World Cup qualifying took place this week David Suazo starred in Honduras’ FIFA World Cup™ return in 2010 “The Panther” looks back on his qualifying experiences and forward to the road to Qatar A member of one of the finest generations of players Honduras has ever produced, David Suazo knows better […]

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American underdogs reflect on Beijing bliss

Brazil and USA faced off in the women’s Olympic final on 21 August 2008 Abby Wambach’s absence heightened A Seleção’s favouritism Christie Rampone and Carli Lloyd reflect on the USWNT triumph The news ravaged USWNT’s hopes of Women’s Olympic Football Tournament China 2008 ecstasy. Brandi Chastain, Joy Fawcett, Kristine Lilly and Mia Hamm – key […]

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Tshabalala’s stunner lifts the roof off Soccer City

Africa’s first FIFA World Cup™ was eagerly awaited and richly enjoyed, and the excitement when hosts South Africa took to the field for the first time was palpable. In this, the fourth instalment of FIFA TV’s ‘Mesmerising Moments’ YouTube series, we looks back at Siphiwe Tshabalala’s rocket for the hosts in that dramatic Opening Match […]

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England

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup record England have qualified for just two of the six previous editions of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The Young Lionesses reached the semi-finals in the inaugural 2008 finals with a talented team including the likes of Lucy Bronze, Izzy Christiansen, Jordan Nobbs and Rachel Daly. Then, after three […]

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Ten memorable moments in Concacaf qualifying

We recall some unforgettable moments from Concacaf qualifying Deon Burton, Paul Caligiuri, Carlo Costly and Roman Torres feature An unbelievable late twist provoked agony and ecstasy The road to Qatar was laid out yesterday for CONCACAF’s 35 national teams following the Preliminary Draw for the region’s qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Now […]

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Concacaf aspirants react as path to Qatar 2022 laid out

Concacaf qualifying draw for Qatar 2022 revealed Mexico, USA, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Honduras seeded into final round Competing nations react to Wednesday’s draw It is just over two years since the world champions were crowned in Moscow and now Concacaf’s 35 aspirants finally know their road towards the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. The […]

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Watch live: Preliminary Draw for Concacaf Qatar 2022 qualifiers

On Wednesday 19 August, Concacaf’s road to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ will reach an important milestone as the draw for the qualifying competition will take place at 19:00 CET at the Home of FIFA. The event, hosted in Zurich, Switzerland, will be live streamed on FIFA.com and on FIFA’s official YouTube page. IMPORTANT The live-stream will not be […]

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Lloyd: 2023 will again prove how far women’s football has come

FIFA.com speaks exclusively with inspirational USA star Carli Lloyd Two-time gold medal winner planning towards Tokyo Olympics Lloyd also talks 2023 Women’s World Cup and her famed big-game mentality Few players, if any, have enjoyed as storied a career as USA mega-star Carli Lloyd. The midfielder/forward has played a pivotal role in helping the Stars […]

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