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July 16, 2020

Mauritania’s man mountain eyeing new peaks

Abdoul Ba is captain of Mauritania Team have climbed more than 100 FIFA Ranking places over last eight years After AFCON 2019,…

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Nilsson remembers free-scoring, bronze-winning Swedes of 94

Roland Nilsson helped Sweden finish third at USA 94 26 years ago today The Swedes were the top scorers in USA by…

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Maracana silenced at Brazil 1950

Brazil suffered a shock loss as Uruguay won the FIFA World Cup on this day in 1950 Uruguay came from behind to…

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July 15, 2020

FIFA World Cup™ match schedule confirmed: hosts Qatar to kick off 2022 tournament at Al Bayt Stadium 

Final confirmed to take place at 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium at 18:00 on 18 December Four matches a day throughout the group stage…

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July 14, 2020

The ten-sport scorer of Brazil’s first World Cup goal

Preguinho scored Brazil’s first World Cup goals 90 years ago today Football was one of ten sports in which he won trophies…

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Colo-Colo rewarded for talent production line

FIFA launched Women’s World Cup Club Solidarity Fund in 2019 Colo-Colo were one of the first clubs to have benefited We hear…

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Romania’s football-crazy king

Romania played in the inaugural FIFA World Cup Their first match, a 3-1 win over Peru, took place on this day Here’s…

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July 13, 2020

Romario rises to the occasion

Romario scored the semi-final winner against Sweden on this day in 1994 The little striker was the smallest man on the pitch…

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Lucien Laurent, the first World Cup goalscorer 

To mark the 90th anniversary of the first goal ever scored at the FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com recalls the career of the…

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Rimet’s World Cup vision realised

The first FIFA World Cup kicked off in Uruguay 90 years ago today Then FIFA President Jules Rimet battled stiff opposition to…

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