Hungary went 31 games without defeat between 1950 and ’54 The Magyars began that record run 70 years ago today The streak famously ended in the 1954 World Cup Final International friendlies are rarely the stuff of football legend. But though no-one knew it at the time, one such game 70 years ago today proved […]
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Safaa Hadi’s Russian adventure
Safaa Hadi is the first Iraqi to play in Russia’s Premier League Midfielder has been key to Iraq’s fine start in Qatar 2022 qualifying 21-year-old enjoying his Russian experience February 2020 was a turning point in the life of stylish Iraqi midfielder Safaa Hadi. That was when the promising youngster signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with […]
Bani Yaseen: We’ll fight until the end
Bani Yaseen is one of Jordan’s top defenders He is based in Qatar where World Cup preparations are underway Player speaks about Al Nashama’s chances in Asian qualifiers Asia’s second qualifying round for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ was more than half complete when COVID-19 brought a halt to international football in March. When […]
Rueda: We’re trying to restore Chile’s status
Reinaldo Rueda hoping to take Chile back to the FIFA World Cup™ after 2018 failure The 63-year-old took Honduras to the world finals in 2010 and Ecuador in 2014 Chile placed fourth in his first major tournament with La Roja “It was a big blow for all of us.” Chile’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ […]
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Eto’o: This is our generation’s challenge of a lifetime
By Samuel Eto’o, Qatar 2022 SC Global Ambassador So far, 2020 has been a year like no other in our lifetime. As COVID-19 sweeps through continents, countries and communities in every corner of the world, it is fair to say that our generation has never faced anything like this before. So, before I begin this […]
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Israel celebrate Mexico 70 milestone
It’s 50 years since Israel made their FIFA World Cup™ debut They came close to shock upsets against Sweden and Italy “The national team for Mexico 1970 was and is Israel’s best ever.” Along with fellow debutants El Salvador and Morocco, Israel were just making up the numbers in the eyes of many onlookers at […]
Veteran Al-Mutawa eager to rewrite Kuwaiti history
Bader Al-Mutawa regarded as one of Kuwait’s finest goalscorers He participated in all five of his side’s Qatar 2022 qualifying games The captain discusses his squad’s desire to return to a position of regional prominence Kuwaiti people remain proud that their national team led the way in putting Arabic football on the map in Asia, […]
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Estadio Azteca: Mexico’s mythical temple
The Azteca is one of the world’s most revered football stadiums It has hosted a record 19 FIFA World Cup matches and two Finals It wowed Pele and Pope John Paul II ‘The Game of the Century’ ‘The Goal of the Century’ The canonisation of ‘The Beautiful Team’ The most deafening roar in football history […]
Nakagawa: Messi, Salah, Hazard and Sterling amaze me
Diminutive Teruhito Nakagawa was the J.League’s player of the season He scored fifteen times to fire Yokohama to a drought-breaking title win “It is one of my goals to play at the World Cup” Fifteen goals plus ten assists last season. The J.League’s 2019 Most Valuable Player, as well as joint-leading marksman. The raw statistics […]
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#WorldCupAtHome: Millions flock to relive World Cup memories
Opening of FIFA video archive allowed fans to enjoy 35 premieres across nine weeks 32 full games re-broadcast, three Official FIFA Films aired on YouTube for free 750,000 votes cast on Twitter by fans to choose which matches were shown During unprecedented times of global isolation, FIFA’s digital archive was opened up with the #WorldCupAtHome […]
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