Alfonso: Olympic gold is like winning a World Cup or Champions League

Perez won gold with Spain at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 Former striker says taking part was very special and exciting La Roja face tough challenge from Argentina at Tokyo 2020 For legions of sports fans in Spain, the Olympic Games hold some very fond memories, which is hardly surprising in country where swathes of […]

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Update on African qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™️

FIFA can confirm that in conjunction with CAF and taking into consideration the current disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to ensure optimal playing conditions for all teams, it has been decided to postpone the African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™️ that were due to be played in June […]

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Morocco skipper Benatia speaks on Qatar 2022 Magazine Show

Welcome to the fourth episode of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Magazine Show, coming to YouTube and FIFA.com every month. In this month’s show we catch up with former Morocco captain Medhi Benatia, who reflects on the Atlas Lions’ Russia 2018 campaign and talks life at Qatar Star League side Al Duhail. We also […]

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Wieghorst: Denmark want to make people stop and watch

World Cup veteran Morten Wieghorst is now Denmark’s assistant coach The Danes have made a flawless, free-scoring start to Qatar 2022 qualifying Wieghorst discusses their new-look team and reflects on his career highlights Morten Wieghorst was 15 when Danish Dynamite exploded on the global stage. He watched, starry-eyed, as the stylish, fluid football of Laudrup, […]

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Guatemala coach De Leon’s long and winding road to the top

Guatemala will host the Concacaf qualifiers for Lithuania 2021 Regional competition runs from 3 to 9 May Guatemala coach Estuardo de Leon optimistic about their chances When he was growing up in Zona 18, one of Guatemala City’s toughest neighbourhoods, Estuardo de Leon had two paths to choose. The first was the easier: a life […]

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Tokyo 2020 hopefuls shine on road to Gothenburg

Barcelona and Chelsea reach UEFA Women’s Champions League final Barça edged Paris 3-2 on aggregate, Chelsea beat Bayern 5-3 Final on 16 May in Gothenburg at 21:00 CET Several players who are expected to shine at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 played key roles in helping their clubs advance to the UEFA Women’s […]

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