Tokyo 2020 Olympic draws to be held at the Home of FIFA

The Home of FIFA in Zurich will host the draws for the Olympic Football Tournaments on 21 April at 10:00 CET. The countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is on again. The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced the postponement of the Games until 2021, but enthusiasm and excitement for the iconic event remain undimmed. […]

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Luciana: Dida and Taffarel are big inspirations to me

Luciana saved three penalties to snatch Ferroviaria a Libertadores final place She discusses the dramatic night and upcoming opponents America Luciana recalls almost quitting football in 2015 Euclid of Alexandria wrote a book about mathematical exceptions. Luciana of Araraquara is penning its sequel. Indeed, while arithmeticians say around 75 per cent of penalties are successfully […]

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The Week in Quotes

“If you can just make heavy eye contact with Beckham for about 20 seconds, your football knowledge grows exponentially. Sometimes I just FaceTime him and I’m just like, ‘Don’t speak. Just stare at me.’” Ryan Reynolds, the Hollywood actor and new owner of Wrexham [ITV’s This Morning] “Animal. Lovely bloke as well. He was the […]

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Rodrygo: I’m doing everything possible to be at Qatar 2022

Rodrygo discusses his dream to represent Brazil at Qatar 2022 The 20-year-old hails Neymar, Casemiro and Karim Benzema He believes Real Madrid will conquer Spain and Europe this year As a 27-year-old right-back was preparing to tackle the indecipherable puzzle that was Neymar in 2012, he got a tap on the shoulder, spun round, and […]

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Last two Tokyo tickets up for grabs in Guadalajara 

Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifiers run from 18 to 30 March Two tickets to Tokyo 2020 up for grabs FIFA.com previews the eight-team tournament The 15th edition of the Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament is guaranteed to be ultra competitive. Eight nations will compete for the two remaining qualification spots at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament […]

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When Turkey shocked Spain to reach first World Cup

Turkey first qualified for the FIFA World Cup™ in strange circumstances The crucial play-off ended in a draw A 14-year-old tipped the scales in Turkey’s favour Turkey caused a major sensation at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™, advancing all the way to the semi-finals before being narrowly defeated by eventual world champions Brazil and […]

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Six: The World Cup is the dream of all Guineans

Guinea have never graced the FIFA World Cup Syli Nationale are in a qualifying group with Morocco, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau Coach Didier Six assesses their chances of making history Guinea’s youth teams have competed on the world stage on multiple occasions, participating at the FIFA U-20 World Cup twice (Japan 1979 and Korea Republic 2017) […]

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Stocklasa making his mark with Liechtenstein

Martin Stocklasa has made history FIFA.com speaks with Liechtenstein’s new head coach World Cup qualification begins later this month against teams including Germany On 3 December 2020, the Liechtenstein Football Association made history not on the pitch but off it, as Martin Stocklasa became the first Liechtensteiner to coach the national team. “Getting the opportunity […]

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