Antony Silva: I’m putting all my chips on being in Qatar

Antony Silva was key in Paraguay’s win over Venezuela Keeper talks about his penalty save and role in these qualifiers “We can work with a bit more peace of mind,” he tells FIFA.com “When he stood so straight behind the ball, I felt he wouldn’t be able to swing it inside me, so I didn’t […]

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FIFAe Club Series ready to kick-off

Three different Online Qualifiers stages across two months of competition Dedicated qualification path to start building team legacies Clubs from across the world to compete on the Road to the FIFAe Club World Cup 2021 This season’s FIFAe Club Online Qualifiers will feature clubs from across the globe competing in three different qualification stages, allowing […]

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Cazorla: Luis Enrique is on the right track with Spain

Santi Cazorla was part of Spain’s golden generation The ex-Arsenal and Villarreal midfielder joined Al-Sadd earlier this year He talks about Qatar’s World Cup preparations and being coached by Xavi Santi Cazorla wrote his name large in Spain’s football history. He was a member of a golden generation that dominated world football for years, earning […]

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Alfaro: I’ll put my heart and soul into getting Ecuador to Qatar

Gustavo Alfaro speaks exclusively to FIFA.com Argentinian discusses his career and how he came to coach Ecuador Also analyses opening games of South American qualifiers and the challenges ahead Following his appointment as Ecuador coach, Gustavo Alfaro had less than two months to prepare the team for the start of qualifying for the FIFA World […]

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Mohamud Ali: I’m a winner, just like my namesake

Somalia won their first FIFA World Cup qualifying match in September 2019 That victory over Zimbabwe was not sufficient to reach the next round It did, however, have a huge impact, according to defender Mohamud Ali “Don’t quit, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion,” said boxing legend Muhammad Ali. […]

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What happened to the history-making Golden Eaglets?

Nigeria won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2013 and 2015 We look at what some triumphant Golden Eaglets have gone on to achieve One has become the most expensive African footballer in history They were the back-to-back tournaments that catapulted Nigeria above Brazil and into the throne as the record five-time FIFA U-17 World […]

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Djibouti’s coach and captain dream of a better future

Djibouti have improved tremendously under Julien Mette Team’s French coach discusses his philosophy with Les Riverains de la Mer Rouge Captain Waiss talks about his coach and Qatar 2022 qualifiers “Discipline, beautiful football, intelligence, aesthetics, pride, unity, hard work and commitment” Those are the eight words used by Djibouti captain Daoud Waiss to describing his […]

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Calvert-Lewin: I want to be the man England rely on to score goals

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is the Premier League’s joint-top goalscorer He discusses his aerial ability & desire to be England’s main man DCL hails James, Richarlison, Rashford and Lewandowski Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s reputation has, in a few months, skyrocketed proportionately to his torso whenever James Rodriguez or Lucas Digne have swung back their arrows and aimed at the […]

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In-form Tang talks up China’s Olympic hopes

Tang Jiali scored four times in 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic qualifying She will be a key player for China PR in their play-off against Korea Republic Forward tells FIFA.com about her development and Olympic hopes China PR’s Olympic hopes hinge on February’s crunch AFC qualifying play-off against Korea Republic. With the stakes high and no […]

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Jordan’s great hope furthering his European education

Al-Taamari is a pillar of Jordan’s national team He believes Al-Nashama can progress to the decisive round of Qatar 2022 qualifiers The player is now starring in Belgium after making his mark in Cyprus Keen to continue achieving his long list of ambitious goals, Musa Al-Taamari has had a promising start to his football journey […]

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