UEFA play-offs to decide continent’s last two World Cup places Serbia face Finland while Croatia take on Czech Republic Spain, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Russia and hosts Lithuania already assured berths Europe’s final two places at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021 will be determined between 6 and 10 November 2020 in a play-off series featuring […]
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Laba: I want to emulate Coubadja for Togo
Kodjo Laba was just a teen when Togo appeared at the 2006 World Cup Al Ain forward is inspired by compatriot Mohamed Kader Coubadja Player celebrates his goals by performing traditional Togolese dance By any standard 13 June 2006 was a historic day for Togolese football. That was when Emmanuel Adebayor and Co played the […]
‘Twenty cents a kiss’: The early days of New Zealand women’s football
New Zealand’s national women’s team debuted in 1975 Inaugural captain Barbara Cox tells FIFA.com about the early challenges Team were forced to raise money When the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup™ gets underway Down Under in 2023, it will be approaching half a century since New Zealand fielded its first women’s national team. The Football […]
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Happy 60th, Diego
Diego Maradona celebrates his 60th birthday today We pay tribute with video footage and stats He was directly involved in ten of 13 Argentina goals at one tournament Diego Maradona was just nine when he told a television reporter that his biggest wish was to play at a FIFA World Cup™. Those black-and-white images, from […]
What happened to the stars of India 2017?
How have the stars of the U-17 World Cup 2017 progressed? Sancho, Sargent, Torres and Foden among those already causing a sensation Others with remarkable stories outside top leagues Exactly three years ago, on 28 October 2017, England won the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time with victory over Spain in Kolkata, India. […]
Simon: Cathy Freeman’s success still resonates with me
Kyah Simon is one of Australia’s most experienced players and greatest goalscorers The forward has been front and centre for some of the Matildas’ greatest moments Simon talks 2023 Women’s World Cup, her greatest inspiration and much more Twenty years ago last month saw what many claim was the greatest moment in Australian sport. Cathy […]
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Remembering the World Cup’s unlikeliest star
Paul the octopus became a global sensation during South Africa 2010 He enjoyed a run of correct match predictions all the way to the Final We remember this unlikely World Cup star ten years on from his death Forget Forlan, forget Muller, forget Iniesta. If there was one undisputed star of the 2010 FIFA World […]
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Pele’s top five World Cup goals
Pele wasn’t just a prolific scorer of goals, but a prolific scorer of wonder goals. He netted 12 overall at the FIFA World Cup™ across Sweden 1958, Chile 1962 and Mexico 1970. FIFA TV looks at the best five of them from ‘The King’. Watch them on the abvoe video. Go to Source […]
Pele: The only thing I haven’t done in 80 years is play on the moon
Pele turns 80 today FIFA had the immense privilege of interviewing ‘The King’ An emotional Pele expressed his gratitude to football “In Pele’s 80 years, the only thing that’s missing is to land on the moon,” a teary-eyed Pele told FIFA on his landmark birthday. “When there’s football on the moon, I’ll go there and […]
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A special video tribute to ‘The King’
‘The King’ celebrates his 80th birthday today FIFA interviewed countless football legends about Pele The man himself wasn’t the only one in tears Pele played football with arguably more style than anyone in history. FIFA, therefore, wanted to celebrate his 80th birthday in some style. We travelled the world to interview his former team-mates, other […]