Michael Owen was just 18 when he travelled to the 1998 FIFA World Cup France™. But the England prodigy left the tournament firmly established as one of the game’s biggest and most exciting talents. The fourth episode of FIFA TV’s Gems Uncovered YouTube series looks back at how Owen announced himself on the global stage […]
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Karachik: Emotions go off the scale when you score for your country
Lyudmila Karachik has scored prolifically for Bunyodkor and Uzbekistan She talks about being inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo Karachik is eager to fire Uzbekistan to the 2023 global finals If an Ironwoman Footballer award existed in football, Lyudmila Karachik would certainly be a contender for it. The 25-year-old, indeed, hasn’t missed a single match since joining […]
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Arichel Hernandez: Wearing the Cuba shirt is my greatest experience
Cuba midfielder Arichel Hernandez talks all things World Cup qualifying He stresses the need to play more top-level nations to develop “I feel a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for playing in the first round” The start of Concacaf qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is on the horizon and one of the teams […]
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Gallardo: Reaching the World Cup is the dream of every Guatemalan
New generation ready to lead Guatemala into WCQ latter stages Carlos Gallardo tells Concacaf they can achieve something special Will be first time in two decades team will be without the legendary Carlos Ruiz Guatemala have yet to reach a FIFA World Cup™, but a new generation of players is hoping to change that and […]
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India beckons for England, Germany and holders Spain
England, Germany and Spain to represent Europe at India 2021 Decision taken after UEFA U-17 qualifying tournament cut short Spain will be defending the trophy they won at Uruguay 2018 England, Germany and reigning FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup champions Spain will fly the flag for Europe at India 2021 following the cancellation of the […]
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Goater: Bermuda are even stronger now
Bermuda legend Shaun Goater speaks ahead of the Concacaf Preliminary Draw He talks about his playing days competing in World Cup qualifiers across the region “We’ve got clever players looking to evolve and grow” Shaun Goater remembers riding a moped to a football match in the Bermudian rain with his mother. After going around a […]
No9s shine at France 1998
Gabriel Batistuta, Patrick Kluivert, Ronaldo, Alan Shearer, Davor Suker – iconic No9s were aplenty at the 1998 FIFA World Cup France™! In FIFA TV’s latest instalment of their Magic Number YouTube series, they take a fond look back at these celebrated frontmen. Go to Source […]
Song: I’m beyond proud I played in four World Cups
Rigobert Song discusses his FIFA World Cup experiences “Roger Milla is a monumental player,” he says Song assesses Cameroon’s hopes of Qatar 2022 qualification Rigobert Song was only 17 when he played in his first FIFA World Cup™ at USA 1994. Four years after watching Cameroon’s epic run to the Italy 1990 quarter-finals on television, […]
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Concacaf preliminary draw for FIFA World Cup 2022™ to take place on 19 August
Concacaf preliminary draw to take place on Wednesday, 19 August (19:00 CET) 35 member associations in North, Central America and the Caribbean to learn qualification pathway towards FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Preliminary draw to be streamed live on FIFA.com The qualification pathway for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ in North, Central America and […]
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Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia
In light of the current COVID-19 situation in many countries, FIFA and the Asian Confederation (AFC) have jointly decided that the upcoming qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, originally scheduled to take place during the international match windows in October and November 2020, will be rescheduled […]
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