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Al Bayt Stadium has become the second FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ tournament venue to achieve a five-star sustainability rating. The 60,000-capacity stadium in the northern city of Al Khor, which will host the opening match of Qatar 2022, received the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) certification from the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development […]
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Guam captain Jason Cunliffe has seen the east Asian nation make notable progress The national team’s most-capped player is showing little sign of slowing down The Matao set to resume Qatar 2022 qualifiers later this year At 36, most strikers are slowing down. Don’t count Guam’s most-capped player, record marksman and captain among them. The […]
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Rapidly-improving Malaysia enjoy massive support at home Malayan Tigers’ midfielder Brendan Gan has become a key figure “It is amazing to be a part of and quite life-changing” Go to any pub, bar or restaurant in Malaysia and there is a good chance there will be a football match on. Often it is the English […]
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Ibrahim Amada started as a playmaker before switching to defensive midfield His outstanding performances helped Madagascar reach the AFCON quarter-finals He dreams of helping his country reach the next FIFA World Cup As football has developed in recent years, a growing number of coaches have focused on creating a solid defensive base before moving on […]
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“We have to be realistic,” Bangladesh coach Jamie Day told FIFA.com last year before the start of Asia’s second qualifying round for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM, in which they were drawn in Group E alongside four stronger opponents. Despite commendable performances in their four games to date, the South Asian side have picked […]
Ozu Moreira named Japan beach soccer head coach in June 2020 He will continue to also represent his country as a player “We must now prepare ourselves to reach the top of the world” One of the most iconic players in Japanese beach soccer history has moved into a new role that will further his […]
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Youssef Msakni led his country to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Having missed Russia 2018 through injury, his dream is now to play at Qatar 2022 The player discusses his positive international experience in Doha Tunisia’s captain Youssef Msakni certainly shouldered his responsibility and rose to the occasion when he scored a hat-trick away to […]
Former Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto was appointed on Wednesday to lead United Arab Emirates for the remainder of their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifying campaign. The veteran Colombian mentor has coached numerous clubs, but most famously led Los Ticos to the quarter-finals at Brazil 2014. Despite impressing during Russia 2018 qualifying and […]
Men’s Olympic Football Tournament scheduled to start on 22 July 2021 Postponed due to the pandemic, Olympic Games will take place in a year’s time We review the qualified teams, key facts and stats The countdown is on once again for the Olympic Games. The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced its postponement until 2021, but […]
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In part two of an exclusive interview, we hear from Egypt coach Hossam El Badry He explains the value of Europe-based players and making full use of Mo Salah El Badry discusses his career, role models, time at Al Ahly and more In part two of FIFA.com’s interview with Hossam El Badry, the Egypt coach […]
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