Category: Sports

​Miroslav Klose broke Ronaldo’s record on this day in 2014 He did it in front of the Brazilian’s eyes Klose set another World Cup milestone in 2014 The events that unfolded in Belo Horizonte’s Estadio Mineirao on 8 July 2014 were like no other in the history of the beautiful game. If it were a […]

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​Matthaus and Voller were West Germany’s first-choice penalty-takers Brehme found himself under a 700-something-kilogram pile-up! An emperor reigned in Rome for the first time since 476 AD “And, what’s he given? He’s given a penalty! He’s. Given. A. Penalty!” Those are the famous words German television commentator Gerd Rubenbauer used to describe the events in […]

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Ikhsan Fandi is Singapore’s top scorer in qualifying for Qatar 2022 His father Ahmad is a national legend Ikhsan aims to surpass his dad with World Cup qualifying breakthrough ‘Like father like son’ may seem like a cliché when it comes to Ikhsan Fandi. For those who have followed the careers of Ikhsan and his […]

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The FIFA World Cup 2026™, which will be the first to feature 48 teams and 80 matches, moved a step closer today as FIFA completed a series of three workshops with the host associations and their respective candidate host cities. Confirming the high level of interest sparked by the FIFA World Cup across the three […]

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In June and July 2019, the world watched as USA retained the FIFA Women’s World Cup with an unforgettable and near-flawless campaign in France. Now fans can enjoy an altogether different perspective on that triumph as FIFA Films’ ‘A Nation’s Story’ takes you in the tunnel, on the team bus and even along for the […]

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FIFA.com looks back at the stats behind USA’s triumphant 2019 campaign Jill Ellis, Alyssa Naeher, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan star Goal ratios, shutouts and a birthday feature Red, white, blue and gold: Winners portraits Carli Lloyd of USA takes a photo with the France 2019 trophy Alex Morgan poses with the trophy […]

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Australia star Steph Catley talks 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup “This will inspire a whole new and bigger generation of young girls to play” Arsenal-bound full-back has played last six seasons in NWSL Australia’s vice-captain Steph Catley is set to play in her third FIFA Women’s World Cup™ on home soil after Australia and New […]

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FIFA publishes the Physical Analysis of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ The demands increased immensely from Canada 2015 to France 2019 There was more running and efforts in Zone 5 from the group stage to the knockout rounds in France, with England and the USA leading way among semi-finalists Thrilling matches, full stadiums […]

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France 2019 made EUR 284 million contribution to French GDP 6.4 tonnes of food waste collected and donated to local community-based associations First-ever collaboration between a sport event and the French ‘Service Civique’ to offer young professionals work experience Enhanced audio-descriptive commentary systems and waste management facilities left at stadiums in Host Cities Guide on […]

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Following consultation with the confederations and the postponement of the FIFA Futsal World Cup™ to 12 September–3 October 2021, the FIFA Council decided at its meeting on 25 June 2020 to update the FIFA futsal international match calendar for 2020 and 2021. Below are the updates: Replacement of the September 2020 slot for the FIFA […]

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