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WEBAsian Cup Champions Qatar and Australia stumble in first rounds of 2026 qualifying. August 11 – Reigning Asian Champions Qatar have had disastrous starts to their qualification campaigns for the 2026 World Cup, failing to win a game in either of the opening two rounds. They weren’t the only Asian power player to miss out on points, with ...
Infantino calls emergency broadcaster meeting to drum up …
WEB3 hours ago · September 20 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino is reported to have called an emergency meeting with broadcasters for today (Friday) amid concerns over a lack of tv interest in his much-trumpeted pet project, the expansion of Club World Cup. FIFA has so far failed to announce a single broadcast deal for the 32-team tournament next year which Infantino is hoping will match the World Cup at ...
UEFA technical report details smart use of width, and impact of …
WEB1 day ago · September 19 – Spain’s tactical evolution is one of the standout findings from UEFA’s Euro 2024 Technical Report that details tactical trends and developments from the tournament. The report details that Champions Spain’s approach to wide play has changed since utilising inside-forwards during their 2012 Euro victory, instead opting for wingers Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams who looked ...
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WEB2 days ago · Acquitted in 2022, Blatter and Platini to face appeal trial in 2025 as FIFA and Swiss judiciary demand blood. September 17 – It has become something of a never-ending saga involving the two men who were once the most powerful in world and European football. But it could finally be reaching its denouement.
Argentina stay top of World rankings, Qatar plummet after poor …
WEB4 hours ago · September 20 – Argentina remain at the top of the latest FIFA World Rankings, leading an unchanged top ten that sees France and Spain hold their positions in second and third. England remain fourth, despite securing back-to-back victories over Ireland and Finland under new manager Lee Carsley, while Brazil stay in fifth despite a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Paraguay which dented their World ...
Infantino defends 2030 and 2034 World Cup decisions as ‘the best …
WEBDecember 15 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended the 2030 and 2034 World Cup bidding processes as “the best FIFA can do for football, covering the entire world in only eight years”. A bidding process for a World Cup usually takes years, but FIFA and Infantino awarded the 2030 and 2034 World Cups, subject to confirmation by the Congress next year, in the blink of an eye, and ...
World Cup 2026 will be a game changer. Edmonton wants to be …
WEBDec 23, 2021 · By Paul Nicholson December 22 – Talk of a biennial World Cup has overshadowed some of the crucial decision making to be made around the 2026 World Cup, and event that in itself will be groundbreaking, both for FIFA and football. It will be the first FIFA World Cup to be co-hosted by three countries – US, Mexico and Canada – and the first finals to be played by 48 teams.
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WEBJune 11 – The two year countdown to the 2026 World Cup kick-off at the Estadio Azteca Mexico City on June 11 has begun, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino continuing his ‘greatest’ theme saying the finals would be “the greatest event, the greatest show, the greatest tournament”. Qatar 2022 was the ‘greatest ever’ World Cup according to Infantino, and that followed his previous ...
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WEBSep 10, 2024 · Villar niece killed in Mexico as kidnapping goes tragically wrong. September 21 – A niece of Angel Maria Villar, one of world football’s most high-ranking officials who ran UEFA temporarily in the absence of Michel Platini, has tragically been found dead close to the Mexican city of Toluca after being held to ransom.
End of the road: Portugal and Italy on track for winner-takes-all …
WEBBy Andrew Warshaw November 26 – Almost unthinkably, next year’s World Cup finals in Qatar will be conspicuous by the absence of either four-time winners and current European champions Italy or Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal. Both countries failed to qualify automatically and paid the penalty after finding themselves in the same group when the European playoff draw, comprising single rather ...