Neymar will be deployed in an attacking playmaking role for Brazil at this year’s World Cup as the five-time world champions seek to capitalise on his scintillating form for Paris Saint-Germain. The 30-year-old has scored nine goals and provided seven ...
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FIFA officially advances 2022 World Cup by day one for Qatar
FIFA on Thursday officially brought forward the opening match of this year’s World Cup by one day to November 20 in a rare schedule change so that hosts Qatar feature in the gala game. Football’s ruling executive universally approved the ...
Read More »FIFA World Cup 2022 to start one day ahead of the scheduled date, first match on 20 Nov.
The World Cup’s start will be brought forward by a day to allow hosts Qatar to play the opening game, sources told AFP on Wednesday, just over three months before the competition gets underway. Qatar will now play Ecuador on ...
Read More »England women beat Germany in extra time to win UEFA Euro 2022 title
England won a major women’s tournament for the first time as Chloe Kelly’s extra-time goal secured a 2-1 victory over Germany at a sold out Wembley on Sunday. In front of a record crowd of 87,192 for any match in ...
Read More »Euro 2022: Sweden, Netherlands through to Quarter-finals
Sweden thrashed Portugal 5-0 to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2022 on Sunday as holders the Netherlands needed a flurry of late goals to beat Switzerland 4-1 to ensure their place in the last eight. Silver medallists at last year’s ...
Read More »FIFA revealed 16 host cities for 2026 FIFA World Cup
The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a bold statement summing up the goal of the 2026 tournament, to be played largely in the United States. “By ...
Read More »Costa Rica beat New Zealand to qualify for 2022 FIFA world cup
Costa Rica will join Germany, Spain, Japan in the Group E of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after beating New Zealand on Joel Campbell’s sole goal at the last match of the extended qualifying campaign in Doha on Tuesday. ...
Read More »Ecuador confirm to play 2022 World Cup as FIFA rejects Chile complaint
Ecuador kept their place in the Qatar World Cup after football governing body FIFA on Friday closed an inquiry sought by non-qualifying Chile into the eligibility of a key player. The FIFA disciplinary committee said in a statement it had ...
Read More »“We need to improve our game to beat Peru to through 2022 world cup,” Australia coach Arnold
Australia coach Graham Arnold warned his team they must improve to beat Peru and make it to a fifth straight World Cup after Ajdin Hrustic fired a late winner in a nerve-wracking 2-1 play-off victory over United Arab Emirates in ...
Read More »2022 FIFA World Cup Group-B Teams, Fixtures (Infographic)
1966 FIFA World Cup champions England are placed in the Group-B of 2022 football world cup starting from 21st November in Qatar. Iran, Wales and United States are the other three teams of this pool to be contested. Let’s checkout ...
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