Tag: Fifa

Geneva: The Bureau of the FIFA Council agreed on a proposed slot allocation among the six confederations for the World Cup 2026, which will witness 48 teams in the finals. According to the proposal on Thursday, the split of 46 direct berths will see Asia get eight direct slots up from the four and a half […]

Kochi: World football governing body FIFA on Friday expressed deep concern over the pace of work here for the Under-17 World Cup which is less than 200 days away. A team of 21 members of FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) inspected Kochi, one of the six venues for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in […]

New Delhi: The World football governing body FIFA, while inspecting the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, on Wednesday urged Indian authorities to speed up work on areas like training sites for the Under-17 World Cup which is less than 200 days away. An eight-member FIFA team led by head of events Jaime Yarza kicked off inspection […]

Kolkata: Former FIFA regional development officer for South and Central Asia, Shaji Prabhakaran, has backed all I-League clubs to be part of the revamped Indian Super League (ISL) which the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial and marketing partner Football Sports Development Ltd (FSDL) have proposed. Surprise league leaders Aizawl FC have fuelled […]

London: Global football governing body FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, reckons that the controversial travel ban issued by US President Donald Trump could prevent the United States from hosting the 2026 World Cup. Trump’s latest executive order bars visas for people from six countries with a Muslim majority and temporarily shuts down America’s refugee programme, reports […]

Kolkata: FIFA on Thursday categorically said concerns over air quality will not stand in the way of Delhi hosting U-17 World Cup matches but precautions will be taken to address the issues post-Diwali — when the pollution level will be at its highest. Recently questions have been raised about Delhi’s pollution adversely affecting conduct of […]

Kolkata: England swaggered their way into the FIFA U-17 World Cup triumph and the invigorating final against Spain was as much a celebration of attacking football as it was about an incredible turnaround here tonight. The Three Lions colts hammered The La Rojas juniors 5-2 in the highest-scoring final in the history of this age-group […]

Kolkata: India may have made a group stage exit in the Under-17 World Cup but their spirited show has impressed FIFA head of coaching and player development, Branimir Ujevic, who urged them to learn from mistakes and focus on the future. Having blanked 0-3 by USA in their U-17 World Cup opener, India put up […]

David Luiz blasted a sensational free-kick into the net from 35 yards as Brazil knocked out South American rivals Colombia 2-1 to set up a FIFA World Cup semifinal clash with Germany, here on Friday

Berlin: football federation president Wolfgang Niersbach has termed FIFA’s payment to Ireland over a controversial refereeing decision as “a joke”. Ireland lost a playoff match for the 2010 World Cup qualification after an infamous handball by French striker Thierry Henry. World football’s governing body FIFA on Thursday admitted paying the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) […]

Zurich: FIFA president Sepp Blatter yesterday announced he will step down from world football’s governing body amid a corruption scandal, and also called for an extraordinary congress “as early as possible” at which a successor will be elected. The Swiss announced his decision at a hastily-arranged press conference yesterday after his secretary-general Jerome Valcke was […]

Beijing: Re-elected FIFA president Sepp Blatter blasted at the tactics used by the US anti-corruption investigators, saying the arrests two days ago were timed to interfere with Zurich congress, a media report said today. Seven out of 14 senior officials and sports marketing executives charged by the US prosecutors of corruption and bribery were arrested […]

Madrid: The chief of FIFA finance committee said on Thursday that FIFA is in a good economic position and expects to conclude the 2015-18 financial cycle with $100 million in profit. Paraguayan Alejandro Dominguez, also president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), told the 67th FIFA Congress in Manama, Bahrain, that FIFA has tripled […]

The 2022 FIFA under-17 Women's World Cup will be held in India from October 11 to 30, 2022, football's global governing body said. India was set to host the 2021 u-17 Women's World Cup before it was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Miami: The 2022 football Qatar World Cup may see an expansion from 32 to 48 teams, the FIFA President Giovanni Infantino, has said. “We have published to our council members a feasibility study which is quite a thorough document, where we came to the conclusion that, yes, it is feasible to move the World Cup in […]