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With less than three months to go before the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil kicks off, the FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 20 trios of match officials, five Support Referees and 17 Video Assistant Referees (VARs), representing all six confederations. This competition in Brazil will give ambitious FIFA …

The draw for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup finals took place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich this Thursday, July 11, revealing the fate of the 24 teams taking part in the tournament. Fate decreed that hosts Brazil and Canada would contest the opening game on Saturday, October …

The Estádio Bezerrão in Brasília (Gama) will make football history on October 26 when it hosts the opening match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the first-ever edition of this prestigious tournament to be staged in Brazil. The competition has previously served as a springboard for an array of world …

FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) are delighted to unveil the Official Emblem of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. The emblem launch further whets appetites ahead of the draw, which took place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today, 11 July afternoon. The emblem takes …

All eight member associations who expressed interest in hosting the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup have confirmed their participation in the bidding process by submitting the relevant terms and conditions by June 21. As some have opted for a joint application, a total of five bids will be in the …

The FIFA Appeal Committee has confirmed the decision taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee to ban Mr Marco Polo Del Nero (the former President of the Brazilian Football Association (CBF)) for life from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at national and international level, …

Following an invitation to all member associations (MAs) to express their interest in submitting a bid to host the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup, eight member associations have responded before the deadline of May 21, 2019. While three MAs have expressed their interest in bidding individually, the remaining five wish …

Qatar Airways Holidays, the leisure division of Qatar Airways Group, is excited to offer exclusive travel packages for the CONMEBOL Copa América Brasil 2019, giving fans the chance to follow the Qatar National Football Team to Brazil this summer. Qatar Airways Holidays is offering exclusive travel packages until 29 April …

FIFA has confirmed that it has received nine registrations in connection with the bidding process for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, namely from the following member associations (in alphabetical order by country): Argentinian Football Association Football Federation Australia Bolivian Football Association Brazilian Football Association Colombian Football Association Japan Football …

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Jose Maria Marin, the former president of the Brazilian Football Association (CBF) and former member of several FIFA committees, guilty of bribery in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The investigation into Mr Marin related to various bribery …