Following a proposal made by the Iraqi Football Association, FIFA and the AFC confirmed that Iraq’s upcoming joint 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China qualifiers against Iran and Bahrain will be played in Jordan on 14 and 19 November respectively. The Iraqi Football …
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Following an assessment of the current security situation in Iraq, FIFA and the AFC have informed the Iraqi Football Association that the country’s upcoming joint 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China qualifiers against Iran and Bahrain, which were scheduled to be hosted in …
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FIFA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are due to sign a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Saturday, November 2, 2019 that will see the two organisations join forces to leverage football as a catalyst for social development and healthy lifestyles in the region. The landmark agreement …
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On October 23, 2019, the Bureau of the FIFA Council decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Comoros Football Association (FFC), in accordance with art. 14 par. 1a) and art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes. This decision has been taken in connection with the FFC electoral process, …
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As part of the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series, which is anticipated to attract tens of millions of players from more than 60 countries online and at many live events, FIFA has confirmed the return of the FIFA eNations Cup and the FIFA eClub World Cup. The two events …
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FIFA is launching its new legal portal (legal.fifa.com) today in order to provide direct access to documents of interest to all stakeholders involved in FIFA’s legal and compliance activities. This important step reflects one of the key pillars of the FIFA 2.0 vision document by providing greater transparency in dealing …
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Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the October rankings, India dropped two spots as 106th position behind Mauritania, but ahead of Niger; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. India have …
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The FIFA Council convened today in Shanghai and voted on a number of key steps for the future of international tournaments, including a unanimous decision to appoint China as the host of the first edition of the new FIFA Club World Cup in 2021. The tournament will be played between …
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Following the success of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, the world’s best youth players are due to meet in Brazil for the FIFA U-17 World Cup beginning October 26. As has been the case since the first edition of the tournament in 1985, the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) …
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Following FIFA’s inspection and in agreement with the Local Organising Committee, Kaunas, Vilnius and Klaipeda have been confirmed as the Host Cities for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup – Lithuania, the first-ever FIFA competition to be hosted in Lithuania. The tournament will kick off on September 12, 2020 and …
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