A few days after French referee Stephanie Frappart blew the final whistle at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, FIFA reflected with satisfaction on the performance of the referees and how the implementation of Video assistant referee (VAR) had contributed to the resounding success of refereeing at the …
Read More »While the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France concluded in style in Lyon on July 7, the tournament will once again take centre stage in Milan on September 22, with the hosting of the first-ever FIFA Football Conference aimed at analysing the women’s showpiece. Technical directors and women’s national …
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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 …
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After almost 15 years without any major changes to its Disciplinary Code, FIFA´s new vision has now been reflected in the 2019 edition. The new code has been developed in consultation with the six confederations and other key football stakeholders. It is better structured, clearer, more concise (down from 147 …
Read More »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 …
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Millions of children around the world are involved in football, almost all of whom follow a favourite team. Many children play in organised matches or kick-abouts and some also take an early interest in coaching and refereeing. However they may be involved in the game, what these children all have …
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Megan Rapinoe of USA was confirmed as the best player at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France after the official awards were announced. Rapinoe won the adidas Golden Ball which is awarded to the best player by the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG). Lucy Bronze of England and …
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Stéphanie Frappart was appointed as match referee for the final of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, which will be contested between USA and the Netherlands at 17.00h CET on Sunday in Lyon. The French official has already officiated three games so far at the tournament: the 0-0 …
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While excitement is growing around the final round of matches of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, FIFA has taken today two important steps for the continuous development of the women’s game beyond its flagship event. The first one was the inaugural meeting of the FIFA Professional Women’s Football Task Force …
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On June 27, 2019, the Bureau of the FIFA Council decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) in accordance with art. 14 par. 1(a) and art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes. The decision follows the recent FIFA/AFC fact-finding mission to Pakistan, which concluded …
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