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XtraTime tries to explain in short how India achieved their best FIFA World Rankings in over two decades as 96th in the rankings.
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FIFA U-17 World Cup hosts India to face tough opponents in Group A!
The Official Draw for the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 brought six interesting groups for the first-ever FIFA tournament on the Indian subcontinent. Former FIFA U-17 World Cup champion Nwankwo Kanu, Argentinian legend Esteban Cambiasso, Indian national team captain Sunil Chhetri and Indian badminton star PV Sindhu conducted the …
Read More »Vijay Goel: India going through a golden period of football & the best is yet to come!
The Indian National Football Team achieved its best FIFA World Ranking since February 1996 as they were ranked 96 in the July 2017 according to latest FIFA Rankings. In the process, India are currently placed 12th in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). India’s best-ever FIFA Ranking till date stays 94 which …
Read More »FIFA World Rankings: India move up to 96th, Germany regain top spot!
Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the July rankings, India gained four places to be in 96th position behind Cyprus, but ahead of Mozambique. India have 341 points, 10 points more than last month …
Read More »FIFA Legends Kanu & Cambiasso to attend Official Draw in Mumbai for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup – India!
FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) today announced the participation of FIFA Legends Esteban Cambiasso and Nwankwo Kanu along with Indian sporting icons Sunil Chhetri and P.V. Sindhu at the Official Draw for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Kanu and Cambiasso are no strangers to the …
Read More »India expresses interest to host the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup!
The All India Football Federation today on July 4, 2017 submitted an expression of interest to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in India. The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel stated that this would be the next “logical step for the development of Football in India”. “With …
Read More »Indian Super League & I-League to run in parallel in the 2017/18 season!
It is now done and dusted, the Indian Super League and the I-League will be played in the 2017/18 season in parallel from November 2017 to March/April 2018. Interestingly a lot of media reports and social media comments wrongly stated that by the AFC and FIFA agreeing to this short-term …
Read More »AFC Issue Statement on 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has noted the conclusions in the recently published FIFA report into the bidding processes for the FIFA World Cups of 2018 and 2022. In this regard, the AFC is now looking forward to the continued preparation work to deliver the 2022 FIFA World Cup in …
Read More »FIFA opens tender process in Greece for the media rights to the 2018 FIFA World Cup!
FIFA has opened an invitation to tender (“ITT”) in Greece for the media rights to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. These media rights will cover TV, internet, mobile and radio transmissions. This tender process will allow FIFA to select the media companies that are best placed to operationally secure …
Read More »FIFA Fitness Course for Referees concludes in Gwalior!
The FIFA Fitness Course for Referees, organized by the All India Football Federation, concluded in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh today, June 28, 2017. 110 referees in two batches of 55 participated in the programme. FIFA Referees Fitness Instructor, Ganesh Maniam, who conducted the course shared his thoughts on the participants. “The …
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