Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the fifth rankings of 2022, India stay in 61st position behind Croatia, but ahead of Greece. India have 1406 points, the same as in the last quarter and stay in 12th position …
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FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) will mark International Human Rights Day on Saturday, December 10 by reinforcing the message that there is no place for discrimination of any kind, either in football or in society in general. During the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal matches on December 9/10, the …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has condoled the death of former India captain Babu Mani, who passed away on November 19, 2022, at the age of 59. In a letter to AIFF President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey, the FIFA president said, “I would like to express my sincerest and heartfelt condolences on …
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The Integrity Task Force established by FIFA to monitor the 2022 FIFA World Cup has successfully scrutinised both the betting markets and the in-game action in real time of the initial 56 matches of the competition, with no suspicious betting activities or match manipulation threats identified. The monitoring has been …
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Hosting the FIFA World Cup is a huge undertaking that requires years of planning and painstaking attention to detail. Learning from experience and knowledge sharing play a key part in putting on the greatest show on earth and FIFA’s Observer Programme offers organisers of future events an invaluable insight into …
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In a tournament of firsts, the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and Arab world sees International Volunteer Day fall for the first time ever on a match day this December 5. The rare occasion provides fans and Qatar 2022 organisers the opportunity to pause and recognise the …
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The FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) held its third press conference of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar in Doha on Sunday, December 4. In providing a comprehensive analysis of the group phase, they offered up their learnings from the competition’s first 48 matches. Joining FIFA Chief of Global …
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After 13 days and 48 matches, the first edition of the FIFA World Cup to be hosted in the Middle East and Arab world has presented an array of facts and figures, starting with a cumulative stadium attendance of 2.45 million spectators. That equals an average of 96% occupancy and …
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2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar is continuing to engage TV audiences around the world with record-breaking numbers across multiple markets. In Japan, the group game between Japan and Costa Rica on Sunday, November 27drew an average audience of 36.37 million viewers. This surpassed the audience of their incredible comeback …
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At the FIFA referees media day prior to the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar, the Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina, gave notice that time lost due to different specific events that transpire during matches would be compensated for. The aim of this move …
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