The FIFA Series during the upcoming Men’s International Match Calendar window in March 2024 will see world football’s governing body support its member associations in organising international friendly matches comprising four national teams from different confederations in a single host country, with six groups in total. The initiative will provide …
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Egypt has been announced as a FIFA Series host with this year’s pilot phase expanded to an additional four teams. With Cairo as the host city, Croatia, Egypt, Tunisia and New Zealand will compete in international friendlies during the 22-26 March 2024 window. Following a decision taken by the FIFA …
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The FIFA Council has confirmed that the FIFA U-17 World Cup will be expanded to 48 teams and be held annually rather than biennially, as part of the governing body’s steadfast commitment to youth football. It was also confirmed that the next five editions of the competition, starting in 2025, …
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Morocco will be hosts of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the next five consecutive editions starting from 2025. This was officially confirmed by world football governing body, FIFA on Thursday, March 14 where Qatar was named hosts of the next five editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. …
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Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the first rankings of 2024, India drop a spot to 66th position behind Zambia, but ahead of Cameroon. India have 1,389 points, four points less than in the last quarter and stay …
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The FIFA Council has unanimously approved the Annual Report 2023, which confirms the organisation’s exceptionally healthy and sustainable situation, with record investment in football development of USD 2.25 billion earmarked for the entire 2023-2026 cycle as part of the FIFA Forward 3.0 Programme. This represents an almost sevenfold increase in …
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FIFA has launched invitations to tender (ITT) for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26 and FIFA World Cup 2030 in Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia. The FIFA World Cup 26 will be the 23rd edition of the competition and will be jointly hosted by Canada, …
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Benin’s Sports Minister Benoît M. K. Dato and Beninese Football Association (FBF) President and FIFA Council member Mathurin de Chacus talked football development in the West African nation with FIFA’s Director Member Associations Africa, Gelson Fernandes, at a meeting in FIFA’s Paris office. The FBF has made excellent use of …
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Coinciding with International Women’s Day, FIFA has released a new course to support representatives in each of FIFA’s 211 Member Associations in improving and enhancing their digital marketing initiatives. The course, available free to digital, marketing, media and communications representatives within all of FIFA’s Member Associations, supports stakeholders in establishing …
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Gianni Infantino has told representatives of the FIFA World Cup 26 Host Cities that they are part of a winning team and that, working together with FIFA, they will put on the greatest show that the planet has seen. Opening the two-day FIFA Host Cities Commercial Summit in Miami, United …
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