All 211 FIFA Member Associations convened virtually at an Extraordinary FIFA Congress where Morocco, Portugal and Spain were appointed as the hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2030, with three centenary celebration matches to be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (one in each country), while Saudi Arabia was selected …
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Football, technology and education took centre stage as the FIFA Foundation’s Digital Education Programme was launched in Paraguay with a view to benefiting 10,000 children in vulnerable communities across the country. The programme was launched with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the FIFA Foundation, the Ministry of …
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Gianni Infantino has welcomed the opening of a high-performance centre for Paraguay’s best young footballers, saying the facility is “creating a pathway” to the top of the game for the South American country’s most talented young players. The FIFA President was joined by Paraguay’s Vice-President Pedro Alliana, Sports Minister César …
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FIFA has received the following declarations of interest as per the bidding process and regulations approved by the FIFA Council on October 4, 2023: FIFA World Cup 2030 – Moroccan Football Association – Portuguese Football Federation – Spanish Football Association Centenary celebration – Uruguayan Football Association (one match) – Argentinian …
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Following extensive consultation with all confederations and given the importance of marking the centenary of the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Council took key decisions in relation to the bidding and hosting of the Centenary edition of the FIFA World Cup in 2030 during its meeting held by videoconference from …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino congratulated the Paraguayan Football Association (APF) on a “magnificent project” as he took part in a ceremony to celebrate the start of work on a state-of-the-art training centre for the country’s youth teams. Gianni Infantino accompanied CONMEBOL President Alejandro Domínguez and APF President Robert Harrison on …
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Global sports company PUMA has today unveiled their 2022 national team Away kits. The bold new design language reinterprets national motifs from football, culture, and nature, bringing them together in ways that turn each jersey into a statement piece for the nation and the national team. The new jerseys arrive …
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At its meeting on September 24, 2020, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee found Marco Antonio Trovato Villalba, current President of the Paraguayan Club Olimpia, guilty of match manipulation and of failing to comply with his duty to collaborate during disciplinary proceedings in violation of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. The decision to …
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The Technical Study Group (TSG) of the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay has determined the shortlist of candidates for the adidas Golden Ball. The following 10 players can win the coveted trophy and become the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the competition: Ozu Moreira (Japan) Gabriele Gori …
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Los Pynandi Stadium, which has provided the stage for matches during the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Paraguay, was the venue for quite a different event on Wednesday, as more than 200 young boys and girls between 4 and 13 years of age took part in a Beach …
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