A striking, brand-new 40,000-seater that will also be a FIFA World Cup venue in three years’ time will host the third-place playoff and final at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar presented by Alibaba Cloud. Besides seeing one of the seven contenders lift the trophy and staging the …
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The path to the final of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar presented by Alibaba Cloud was set as FIFA Legend Michael Owen drew the seven contenders in Zurich. Fans will be treated to a meeting between Asia and Africa in the quarterfinals, with Esperance Sportive de Tunis …
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The Official Emblem of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup was unveiled today, September 3 as FIFA and host country Qatar reached another major milestone on the road to the world’s greatest football showpiece. The official unveiling took place in Qatar’s capital, Doha, at 20:22 local time (19:22 …
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With the opening of Al Wakrah Stadium this evening serving as an exciting backdrop to the discussions on Qatar’s readiness to host the world’s biggest single-sport event in 2022, the board members of the recently created 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar LLC met in Doha today for the second time. …
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This year’s FIFA Club World Cup will kick off on December 11, with the champions being crowned on December 21 in Doha, Qatar. The dates of the tournament taking place in Qatar were confirmed on July 25 by the Bureau of the FIFA Council. In its current format featuring seven …
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Indian football team will begin qualification campaign for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup against Oman on September 5. The eight groups for the Asia region qualification round, which also act as the selection round for the AFC Asian Cup, have been announced. India have …
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India were drawn with Asian Champions Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh in Group E in the AFC Draw for the preliminary competition of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which was held at the AFC Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur earlier today, July 17. This was also the draw for the …
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In the lead-up to the 69th FIFA Congress and the opening of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, the members of the FIFA Council convened in Paris today for meeting no. 10 of the decision-making body. Following the approval of a revamped FIFA Club World Cup with 24 teams, the pilot …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Dream Asia Foundation and the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC)’s Generation Amazing programme on Sunday, June 2 signed a long-term partnership in Paris, France, which will enable collaboration in legacy and education across Asia during the next four years. The AFC will manage …
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The AFC president Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on Sunday, June 2 recognised the progress of the coaching standards of the Chinese Football Association, the Japan Football Association and Qatar Football Association at their meeting in Paris. The AFC Coaching Convention Pro Level Certificates were presented to Du Zhaocai, …
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