This was off the back of an outstanding defensive display as they ended Brazil’s campaign with a scoreless draw in Melbourne.
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The Final Four tournament marks the start of the road to the 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted by US, Mexico and Canada.
The entertaining game took place at the iconic AT&T Stadium in Dallas, United States of America on Saturday night.
The proposals were outlined by FIFA’s head of Global Football Development, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
The match, which kicks off at 7.30pm LA time will be the sixth confrontation between the senior teams of both countries, four of which have ended in draws. The only win in the series has gone to Mexico, when they trumped a US Gold Cup encounter in Dallas (State of Texas) 2-1 on 24th June 1995. Jonathan Akpoborie scored Nigeria’s only goal.
The international silverware would crown a season that saw the Bavarians clinching everything on their way: Bundesliga, German Cup, Champions League and the domestic and European Super Cup titles.
This was after two goals from Robert Lewandowski gave them a clinical 2-0 win over Al Ahly on Monday.
The win earned them a place in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals against European champions Liverpool
Liverpool and Chelsea look set for trips to China, after FIFA granted the nation the rights to host the inaugural version of its expanded Club World Cup.
The intention is to garner mass support for its troubled project.
In the other semi-final in Texas, Canada also grabbed their spot in next year’s tournament in France with a 7-0 emphatic victory over Panama with Captain Christine Sinclair scoring twice.
FIFA confirmed on October 14 that co-hosting would be allowed at the 2026 tournament and that there would be no restrictions on the number of countries in a given bid
Checks revealed that Fernando Arce was the first player booked by Ramos, while Mariano Trujillo was the first player he sent off after booking the player twice in 15 minutes
The official opposition Democratic Alliance welcomed the chance to seek answers from the Minister, saying the individuals implicated in authorising the payment from FIFA to CONCACAF are in a far better place to provide the answers the South African public are seeking
FIFA faces more embarrassment after a member of its financial watchdog was arrested on suspicion of corruption and money-laundering in the Cayman Islands.