FIFA also picked two women as assistants to Frappart: Neuza Back of Brazil and Mexico’s Karen Diaz Medina.
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The next World Cup will be staged in North America, with the United States, Canada and Mexico hosting games.
The next World Cup will be staged in North America, with the United States, Canada and Mexico hosting games.
With the FIFA World Cup starting today, all eyes are on the squads that have been selected by each of the 32 countries involved. Each nation must name a minimum of 23 players and a maximum of 26 in their squad, three of which must be goalkeepers.
Predicaments began mounting as early as December 2010 when it was announced that Qatar would host the finals amid a storm of international criticism.
On the eve of the global tournament in Qatar, FIFA has launched a new armband where they plan on promoting a different key message during matches.
The sale of alcohol is strictly controlled in Qatar, but it is due to be available in the area immediately outside match venues and fan zones, as well as within hotels.
Infantino, 52, became head of world football’s governing body when he succeeded Sepp Blatter in 2016. The Swiss-Italian was then re-elected until 2023 in 2019.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the ex-international, who played up to the senior level, died on Monday.
A statement from Ukraine’s FA Monday confirmed its executive committee wants Iran to be excluded from the tournament.
In a letter dated 5th October and personally signed by him, world’s football supremo wrote: “Please accept my warmest greetings and sincere congratulations for your recent election as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Ukraine would host one of the groups in the tournament under the plan which is understood to have been sanctioned by Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the governments of Spain and Portugal, according to The Times.
About 180 people were also hurt after Arema FC’s loss to rivals Persebaya Surabaya in East Java on Saturday.
Three-time world champions USA trounced the Falcons 4-0 in the two teams’ first encounter at the Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday, with a brace from Sophia Smith and one each by Lindsay Horan and Alex Morgan.
It means the women’s Under-17 World Cup, set to begin in the country on October 11, will not take place as planned.
The Group A match and opening ceremony has been brought forward as a stand-alone event, FIFA has confirmed.
The world ruling body said that, due to the compact nature of the November 21 to December 18 tournament, no domestic flights to matches were needed by the teams.
All four teams that make the semi finals at the ongoing continental championship in Morocco would have picked automatic tickets for the Women’s World Cup, with the team adjudged to have finished fifth presented with another chance for a shot at a Playoff Tournament next year.
As we count down to the most watched football competition in the world, DStv and GOtv customers can look forward to viewing the tournament set to run from 21 November to 18 December on SuperSport.
World football governing announced this Friday, saying that the system would be used in all 64 matches in Qatar.