FIFA to study South American idea for 64-team men's World Cup in 2030 centenary edition The first 48-team tournament will be played next year in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Sports 07 Mar, 2025
World Cup hosting decisions set to kick off a decade of scrutiny on Saudi Arabia and FIFA The inevitable result has been clear since last year: Saudi Arabia will be confirmed by FIFA as the 2034 World Cup host on Wednesday. Sports 10 Dec, 2024
Brazil to host 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s 211 members chose the South American bid over a joint bid from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Sports 17 May, 2024
2030 World Cup set to be hosted by Spain-Portugal-Morocco with 3 South American countries added All six host nations will get automatic entry to the 48-team tournament, FIFA said. Sports 05 Oct, 2023
United States picked to host 2025 Club World Cup, an expanded soccer tournament with 32 teams The current annual Club World Cup format will continue with a final edition scheduled for December in Saudi Arabia. Sports 25 Jun, 2023
Nepal move six-position up, Belgium retain top spot in FIFA rankings KATHMANDU: Nepal have moved up six positions in this month of FIFA rankings. According to the world football governing body FIFA, the Himalayan nation ranks in the 161st position with 999 points. In the South-Asian region, India and Maldives are... 19 Sep, 2019
German FA boss Grindel quits over expensive gift BERLIN: German Football Association President Reinhard Grindel unexpectedly resigned on Tuesday after apologising for accepting an expensive watch from a Ukrainian colleague as a gift, saying he had not known its value. Grindel, who took over... 02 Apr, 2019
Wood elected as first female president of NZ Football WELLINGTON: New Zealand Football continued overhauling its governance after a tumultuous 2018 by electing Johanna Wood as its first female president at their annual congress in Auckland on Tuesday. Wood, who was elected to NZF's executive... 02 Apr, 2019
FIFA study backs 48-team �22 WC, Qatar sharing LONDON: A FIFA feasibility study concluded the 2022 World Cup can expand to 48 teams by using at least one of Qatar’s neighbours as an additional host, and found there is a low legal risk to changing the format and an additional $400 million in... 12 Mar, 2019
FIFA Council member banned for selling World Cup tickets ZURICH: FIFA has banned an elected member of its ruling council from all soccer duty for three months for selling tickets to last year's World Cup. FIFA says Lee Harmon of the Cook Islands will also pay a fine of 20,000 Swiss francs... 07 Mar, 2019
FIFA recommends use of VAR at 2019 Women's World Cup Zurich: FIFA has recommended the use of video assistant referee (VAR) technology for the 2019 Women's World Cup in France this year. The organising committee of world soccer's governing body met on Monday and backed the use of VAR at the... 05 Mar, 2019
Women's World Cup countdown begins in earnest The Women's World Cup countdown has begun in earnest. Wednesday marked 100 days until the kickoff of the game's biggest tournament, opening on June 7 in Paris. The 24-team event will be played at nine stadiums in France over the course of a... 28 Feb, 2019
