Group C: IR Iran ۴-۱ Palestine
The victory at the Education City Stadium means Iran top the group ahead of the United Arab Emirates – who beat Hong Kong, China 3-1 earlier in the day –…
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When Messi first went to the FIFA awards
The date was 17 December 2007. The venue was the Zurich Opera House. Lionel Messi, at just 20 years old, was present at FIFA’s annual awards’ ceremony for the first…
The Best FIFA Football Awards ۲۰۲۳: How voting works
The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ۲۰۲۳ ceremony takes place in London on Monday night, concluding a thorough and democratic process facilitated by FIFA to recognise world football’s top players, coaches,…
Rinomhota: Zimbabwe ready to explode with excitement
In November 2023, Zimbabwe began the journey to FIFA World Cup 26™ by taking on Rwanda in Butare, where they kicked off their campaign with a well-earned 0-0 draw. Instead…
The FIFA Puskás Award in stats
Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal for Manchester United against Porto in 2009 travelled at an astonishing average speed of 103 kilometres per hour – a record for a FIFA Puskás Award winner…
Five Qatar ۲۰۲۲ stars to watch at AFCON ۲۰۲۳
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ proved to be a record-breaking tournament for Africa. All five of its representatives (Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia) won at least one game,…
Ratifo: Mozambique can spring a surprise or two
Stanley Ratifo’s everyday life with 1. CfR Pforzheim in Germany’s fifth tier, the Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg, usually involves taking on the likes of SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach and FSV 08 Bietigheim-Bissingen. Yet…
Stream a celebration of Diego Maradona free on FIFA+
The life and career of the iconic Diego Maradona will be celebrated on 13 January with an all-day streaming marathon on the FIFA+ channel of your Smart TV. The Argentina…
The Beckenbauer-inspired West Germans in stats
They had a sweeper with more skill than a striker, a permed rocket-launcher who played where he chose, and a predator with 64-centimetre thighs. They had nicknames like ‘The Terrier’,…
Bounou: The Best nomination gives me a standing to defend
Were an award ever created for the most available player, then Yassine Bounou would surely be in contention. Despite taking a four-hour flight from Rabat, Morocco, to Abidjan in Côte…