Croatia qualify, Bobcek decks Northern Ireland
Croatia became the third European side behind England and France to book their place at the FIFA World Cup 26™ with a comeback victory over the Faroe Islands. The Netherlands could have done the same tonight, but were held in Poland. Germany downed Luxembourg and Slovakia netted a last-gasp winner over Northern Ireland to join […]
Introducing German starlet Said El Mala
Anyone who has watched FC Cologne’s home games this season will surely have seen all of the number 13 shirts in the crowd. The shirt belongs to Said El Mala, who only joined Effzeh in the summer but has quickly established himself as a fan favourite. The hype surrounding the gifted left winger has not […]
Shelda: I must fight for 70 million Tanzanians
TICKETS Talk about taking a hypersonic hike up Mount Kilimanjaro. Shelda Mafuru began this year having never watched a game of futsal. She had, furthermore, never even heard of it. Now she’s set to represent Tanzania on its summit. “Honestly, I didn’t know anything about futsal,” Shelda told FIFA candidly. “I first heard people talking […]
Watch the FIFA Marta Award nominees and cast your vote
Voting has opened for the 2025 FIFA Marta Award, with 11 strikes up for the illustrious prize. The accolade is named after legendary Brazilian forward Marta, who scooped the inaugural award in 2024, and has received another nomination this year. It celebrates the most spectacular goals of the qualifying period, which was from 11 August […]
Watch the FIFA Puskás Award nominees and cast your vote
Voting is now open for the 2025 FIFA Puskás Award, with 11 jaw-dropping goals from around the globe in contention for the prize. The accolade is named after legendary Hungarian striker Ferenc Puskás, who was famed for his glorious individual strikes. It celebrates the most spectacular goals of the qualifying period, which was from 11 […]
Nigeria and Congo DR set up African play-off final
Victor Osimhen and Chancel Mbemba were the heroes as Nigeria and Congo DR set up a mouth-watering CAF play-off final with respective eliminations of Gabon and Cameroon. Eric Chelle’s Super Eagles and Sebastien Desabre’s Leopards will now collide at the Stade Prince Heritier Moulay Hassan in Rabat on Sunday to determine which nation represents Africa […]
Nominees for Marta and Puskás prizes revealed
The shortlists for the FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award have today been revealed, with voting under way to determine which goals will be crowned as the most outstanding at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2025. The two prestigious awards celebrate the best goals scored between 11 August 2024 and 2 August 2025 (inclusive), with fans and experts […]
High drama as UAE-Iraq ends all square
United Arab Emirates 1-1 Iraq United Arab Emirates goal: Pereira (18) Iraq goal: Al-Hamadi (10) A thumping Luan Pereira header dragged United Arab Emirates level and ensured it’s all to play for going into the second leg of this fifth round AFC qualifier for the FIFA World Cup 26™. The home fans whipped up a […]
France secure World Cup spot
France are heading back to the FIFA World Cup™, with Les Bleus booking their ticket after an emotional victory over Ukraine, while Norway brushed aside Estonia but then saw Italy snatch a last-gasp win away to Moldova. Portugal could have joined the teams bound for the 2026 jamboree, but suffered defeat at the hands of […]
Fantastic France seal return to global finals
France are heading to North America. Absent from the 1994 FIFA World Cup™ held on USA soil, Les Bleus did not miss the opportunity to cross the Atlantic this time around. Thanks to their win over Ukraine at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 13 November, they punched their ticket to FIFA World Cup […]