Maresca: Estevao will become very important
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is confident summer signing Estevao will develop into a key man for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ winners. The 18-year-old Brazil international completed his move to the English Premier League side following the tournament in the United States, having been in the unique position of facing his new club […]
Young Socceroos on the hunt for silverware
There was a period, around the turn of the century, where Australia’s U-20 side was not only a regular participant at the FIFA U-20 World Cup™ but also a regular title contender. Back-to-back semi-final appearances at Portugal 1991 and the following edition, which the Australians hosted, were a high-water mark. Those squads contained a host […]
Messi’s 20-year Argentina rollercoaster
Twenty years ago, “the little boy from Rosario” made his international bow as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Hungary on 17 August, 2005. The two decades since have taken Lionel Messi from despair to glory, from infamy to captaincy, and from retirement to the pinnacle of the sport. Here, FIFA takes a look […]
Where are the 2018 World Cup winners now?
That famous night in Moscow on 15 July 2018 was one rain, goals and pure emotion. With a 4-2 victory over Croatia in the final, France won their second FIFA World Cup™. Seven years on, with many top leagues resuming this weekend, FIFA looks at where the Russia 2018 champions are now. Returning to action […]
The Pigeon coos again
‘The Pigeon Dance’ was more en vogue than samba or forró in Brazil. Richarlison had bagged a brace – including an acrobatic effort that would be voted Goal of the Tournament – in their curtain-raising 2-0 win over Serbia at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. He’d won a penalty and scored another beauty in […]
Piquerez: Palmeiras must return
Ever since Alireza Faghani blew the final whistle against Chelsea in Philadelphia, there has been only one thing on Joaquin Piquerez’s mind: Palmeiras must be at the next FIFA Club World Cup™. “Palmeiras have to compete again at this tournament, against the very best,” the defender stated in an interview with FIFA. An increasingly key […]
Reina: Winning the World Cup was a dream come true
A little over 15 years have passed since Spain reigned supreme at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, and Pepe Reina, who was part of that triumphant La Roja squad, now finds himself embarking on a coaching career after hanging up his boots in May. In somewhat of a homecoming, Reina — who ended his […]
Al Fawaz: Saudi Arabia are looking to make a deep run
“We’ve got bigger objectives.” That is how Abdulaziz Al Fawaz, captain of the Saudi Arabia U-17s, summed up his team’s ambitions heading into the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™, the first edition of the expanded tournament with 48 teams taking part. The Little Greens will be among nine sides representing Asia in the global […]
Tahiti international Eddy Kaspard passes away
Tahitian football has lost one of its brightest young stars after Eddy Kaspard passed away in a road accident on Thursday 14 August, at the age of 24. Speaking with Tahiti Infos, national head coach Samuel Garcia said he was devastated by the news. “When I heard the news this morning, I couldn’t believe it. […]
Former champions Ukraine prepare for another title tilt
Ukraine will return to the FIFA U-20 World Cup™ at Chile 2025 following a six-year absence, and they bring with them one of the most unique records at the global finals. Their first three participations in 2001, 2005 and 2015 all yielded last-16 exits, until Oleksandr Petrakov’s charges broke through that glass ceiling to win […]