84 days to go: Rapid Roger raises his record
Roger Milla took just 84 seconds to score for Cameroon after being sent on for the second half against Russia at USA 1994. It made him, at the age of 42 years and 39 days, the oldest all-time marksman in the World Cup, breaking the record he set at Italy 1990. “I’m still very proud […]
Watch: The Flying Dutchman drops jaws in Dortmund
Netherlands v Sweden Germany 1974 | Group 3 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 53,700 Going into the game ‘El Salvador’ was some mythical figure. Johan Cruyff had gone on a wrecking tour of Europe, inspiring Ajax to three straight European Cups, smashing the world-transfer record, and performing phenomenally as Barcelona ended a 14-year wait for La Liga […]
Uncapped Herrington, Juric and Suto earn Australia call-ups
It’s been a roller-coaster week for Australian football, with one of the nation’s brightest young talents closing the Socceroos door at the same time as others have been handed a chance to walk through it. Much of the build-up to Tony Popovic’s squad announcement ahead of the FIFA Series™ tussle with Cameroon and Curaçao was […]
World Cup wonder goals: Tshabalala electrifies Soccer City
84 days to go… We’re counting down to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ by showcasing a golazo from the global finals each day. Siphiwe Tshabalala South Africa v Mexico South Africa 2010 | Group A Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg The hosts would be humiliated. That was the consensus when South Africa were drawn alongside 1998 […]
Pochettino calls on Reyna for USA friendlies
Mauricio Pochettino has called dangerman Gio Reyna into his USA squad for this month’s friendlies against Belgium and Portugal, while Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams has missed out due to a short-term injury. These are the last two matches for USA before their roster is announced for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ on 26 May. Reyna […]
The Korea/Japan 2002 quiz
Every Wednesday, we’ll provide a ten-question quiz on a specific FIFA World Cup™ theme, as the 2026 edition in North America moves ever closer. This week, we’re testing your knowledge on the 2002 edition. Can you get top marks?
FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings go live with real-time updates
The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings will now be updated live in an exciting and innovative change that will mean fans can see where their country ranks as goals are scored in matches around the world. Following their introduction in 1992, the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Rankings have traditionally been published after the final games of an international […]
Suker: France ’98 is stitched into my soul
Nestled in the beating heart of what was once one of France’s most productive coalfields, Lens witnessed generations of miners extract “black gold” from deep under its surface. However, on 14 June 1998, to the widespread astonishment of the watching world, a very different kind of treasure would be unearthed at the city’s iconic Stade Felix-Bollaert: a […]
World Cup wonder goals: Roberto Carlos blasts past the Great Wall of China
85 days to go… We’re counting down to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ by showcasing a golazo from the global finals each day. Roberto Carlos Brazil v China PR Korea/Japan 2002 | Group C Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo It appeared an astute tactical foul. Ronaldinho had jinked inside and was heading towards goal when […]
85 days to go: Brave Brehme solves boot bother
Lothar Matthaus was West Germany’s designated penalty-taker at Italia ’90. When Franz Beckenbauer’s side were awarded their first of the finals, the midfielder slammed it past Jan Stejskal emphatically to earn victory over Czechoslovakia in the quarter-finals. When they were awarded their second, in the final, everyone assumed Matthaus would step up again. There was, […]