Five players targeting France debuts in 2026
Didier Deschamps is set to vacate the France hotseat following the FIFA World Cup 2026™ in North America, by when he will have devoted 14 years of loyal service to the national team, and a new tactician will then take over the reins. FIFA has identified five talented youngsters who have a strong chance of […]
Teams scoring in most successive World Cup games
1st) Brazil – 18 games (1930-1958) 1st) Germany – 18 games (1934-1958) 1st) Germany – 18 games (1986-1998) 4th) Hungary – 17 games (1934-1962) 5th) Uruguay – 16 games (1930-1962) 6th) Brazil – 15 games (1978-1990) 6th) France – 15 games (1978-1986) 6th) Italy – 15 games (2002-2014) 9th) Italy – 14 games (1934-1954) 10th) […]
The FIFA tournaments taking place in 2026
FIFA World Cup 2026 11 June – 19 July Canada, Mexico and the USA The eyes of the globe will turn to North America in June and July as 48 teams gather for the biggest and most inclusive FIFA World Cup™ in history. With 42 teams already qualified, the group stage draw completed in December and the full match schedule now known, all […]
Chelsea confirm Maresca exit
Chelsea have parted company with head coach Enzo Maresca less than six months after lifting the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™. The Italian was appointed at Stamford Bridge in June 2024, succeeding Mauricio Pochettino, and guided the English Premier League side to glory in the inaugural 32-team tournament in the United States after a thrilling […]
Pele’s unique World Cup treble
Three FIFA World Cup™ titles. There is only one man in the history of the game to have achieved this feat, and who could it be other than ‘O Rei’ (‘The King’) himself? To date, only Pele has three World Cup trophies to his name. He won the tournament in 1958, 1962 and 1970, helping […]
Pulisic’s Milan magic good news for USA
The spotlight will be brighter than ever for members of the USA national team when they take the field at the FIFA World Cup 2026™. The buzz and attention surrounding the co-hosts in the 48-team extravaganza will be unprecedented, with much of it focused on Christian Pulisic. For years now, the 27-year-old forward has been […]
Heavyweights impress as Brazil 2027 draws nearer
The past twelve months delivered spectacular women’s football tournaments, packed with drama and played at an ever-higher standard: England defended their European Championship title with a gripping penalty shoot-out win over Spain in the final, while Brazil lifted the Copa América Femenina and Nigeria were crowned African champions. Elsewhere, Spain secured back-to-back UEFA Women’s Nations […]
2025 in stats
527,000 Cabo Verde, with a population of around 527,000, became the second-smallest nation to qualify for the FIFA World Cup™. Iceland had a population of 340,000 when they reached Russia 2018. Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan also reached their first global finals, while Brazil ensured maintaining their unique record of appearing in every edition of the […]
A year to remember for Morocco
As an action-packed 2025 draws to a close, FIFA takes a look back over a triumphant year for the African nation. Before looking ahead to the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ – where Morocco will attempt to surpass its sensational run to the semi-finals at Qatar 2022 – and the rest of the Africa Cup of […]
Foreign-born FIFA World Cup winners
Italy in 1934 Attilio Demaria (Argentina) Enrique Guaita (Argentina) Luis Monti (Argentina) Raimundo Orsi (Argentina) Anfilogino Guarisi (Brazil) Felice Borel (France) Mario Varglien (Austria-Hungary; now Croatia) Italy in 1938 Miguel Andreolo (Uruguay) Uruguay in 1950 Ernesto Vidal (Kingdom of Italy; now Croatia) West Germany in 1954 Richard Herrmann (Poland) Josef Posipal (Romania) West Germany in […]