FIFA’s 2025 tournaments in photos
Guatemala’s goalscoring god The first tournament of the year didn’t come until May, but it was certainly worth the wait. Guatemala clinched their maiden FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup™ win with a 4-3 success over hosts Seychelles, with Manuel Gonzalez netting all four. Sealing the seventh Brazilian beach soccer had been chasing a sixth star […]
Attia: Egypt’s squad has outstanding talent
In the world of football, there are players who steal the spotlight by scoring goals. Others set the rhythm, keeping the side together on the pitch, and Marwan Attia is undoubtedly one of those maestros. Behind his composed exterior is the soul of a warrior, and with feet that rarely err in dictating the tempo, […]
World Ranking’s top performers of 2025
Spain will end the year top of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking for the first time since 2013 following the final update of 2025. It’s the seventh time La Roja have finished the year as planet football’s side to beat, a figure only bettered by Brazil who have managed it on 13 occasions. While Luis […]
Players with most World Cup knockout-phase goals
1st) Leonidas – 8 goals in 5 games 1st) Kylian Mbappe – 8 goals in 8 games 1st) Ronaldo – 8 goals in 10 games 4th) Just Fontaine – 7 goals in 3 games 4th) Vava – 7 goals in 5 games 4th) Oldrich Nejedly – 7 goals in 6 games 4th) Pele – 7 […]
Hernandez: Scoring a World Cup goal is indescribable
For any fan who grew up in Mexico in the late 1990s, the 1998 FIFA World Cup France™ is sure to hold a special place in the heart. While their campaign ended with a Round-of-16 exit at the hands of Germany, supporters of El Tricolor were taken on the ride of a lifetime thanks in […]
Players scoring most World Cup headers
1st) Miroslav Klose – 7 headed goals 2nd) Gerd Muller – 5 3rd) Sandor Kocsis – 4 3rd) Tomas Skuhravy – 4 3rd) Oldrich Nejedly – 4 3rd) Andrzej Szarmach – 4 3rd) Jurgen Klinsmann – 4 Miroslav Klose Germany 24 appearances 16 goals 7 headed goals Gerd Muller West Germany 13 appearances 14 goals […]
Attia: Egypt’s squad has outstanding talent
In the world of football, there are players who steal the spotlight by scoring goals. Others set the rhythm, keeping the side together on the pitch, and Marwan Attia is undoubtedly one of those maestros. Behind his composed exterior is the soul of a warrior, and with feet that rarely err in dictating the tempo, […]
Brazil and Scotland prepare to meet once again
There was a real sense of déjà vu when Brazil and Scotland were paired at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final Draw. The two sides’ Group C clash at Miami Stadium on 24 June will incredibly mark the fifth time they have met in the group phase. It will be the joint-most played fixture at […]
Oldest goalscorers in World Cup history
1st) Roger Milla – 42 years & 39 days 2nd) Pepe – 39 years & 283 days 3rd) Cristiano Ronaldo – 37 years & 292 days 4th) Gunnar Gren – 37 years & 236 days 5th) Cuauhtemoc Blanco – 37 years & 151 days 6th) Felipe Baloy – 37 years & 120 days 7th) Obdulio […]
Flair and focus fuel Morocco’s Arab Cup win
FIFA tournament finals at Lusail Stadium have a special kind of buzz. Three years to the day after Argentina and France staged an incredible showdown in the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ final (3–3 a.e.t., 4–2 on penalties), the recently concluded FIFA Arab Cup™ final was another thrilling encounter. After a fiercely contested match between a […]