UAE out to deliver perfect response after World Cup heartbreak
The UAE squad headed to the FIFA Arab Cup 2025™ on the back of a crushing disappointment. A heartbreaking defeat to Iraq in the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Asian qualification play-off – just two weeks prior to the regional tournament – ended their hopes of reaching the global showpiece. The Emiratis, then, set out on […]
Olwan: This is Jordan’s best ever generation
Jordan entered their encounter with Egypt at the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™ with nothing on the line, having already done the hard work to secure six points and put themselves at the top of their group after their second-round match against Kuwait – guaranteeing them a spot in the quarter-finals. So it was only […]
FIFA Arab Cup: Six stars of the group stage
After the conclusion of the FIFA Arab Cup™ group stage, just eight nations remain in contention for the title. Through an exhilarating week-and-a-half of action there have already been 61 goals, close to one million fans in attendance and a host of standout individual and collective performances. Reflecting on an exceptional start to the regional […]
Underdogs look to impress as knockouts begin
The ongoing FIFA Arab Cup™ has been a tournament of upsets. Tunisia, runners-up four years ago, have departed. As have Egypt, semi-finalists at the previous edition, along with hosts Qatar. In their place, Palestine and Syria, both of whom had to progress from the qualifiers to reach the tournament proper, have flourished. That pair now […]
The group stage in stats
78,131 The attendance record for a FIFA Arab Cup™ fixture was smashed during the opening phase. Morocco and Saudi Arabia closed out Group B in front of a huge 78,131 spectators at Lusail Stadium. 100 Yazan Al Naimat netted the 100th goal scored at a FIFA Arab Cup. The Jordan forward bundled home the winner […]
Lahmari: ASFAR’s clash with Wuhan is tantalising
Football has a way of bringing familiar faces back together and Round 2 of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™ will be no exception. Although Morocco’s ASFAR have never crossed paths with Wuhan Jiangda before, two players will have the opportunity to reminisce about the good old days when they meet in the inaugural edition of […]
Five World Cup classics set for 2026 re-runs
The FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final Draw threw up a host of intriguing group-stage match-ups. These included clashes between teams who have previously faced off on the grandest stage of all. Here, we relive five memorable World Cup games involving nations primed to lock horns again at next year’s global finals. Spain 2-2 Uruguay | […]
De Arrascaeta inspires Flamengo to Derby of the Americas glory
When the moment needed him it was, as it often is, Flamengo’s Uruguayan star Giorgian De Arrascaeta who delivered. The mercurial midfielder struck either side of a fine Jorge Sanchez equaliser to seal a 2-1 victory for the Rio de Janeiro giants in the FIFA Derby of the Americas™. That also secured Filipe Luis’s side […]
Continental titans clash in Qatar
It’s a clash of Mexican titans and Brazilian royalty as Cruz Azul and CR Flamengo get set to fight out the FIFA Derby of the Americas in Qatar. Cruz Azul are the reigning Concacaf Champions Cup holders while Flamengo confirmed their participation in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup™ late last month, as they downed fellow Brazilian […]
Filipe Luis: When we wear this shirt we always aim to win
For Filipe Luis, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup™ represents a full-circle moment. Having twice played in the tournament, when it was known as the FIFA Club World Cup™, during the twilight of his career on the pitch with Flamengo, he now leads the Rio giants from the sideline as they search for more silverware. As the […]