Magnificent Moreira spurs Portugal past Italy
Portugal 7-2 Italy Portugal goals: Carolina Pedreira (6), Lidia Moreira (6, 21 & 35), Janice Silva (24 & 39), Kika (28) Italy goals: Erika Ferrara (10), Sara Boutimah (29) Player of the Match: Lidia Moreira Lidia Moreira was unstoppable as Portugal dominated Italy to storm into the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™ semi-finals. Luis Conceicao’s […]
Emilly hat-trick powers Brazil into semis
Brazil 6-1 Japan Brazil goals: Emilly (4, 11 & 39), Ana Luiza (9), Debora Vanin (13), Luana (14) Japan goal: Julia OG (36) Player of the Match: Debora Vanin Brazil blew Japan away in the first half to canter into the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™ semi-finals. Wilson Saboia’s Seleção will now face Spain in […]
Every Player of the Match at Philippines 2025
Silvina Nava Argentina Morocco 0-6 Argentina Klaudia Kubaszek Poland Philippines 0-6 Poland Allison Olave Colombia Colombia 2-0 Canada Laura Cordoba Spain Spain 5-2 Thailand Sara Oino Japan Japan 6-0 New Zealand Carolina Pedreira Portugal Portugal 10-0 Tanzania Renata Adamatti Italy Italy 17-0 Panama Emilly Brazil Brazil 4-1 IR Iran Trinidad D’ Andrea Argentina Argentina 3-2 […]
Emilly and Lidia strike thrice as Brazil and Portugal progress
Brazil and Portugal triumphed emphatically and exhilarated abundantly. Hat-tricks from Emilly and Lidia Moreira inspired them through to FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™ semi-finals against Argentina and Spain respectively. Meanwhile Japan and Italy, both of whom thrilled at Philippines 2025, saw their runs come to an end. Portugal 7-2 Italy Portugal goals: Carolina Pedreira (6), […]
Rossi rolls Argentina into last four
Argentina 4-1 Colombia Argentina goals: Rossi (5 & 9), Nunez (6), Nava (28) Colombia goal: Bustos (12) Player of the Match: Silvina Nava Argentina powered past Colombia to reach the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup Philippines 2025™ semi-finals, where they will meet Portugal or Italy. The majestic Lucia Rossi lashed in a pair of fine […]
Ten stars to watch at the FIFA Arab Cup
Four years on from the last edition, attention swings back to Qatar for the upcoming FIFA Arab Cup, which arrives at a moment when Arab football is riding a wave of momentum both in individual flair and collective performance. The spotlight will be firmly trained on the Arab stars forming the spine of their national […]
American Samoa soar into OFC group stage
American Samoa 4-0 Cook Islands American Samoa goals: Patea (22), Mana’o (37), Fuamatu-Ma’afala (44), Summers (49) American Samoa have advanced to the group stage of OFC qualifying for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027™ after defeating Cook Islands in the final of the preliminary round held at the CIFA Academy. The two teams had […]
4 days to go: Meet the final draw’s Concacaf teams
The final draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ will take place on Friday, 5 December 2025 at 12:00 Eastern Time (18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT) in Washington DC’s Kennedy Center. With football fans across the globe eagerly awaiting the outcome, we’re counting down with a closer look at the confederations represented, continuing with the Confederation […]
In focus: The four nations primed to make World Cup debuts
As the FIFA World Cup 2026™ looms ever larger on the horizon, new contenders are poised to inject fresh impetus into football’s greatest festival. The first-ever 48-team FIFA World Cup™ has thrown open the door for rising football nations, four of which will be taking part for the first time: Cabo Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and […]
Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history
The FIFA World Cup 2026™ in Canada, Mexico and the United States will be Switzerland’s sixth consecutive World Cup and their 13th overall. The Nati have reached the quarter-finals three times – in 1934, 1938 and 1954. Since 1994, they have progressed to the round of 16 five times in six attempts, only to often […]