Tag: FIFA World Cup
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It’s a new process, will give our 100 per cent: Sunil Chhetri on Igor Stimac’s appointment
Igor Stimac, who was part of Croatia's 1998 World Cup squad that finished third in France, was on Wednesday officially appointed as head coach of the Indian team.
May 17, 2019 -
Asia’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers drawn
FIFA is still not clear as to how many teams will participate in the tournament with president Gianni Infantino keen on his plan to expand the tournament from 32 to 48 teams.
April 17, 2019 -
Bayern Munich confirm signing France defender Lucas Hernandez
Hernandez lifted the UEFA Europa League title in 2018 with Atletico Madrid before clinching the 2018 FIFA World Cup with France's national team after beating Croatia 4-2 in the final.
March 28, 2019 -
Cristiano Ronaldo finally opens up about his Portugal future
Portugal will host the UEFA Nations League finals after qualifying for the semi-finals.
January 2, 2019 -
Our aim is FIFA World Cup final: Chinese ace striker Wang Shanshan
But Wang noted that no matter which group they are in, the road will not be an easy one.
December 26, 2018 -
China can be strong contender at FIFA World Cup: Australian coach
The Chinese women's football team has improved technically and is more disciplined and organised, said the coach and skipper of the W-League (Australian top-flight league) side Newcastle Jets on Sunday following a training match.
December 24, 2018 -
FIFA research says 3.5B people viewed some World Cup action
FIFA says more than 3.5 billion people viewed some of the 2018 World Cup, with 1.12 billion watching at least one minute of France beating Croatia 4-2 in the final.
December 22, 2018 -
Qatar World Cup confronted by yet another problem – rain
Of all the problems faced by Qatar's World Cup, rainfall was probably the very last issue tournament organisers in the desert state expected to deal with.
October 26, 2018 -
Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto still disappointed about missing FIFA World Cup
"Now there's a new manager and I hope to get another chance, but first I have to concentrate on Barca," the young defender said.
July 31, 2018 -
Neymar under fire after FIFA World Cup ‘mea culpa’ advert
Under the title 'A New Man Every Day,' Sunday's video was backed by personal care products maker Gillette and broadcast on several Brazilian TV networks.
July 31, 2018 -
2018 FIFA World Cup | England wary of ‘world class’ Luka Modric
England will be wary of the threat posed by Croatia veteran midfielder Luka Modric when the teams meet in their FIFA World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
July 10, 2018 -
Gianluigi Buffon says thrilled, motivated by joining PSG
Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said that he felt thrilled to be in the French capital as the newest footballers of Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
July 10, 2018 -
Coach Didier Deschamps says France can get even better
France coach Didier Deschamps views Tuesday's FIFA World Cup semi-final against Belgium as an opportunity for his footballers to take another step towards fulfilling their full potential.
July 10, 2018 -
Uruguay was best of South American teams at World Cup: Luis Suarez
Forward Luis Suarez gave a positive evaluation of Uruguay's performance at the World Cup in Russia, noting that the team finished in fifth place with the best results of any South American team.
July 10, 2018 -
Amitabh Bachchan praises Dipa Karmakar for her World Challenge win
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan never shies away from praising the people who achieve their dreams and create an example. We have often seen Amitabh cheering and sending across encouraging messages to the players from different fields of sports. This time, Big B took to Twitter to congratulate ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar who won gold at the …
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July 9, 2018 -
Football fever in MP politics
The FIFA World Cup football fever has reached even political parties in Madhya Pradesh with the Opposition Congress posting a video on social media on Friday in which Congress leaders are seen scoring penalties against the BJP. In the video, faces of Congress leaders have been morphed on the faces of players of Argentina, which …
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July 7, 2018 -
2018 FIFA World Cup | Colombia coach Jose Pekerman praises defender Yerry Mina
In the 2018 World Cup, Mina has so far accumulated 180 minutes and has scored two goals.
July 3, 2018