Excitement building among fans at Gaddehalla and Kadanga as FIFA Qatar World Cup begins today Kushalnagar: With the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup beginning today, the world is set again after a gap of four years to witness the biggest and the most celebrated football festival and the game fever has reached every nook and…
FIFA World Cup Football: FIFA sticks to 32 teams for 2022 World Cup
May 24, 2019FIFA has shelved a proposed expansion of 2022 World Cup playing teams in the tournament to be held at Qatar to 48 teams, dealing a blow to World Cup football body President Gianni Infantino. The 2022 tournament will now be played with 32 nations taking part. FIFA said it had examined the possibility of Qatar…
How Mysuru is helping India chase FIFA World Cup Dream
July 1, 2018By V. Shourabh With FIFA World Cup 2018 entering Knockout Stage, the intensity of competition has risen manifold. It has even captured the attention of Mysuru which is making gradual and steady strides towards footballing. The city has 40 Football Clubs under Mysore District Football Association (MDFA). In this nation where cricket is celebrated as…
FIFA World Cup 2018: Luka Modric penalty secures 2-0 win for Croatia against Nigeria
June 17, 2018Kaliningrad: Croatia made a winning World Cup start against Nigeria, as Oghenekaro Etebo’s own goal and a Luka Modric penalty decided a poor Group D match in Kaliningrad. Etebo, who joined Stoke City from Portuguese club Feirense for £6.35m on Monday, turned Modric’s first-half corner into his own net after Ante Rebic and Mario Mandzukic…
FIFA World Cup 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo hits hat-trick as Portugal hold Spain 3-3
June 16, 2018Sochi: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning hat-trick as Portugal snatched a 3-3 draw with Spain in a World Cup classic here on Friday. Real Madrid star Ronaldo crashed in an 88th minute free-kick to snatch a point for Portugal after a second-half goal from Nacho put the Spaniards 3-2 ahead. Ronaldo’s late equaliser capped a…
Football showpiece set to begin in Russia tonight
June 14, 2018Moscow: The 2018 FIFA World Cup gets underway today when hosts Russia face Saudi Arabia following an opening ceremony at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Football’s showpiece event features 32 teams, including holders Germany, competing in 64 games over 32 days. The 21st edition will be played out in 12 stadiums, across 11 cities, spread over 1,800…
FIFA World Cup to kick off tomorrow
June 13, 2018Moscow: FIFA World Cup 2018 is scheduled to be held in Russia this year, and will kick off on June 14 with hosts Russia taking on Saudi Arabia in a Group A encounter at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. The FIFA World Cup 2018 final will be held on July 15 at the same Stadium as…
Italy miss out on FIFA World Cup
November 14, 2017Italy failed to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1958 yesterday as they were held to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of their play-off at the San Siro by Sweden who qualified with a 1-0 aggregate victory. The four-time champions dominated possession but struggled to create enough clear-cut chances as…
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