Tag: FIFA World Cup
Most football associations back expansion in WC participatory number: FIFA president
MARRAKECH: Most football associations in the world back increasing the size of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams from 32, with...
World Cup workers in Qatar given ‘cooling vests’ to combat heat
Thousands of World Cup stadium workers in Qatar have been handed "cooling vests" to help them cope with building tournament venues in the desert...
World Cup 2018: Semi-final schedule
The World Cup 2018 quarter-finals are now complete and onto the semi-finals. France, fresh from their 2-0 defeat of Uruguay, are first up and they will take on Belgium on...
Portugal ready for ‘tough battle’ with Iran
SARANSK, RUSSIA: Portugal boss Fernando Santos predicts a "tough battle" in Monday´s decisive World Cup group game against Iran as both countries chase a...
Saudi World Cup team´s plane suffers engine fire
ROSTOV-ON-DON: The plane carrying Saudi Arabia´s World Cup team suffered a fire in one of its engines as the players flew to Rostov-on-Don for...
Islamic State may target FIFA World Cup, warns UK firm
BAGHDAD: The World Cup soccer tournament to be held in Russia in June and July will be an “attractive target” for Islamic State given...
Qatar seeks 0.1m skilled Pakistani workers for FIFA WC preparation
ISLAMABAD: Qatar’s Ambassador to Pakistan Saqar Bin Mubarik on Thursday said his country would require more than 0.1 million Pakistani skilled workers for development...
Messi demands Argentina improvement ahead of World Cup
Argentina captain Lionel Messi believes they need to improve if they are to stand a chance of winning next year’s World Cup in Russia.
Argentina,...
England won’t win World Cup but draw gives us chance to...
England manager Gareth Southgate will be quietly pleased with our draw for next summer's World Cup but let's not get carried away - we...
FIFA World Cup draw throws up Spain, Portugal showdown
MOSCOW: Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal will come up against Spain in the standout fixture of the 2018 World Cup group stage, while England were handed...
FIFA 2018 World Cup official match ball is the Telstar 18
DUBAI: The 2018 FIFA World Cup match ball has been revealed - the Adidas Telstar 18.
As with their official kits for the tournament, Adidas have...
South Korea, Saudi Arabia qualify for World Cup 2018
Syria earn Australia playoff
South Korea booked their place at a ninth straight World Cup finals on Tuesday evening as a 0-0 draw with...
