QATAR’s first stadium has been completed ahead of the World Cup 2022, five years before the tournament begins – and it is air conditioned. The 40,000 Khalifa International Stadium has been open since 1976 but has been extensively renovated for the major competition in the middle eastern country. One of the key features is the […]
MEXICAN football legend Cuauhtemoc Blanco “fears for his life” after being accused of ordering a hit on a man who organised a local fair. Blanco – famous for the “bunny hop” trick he performed in the 1998 World Cup – is the current mayor of Cuernavaca, a city 50 miles south of Mexico City. The […]
THE USA, Mexico and Canada are launching a joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup – when the competition jumps from 32 to 48 nations. The Confederation of North and Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) says it will make an “historic announcement” in Manhattan on Monday. The bid was anticipated before Donald […]
FIFA risk World Cup overkill after announcing they want to stage a new six-team play‑off round in time for 2026. The pre-tournament games would see two places up for grabs ahead of a 48-TEAM tournament. Football’s world governing body announced its proposed make-up for the expanded World Cup on Thursday, including an automatic place for Oceania, 16 […]
BRAZIL will face Germany next year for the first time since their 7-1 semi-final loss as the 2014 World Cup hosts. The world’s two most famous football nations will re-match in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on March 27, 2018. Manager Tite has revamped the Brazil side since the country’s greatest ever sporting humiliation. Keep up to date with […]