Hammad Albalawi, head of Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup bid unit, said his country welcomes all visitors, including LGBTQ people and their bid to host the 48-team showpiece event has nothing to do with 'sportswashing' their human rights record.
Indian football team's dismal run continued as they suffered a humiliating 0-4 loss to Iran in a Group D match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Sony eyes a 2 billion payoff from telecasting the Fifa World Cup.
Coach Tite is sticking with his policy of rotating the captaincy and the 33-year old Inter Milan player will become the fourth man to wear the captain's armband in Russia.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) strongly refuted allegations made by former head coach Igor Stimac, calling them a deliberate attempt to tarnish the federation's reputation.
Chhetri will make his final appearance for India on the international stage when he takes the field in the FIFA World Cup Qualifying clash against Kuwait
The Germans suffered their earliest tournament ouster in 80 years when they crashed out of the first round at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. They were also eliminated in the Last 16 at last year's Euro.
Werder Bremen's Niclas Fuellkrug made his Germany debut at the age of 29 this week, scoring the winner in their warmup match against Oman on Wednesday after coming on as a substitute.
Dutch fans right to boycott World Cup-Van Gaal
Buoyed by their gallant goalless draw against Asian champions Qatar, India would be looking to register their first win in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they take on Bangladesh.
Fourteen stadiums across the US will host the Copa America matches.
Sunil Chhetri's father-in-law and former coach, Subrata Bhattacharya, believes the Indian captain's retirement from international football is a 'perfect decision'.
A record audience of more than 3.5 billion people watched this year's World Cup in Russia, with the final between France and Croatia attracting 1.12 billion viewers, world soccer's governing body said on Friday.
The authentic FIFA World Cup trophy arrived at the football crazy city of Kolkata on Thursday by a chartered flight from Canada.
Branislav Ivanovic will become Serbia's most capped player after he was named in the side for their World Cup Group E opener against Costa Rica at the Samara Arena.
Thanking everyone for being part of his glorious 19-year journey in international football, Sunil Chhetri was in tears as his teammates gave the Indian football icon a guard of honour while the packed Salt Lake Stadium rose for a standing ovation.
Fans also unfurled a Free Palestine flag during the game.
Stimac had earlier also said that the results against Kuwait and Qatar in June will be the real indicator of the Indian football team's prospect of making a maiden appearance in the third round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the government is riding on "mainstay" football to make India a sporting powerhouse and announced the formation of five zonal committees to hunt talent across the country.
Qatar rode on a controversial goal to emerge 2-1 winners against India.
A delegation from Israel's foreign ministry will be allowed to provide consular assistance from Doha for its citizens coming for the World Cup matches.
Neymar and Marquinhos arrived late for the first day of World Cup training on Monday due to problems with their flight from Paris to Turin where Brazil are holding a five-day camp before flying to Doha.
'It was a nice experience and I felt on cloud nine when I scored the goal'
Sunil Chhetri might have bid adieu to his international career but he remains deeply attached to the fortunes of the team
Saka's replacement Reiss Nelson made his first Premier League appearance since August 2021 and netted twice in three minutes in the second half for a blockbuster display off the bench.
Reuters sports writers chose their team of the tournament.
India suffered one of its most embarrassing defeat in recent years despite Sunil Chhetri's 94th international goal in his 150th match.
Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra admitted to falling short of his full potential in the Paris Olympics final, where he secured a silver medal with a throw of 89.45 meters.
Southgate's rigidity around substitutions was the most glaring question, particularly the introduction of Ivan Toney in the 94th minute.
Bracing up to organise the Under-17 World Cup later this year, AIFF president Praful Patel stated that this would be the next "logical step for the development of football in India".
Chhetri had made his 150th appearance for India in March and scored on the occasion against Afghanistan in Guwahati. India, though, lost that game 1-2.
Australia and New Zealand were handed the right to host the 2023 Women's World Cup soccer tournament by a comfortable margin after a vote by the FIFA Council on Thursday. Their joint proposal beat a rival bid from Colombia to host the tournament which is being expanded to 32 teams.
The many moods of the fans at the World Cup in Russia
Defending champion Germany suffered a shocking defeat, while Brazil, Spain and Argentina -- the other pre-tournament favourites -- managed just draws in their opening round matches.
The official World Cup football trophy will be on display in India next April as part of a worldwide tour ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
World Cup fans everywhere should watch out for free ticket scams, news service scams, and online streaming scams.
Nita Ambani hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he has great vision to transform India into a global sporting powerhouse.
Big brands are getting involved with Football that is fast gaining traction in the nation, at lower investments that cricket.
Within just a week the FIFA World Cup has reached its pinnacle, and fans are asking for some more action. This World Cup the numbers of goals have gone up and so is the mass hysteria around the tournament in Brazil.
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