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Senegal World Cup hero Papa Bouba Diop dies aged 42
Football | November 30, 2020 11:08 ISTDiop, who won 63 caps for Senegal, scored the goal which secured a historic 1-0 win over France in their opening FIFA World Cup match in 2002, a tournament where Senegal made it to the quarterfinals.
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FIFA WC Qualifiers: Brazil tops World Cup qualifying, Ecuador routs Colombia 6-1
Football | November 18, 2020 8:43 ISTEcuador, the surprise of the World Cup qualifying campaign, routed Colombia 6-1 and now has nine points from four games.
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Ministry to form 5 zonal talent hunt committees in ambitious plan to qualify for FIFA World Cup
Football | August 03, 2020 16:45 ISTRijiju said the talent hunt initiative, to be funded by the Sports Authority of India under the Khelo India Programme in partnership with the All India Football Federation, will be the "most aggressive exercise" ever done.
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Officials took bribes for Qatar World Cup bid, say US prosecutors
Football | April 07, 2020 9:38 ISTThe late former South American football bosses Nicolas Leoz and Julio Grondona also allegedly received payments to vote for Qatar's candidacy at a 2010 FIFA executive meeting.
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India's FIFA World Cup qualifier against Qatar postponed due to coronavirus
Football | March 07, 2020 14:31 ISTIndia's away friendly against Tajikistan on March 31 is also all but certain to be postponed.
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Spain's maiden WC to Leicester's fairytale season: Memorable football moments of the decade
Football | December 30, 2019 19:06 ISTThe most exciting decade of football was dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the personal front but in the international and club football, we have seen some new winners at the grand stages.
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FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: India held to a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh
Sports | October 15, 2019 23:47 ISTIndia snatched a 1-1 draw from the jaws of defeat against Bangladesh to dent their chances of qualification in a Group E Asian Qualifiers for the WC tie
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Ankle injury rules Jhingan out of FIFA WC qualifier against Bangladesh
Football | October 10, 2019 23:20 ISTThe India right back, who made an impact in India's gallant goalless draw against Qatar last month, sustained an ankle injury during a friendly match against North East United in Guwahati on Wednesday.
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India lose to Oman after taking lead in opening FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Football | September 05, 2019 22:01 ISTMandhar broke Indian hearts when he flicked the ball past Gurpreet Singh Sandhu to restore parity in the 82nd minute.
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Guwahati likely to host India's opening FIFA World Cup qualifier against Oman
Football | July 23, 2019 14:53 ISTIndia have been grouped with Oman, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Qatar in the qualifier, and Guwahati could be the place where Igor Stimac's men kickstart their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.
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India drawn with Asian champions Qatar in FIFA World Cup 2022 AFC qualifiers
Football | July 17, 2019 16:56 ISTThe qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 were announced earlier today and India were drawn with the likes of Qatar and Oman.
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FIFA Women's World Cup: Brazil's Marta becomes top scorer in World Cup history
Football | June 19, 2019 9:47 ISTWith her 17th goal, Marta surpassed the 16 goals netted by Germany's Miroslav Klose, thus setting a new record in the history of the World Cup in both the men's and women's categories.
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FIFA confirm that 2022 World Cup in Qatar will stick to 32-team format
Football | May 23, 2019 10:42 ISTOn January 10, 2017, FIFA Council unanimously decided in favour of expanding the FIFA World Cup to a 48-team competition as of the 2026 edition and not in Qatar.
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Bigger challenge lies ahead: AIFF chief on getting U-17 Women's World Cup
Football | March 16, 2019 14:30 ISTThis is going to be the second time India will be hosting a FIFA World Cup, three years after organising the U-17 World Cup for boys.
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Bolivia ask to join South American bid to host 2030 FIFA World Cup
Football | February 21, 2019 15:35 ISTArgentina and Uruguay originally announced a wish to host the event two years ago before Paraguay was added to the bid in October 2017.
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FIFA research says 3.5 billion people viewed some World Cup action
Football | December 21, 2018 20:22 ISTThe global TV audience for the 64-game tournament in Russia averaged 191 million per game — up from 187 million for the 2014 edition in Brazil.
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Most countries back expanding 2022 World Cup: FIFA
Football | December 14, 2018 15:49 ISTWhile the decision to shift to a 48-team format was approved last year by FIFA, the change was not supposed to take effect until 2026.
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2018 FIFA World Cup winner Hugo Lloris charged with drunken driving
Football | August 24, 2018 22:25 ISTFrance's World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris has been charged with drunken driving in London.
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France or Croatia: Bollywood roots for FIFA World Cup favourites
Trending | July 15, 2018 18:30 ISTBollywood celebrities Ranveer Singh, Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham among others are excited about the clash between France and Croatia
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FIFA WC 2018: Disheartened England, Belgium hope to restore pride in battle for bronze
Football | July 13, 2018 13:48 ISTThe third-placed match has often been criticised by many as the two nations who couldn't reach the finals, fight for a bronze medal on Saturday before the finals at Moscow.
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