Fifa World Cup
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Dubai results won't have any impact on WC and Asia Cup qualifiers: India team members
Football | May 23, 2021, 01:02 PM ISTReturning to action after a long COVID-19 break, India had held Oman to a 1-1 draw but suffered a 0-6 loss against UAE in the two international friendlies in March.
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Saudis put World Cup every 2 years back on FIFA's agenda
Football | May 19, 2021, 07:21 AM ISTSaudi Arabia’s football federation has formally asked FIFA to look at staging biennial World Cups for men and women, soccer’s world body said Tuesday.
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Ban of African stadiums puts FIFA World Cup qualifiers in doubt
Football | May 05, 2021, 11:51 AM ISTEight of the countries whose stadium accreditations were revoked by the Confederation of African Football are involved in those qualifiers, which are scheduled to start June 5.
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UEFA could ban Super League players from Euro 2020, FIFA World Cup
Football | Apr 19, 2021, 08:12 PM ISTCeferin spoke following a UEFA executive committee meeting held only hours after the English, Italian and Spanish clubs announced the project that threatens to split European soccer.
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Denmark becomes latest team to focus attention on Qatar
Football | Mar 29, 2021, 12:11 PM ISTDenmark players wore red T-shirts with the slogan “Football supports change” for the team photo before kickoff against Moldova. The Danes won 8-0 to extend a strong start in Group F.
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Europe top teams win World Cup qualifiers as Switzerland move goalposts
Football | Mar 29, 2021, 07:21 AM ISTAll of the continent’s heavyweight countries secured victories, though Spain left it late — the second minute of stoppage time, to be precise — to see off Georgia 2-1 after falling behind.
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France beat Kazakhstan for first win in World Cup qualifying group
Football | Mar 28, 2021, 08:45 PM ISTFrance coach Didier Deschamps made a raft of changes from the 1-1 draw with Ukraine that opened the world champions’ Group B campaign
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Barrier falls: Woman officiate men's World Cup qualifiers
Football | Mar 27, 2021, 11:17 AM ISTThe 32-year-old Kathryn Nesbitt from Philadelphia became a pioneer as FIFA appointed women to work on-field officials for men's World Cup qualifiers.
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Norway football team makes human rights statement before World Cup qualifier
Football | Mar 25, 2021, 06:24 AM ISTPlayers lined up before kickoff against Gibraltar wearing T-shirts over their national-team jerseys that had the message “HUMAN RIGHTS” followed by “Respect on and off the pitch.”
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India's remaining FIFA World Cup qualifiers to be held in Qatar
Football | Mar 12, 2021, 02:17 PM ISTThe Indian team would have played against Qatar at home, Bangladesh away and Afghanistan at home, but the global pandemic has forced radical changes in the fixtures.
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Qatar in Euro World Cup qualifying for friendlies
Football | Dec 08, 2020, 11:08 PM ISTThe arrangement provides Asian champion Qatar with 10 friendlies in Europe ahead of the 2022 World Cup, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the situation publicly.
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Senegal World Cup hero Papa Bouba Diop dies aged 42
Football | Nov 30, 2020, 11:08 AM 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 | Nov 18, 2020, 08:43 AM 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 | Aug 03, 2020, 04:45 PM 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 | Apr 07, 2020, 09:38 AM 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 | Mar 07, 2020, 02:31 PM 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 | Dec 30, 2019, 07:06 PM 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 | Oct 15, 2019, 11:47 PM 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 | Oct 10, 2019, 11:20 PM 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 | Sep 05, 2019, 10:01 PM ISTMandhar broke Indian hearts when he flicked the ball past Gurpreet Singh Sandhu to restore parity in the 82nd minute.