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  CONMEBOL, Jurgen Klopp and Julian Nagelsmann decry biennial World Cup push

  Football | September 11, 2021 9:51 IST

  Finally, the day is here. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp seems sure why FIFA is so determined to gain support for the plan, and he's not pleased by apparent financial motivations.

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  UEFA has 'grave concerns' over FIFA biennial World Cup push

  Football | September 04, 2021 11:29 IST

  Ceferin backed “extremely valid and important” concerns about the potential damage caused to domestic and regional competitions from doubling the frequency of World Cups.

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  Liverpool refuse to release Mohamed Salah for World Cup qualifiers

  Football | August 23, 2021 22:22 IST

  Egypt is on Britain’s red list, so Salah would be required to quarantine upon his return from Cairo and miss two Premier League games.

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  Brazil have World Cup hopes dented after Copa America loss

  Football | July 11, 2021 11:09 IST

  Argentina's 1-0 victory at the Maracana Stadium on Saturday proved that the Selecao's defensive prowess was not as strong as its players and coach have shown.

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  Montreal out as 2026 World Cup site, FIFA to pick in 2022

  Football | July 07, 2021 10:01 IST

  The 2026 World Cup will be the first with 48 nations and the first with three co-hosts in USA, Canada and Mexico. 

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  Dubai results won't have any impact on WC and Asia Cup qualifiers: India team members

  Football | May 23, 2021 13:02 IST

  Returning 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 7:21 IST

  Saudi 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 IST

  Eight 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 | April 19, 2021 20:12 IST

  Ceferin 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 | March 29, 2021 12:11 IST

  Denmark 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 | March 29, 2021 7:21 IST

  All 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 | March 28, 2021 20:45 IST

  France 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 | March 27, 2021 11:17 IST

  The 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 | March 25, 2021 6:24 IST

  Players 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 | March 12, 2021 14:17 IST

   The 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 | December 08, 2020 23:08 IST

  The 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 | November 30, 2020 11:08 IST

  Diop, 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 IST

  Ecuador, 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 IST

  Rijiju 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 IST

  The 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.