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FIFA to monitor Brazil progress

FIFA’s top executive will visit Brazil every two months to keep the pressure on to speed up preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2011

Mandela to miss World Cup opening ceremony

Nelson Mandela will not attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup today following the death of his great granddaughter in a car accident last night, the South African organising committee have confirmed.

Fri, 11 Jun, 2010

58% of World Cup injuries feigned

FIFA have revealed that more than half of the players treated on the pitch during this summer’s World Cup were not actually injured.

Wed, 25 Oct, 2006

<p>PROTEST: An activist wears a portrait of FIFA President Gianni Infantino during a protest of social movement group AVAAZ, to demand the world soccer body to compensate migrant workers for alleged human rights abuses in Qatar, host of the football World Cup, in his hometown Brig, Switzerland. Pic: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann</p>

Activists take Qatar workers protest to FIFA boss's home town

The Activists' mobile billboards carried the messages "Infantino: your family were migrants", "Thousands like them were victims of this World Cup", and "Compensate them now".

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022

South Africa urge Ireland to take ’high moral ground’ on Rugby World Cup bid defeat

South Africa want Ireland to end their interest in hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Wed, 01 Nov, 2017

Rugby: World Cup draw postponed

The draw for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has been put back until early next year.

Tue, 27 Nov, 2001

VIDEO: Why the Rugby World Cup 2015 was the greatest rugby tournament ever

One week after New Zealand claimed a historic victory in the Rugby World Cup final, we reflect on what may have been the greatest rugby tournament ever.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Tevez: I'm ready for World Cup

Argentina striker Carlos Tevez insists he is fully prepared both mentally and physically for the World Cup.

Sun, 06 Jun, 2010

Nani injury hits Portugal World Cup hopes

Portugal suffered a major injury blow today after it was announced winger Nani would play no part in the World Cup after damaging his collar bone.

Tue, 08 Jun, 2010

Carling wrong about Woodward

WILL CARLING took a huge bite of humble pie yesterday when he admitted he was wrong to have called for the head of England coach Clive Woodward.

Tue, 23 Sep, 2003

Injury rules Sean O'Brien out of World Cup

Ireland's Sean O'Brien has been ruled out of the World Cup.

Sun, 26 May, 2019

Costa Rica coach forced out

Alexandre Guimaraes has announced his resignation as coach of the Costa Rican national team.

Tue, 04 Jul, 2006

Nine arrested for betting on World Cup

Hong Kong police arrested nine people today for taking bets on World Cup soccer matches, in a continuing crackdown on illegal gambling.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2002

Stiles 'feels great' despite heart attack

England World Cup hero Nobby Stiles today said he was ‘‘feeling great’’ despite suffering a heart attack earlier this month.

Sun, 23 Jun, 2002

FIFA deny British MP's World Cup coverage claim

FIFA have strenuously denied a claim by a British MP that they are pressurising the British government to remove the World Cup from the list of sports events that must be shown on terrestrial television or risk England missing out on hosting the 2018 tournament.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2009

Cameroon fined

FIFA fined Cameroon €128,660 and took six points from the national squad in the 2006 World Cup preliminaries for recently playing in a controversial one-piece kit.

Sat, 17 Apr, 2004

Football: Blatter apologises for World Cup fiasco

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has apologised to South Africans for the fiasco that surrounded their unsuccessful bid to host the 2006 Soccer World Cup.

Fri, 26 Jan, 2001

<p>MISSING: Sadio Mane will reportedly miss the 'first games' of the World Cup for Senegal. Pic: Christof Stache, Getty Images</p>

Sadio Mane to miss 'first games' of World Cup for Senegal

Senegal forward Sadio Mane will miss the 'first games' of the World Cup in Qatar due to injury, a Senegal soccer federation official was quoted as saying by local media

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

World Cup: Qualifiers 'running scared' of Argentina - Grondona

President of the Argentinian Football Association Julio Grondona believes other World Cup qualifiers are running scared of his country in the build-up to the tournament.

Thu, 07 Feb, 2002

Agger pays for Danish team to attend Homeless World Cup

Former Liverpool defender Daniel Agger stepped in to give a team from Denmark the opportunity to attend the Homeless World Cup.

Wed, 10 Sep, 2014