FIFA President Gianni Infantino completed his first official visit to Africa since his election to the helm of football’s world governing body in Gabon, the country that will host the 43rd African Cup of Nations (AFCON) next year. His trip saw football development take centre stage. ‎In Franceville, one of the 2017 AFCON venues, the FIFA President attended the friendly match ... Read More »

The FIFA World Football Museum is the proud holder of the Argentinian passport of Luis Monti, one of the greatest footballers of the 1920s and 1930s. Monti is the only player to have played in two consecutive Finals of the FIFA World Cup™ for two different countries. What makes this feat even more remarkable is that he played, on both ... Read More »

Russia, Italy and Ukraine lived up to their favourites’ tags to move to a step closer to a place at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016, thanks to emphastic away victories in their European Zone play-off first legs. Two-time world champions Spain, in contrast, were tripped up in Slovenia, with the hosts winning 1-0 via Alen Fetic’s solitary strike. ... Read More »

The South American qualifying campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ is set to return to action following the hiatus at the end of last year. Unbeaten leaders Ecuador, who have earned maximum points so far, will be intent on cementing their place at the summit, while Brazil and Uruguay go head-to-head in a classic encounter steeped in history, ... Read More »

Qatar and Korea Republic have spent four months holidaying alone. They will, over the course of two forthcoming matchdays, receive the company of another six section conquerors and four best-placed runners-up in the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. Appetisingly, the top two in four pools will clash on the final day. First, ... Read More »

FIFA 1904 is a monthly magazine which is published as both a print edition and as a free online publication. The 68-page magazine contains in-depth stories and interviews about football from around the world, with a special focus on FIFA’s development projects and activities, competitions, events and member associations. The print version is provided for free to FIFA’s confederations and ... Read More »

Moonwalking across Asia, madness in Argentina, a goal machine in Portugal and one Dutch dynamo depressing another feature in FIFA.com’s latest stats review, along with a kid, a coach and the world’s costliest player. 85 years of professional football had passed in Argentina without a team achieving 6-3 wins in back-to-back away games until Racing Club recorded this wacky ... Read More »

Guyana. The name rises from the indigenous mists, meaning Land of Many Waters in a long-extinct Amazonian tongue. Inky rivers cut the dense rainforest like veins, criss-crossing tangles of jungle. Football, in this tiny country tucked away in the northeast corner of South America, is the lifeblood. “Everybody plays in the streets here,” Vurlon Mills, a rising star in the ... Read More »

FIFA can today confirm the worldwide extension of the lifetime ban imposed on the Croatian player Saša Mus by the Disciplinary Committee of the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) on 29 June 2015 for manipulation of the First Division League match played on 30 November 2013 between the clubs Happy Valley Athletic Association and Southern District Football Club. The ... Read More »

2016 is set to be an historic year for football on the Emerald Isle. For the first time, the island’s two national football teams will both compete at the same major tournament: UEFA EURO 2016. Martin O’Neill guided Republic of Ireland to their sixth major competition since 1988, with the team having previously qualified for three FIFA World Cups™ and ... Read More »