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Pakistani Footballers Urge Fans for FIFA World Cup Qualifier Support

Pakistan’s footballers are urging fans to attend their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Jordan at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on Thursday. Despite being played during Ramadan, the match kicks off at 2pm. Pakistan, which lost its first two matches to Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan, is bottom of Group ‘G’ and faces a tough […]Read More

FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Saudi Arabia defeats Pakistan 4-0

WEB DESK: The match at Al Hasa is over, and Saudi Arabia defeated Pakistan 4-0 in a convincing fashion in the Football World Cup qualifier. The hosts were led by two goals from Saleh Al-Shehri, a third goal from Abdulrahman Ghareeb, and a goal from Abdullah Radif to complete the score. Pakistan were outplayed for […]Read More

FIFA will pay $209 million to clubs

ZURICH: FIFA said on Thursday that it will distribute $209 million to clubs whose players participated in the World Cup finals in Qatar last year. The payment will made to 440 clubs from 51 different countries whose players at the tournament last November and December, won by Argentina. Also Read: Footballer Ronaldo invests in online […]Read More

FIFA readies 48-team World Cup as eyes turn to 2026

DOHA: Forty-eight teams, three host countries, and potentially more than 100 games. After successfully staging the most compact World Cup in history, FIFA is now preparing to organise the biggest. The dust had barely settled on Sunday’s World Cup final before attention turned to the gargantuan figure of 2026 looming on the horizon. For the […]Read More

History-making Morocco stands in France’s way at World Cup

DOHA: France face World Cup history-makers Morocco in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, with Lionel Messi’s Argentina lying in wait after another dazzling performance from the diminutive magician. Also read: FIFA World Cup: Morocco knocks Spain out on penalties The Copa America champions swept aside 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday to […]Read More

FiFA World Cup: PIA announced direct flights to Doha

KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has announced direct flights to Doha for FIFA World Cup 2022 to be played from November 20 to December 18 in Qatar this year, Private News reported. The national flag carrier has announced to operate seven flights in a week to Doha. The flights will operate from Karachi, Lahore, […]Read More

FIFA report denounces online abuse against players

Football’s world governing body, FIFA, found that over 55 per cent of players taking part in Euro 2020 and this year’s Africa Cup of Nations received online abuse before, during and after matches. The study found that homophobic slurs were the most common form of abuse that players received, followed by racism the second most common. Also Read: Sudan: Thousands […]Read More

FIFA and EA Sports End 30-Year-Old Partnership

FIFA 23 will be the last FIFA video game from EA Sports, with the developer switching over to EA Sports FC next year, Electronic Arts has announced, in line with what trademark applications had revealed last October. EA is parting ways with world football governing body FIFA after a near three-decade partnership and pulling the plug on […]Read More

Iran Ready to Surprise in FIFA Cup: Alireza Jahanbakhsh

Iran national captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh says that the group they are placed in will not easy, but Iran is ready to surprise the world in FIFA world Cup. He spent three seasons at Brighton and mentioned England the last team he ever wanted to share the group with. “To be honest! England was the last […]Read More

Egypt has lodged a complaint over racist incidents

Egypt failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after losing to Senegal on Tuesday night. Citing events that took place before, during and after the second leg match. The Egyptian Football Association filed a complaint with FIFA. The Egyptian Football Federation (EFF) filed an official complaint against its Senegalese counterpart for violence and “racism” […]Read More