The biggest extravaganza of football started on November 20 in Qatar and will be held till December 18. Eight stadiums across Qatar will be hosting the 64 matches of this showpiece event.
Ecuador’s captain Enner Valencia set the FIFA World Cup on fire with a goal within three minutes of the football extravaganza kicking off.
Over 1.3 million spectators are expected in Qatar for the World Cup, which ends on December 18. For the 32-team competition, many Indians are travelling to Qatar.
It will be the final World Cup tournament for Lionel Messi, the Argentina striker considered one of the greatest ever footballers of all time.
The opening ceremony of the World Cup will take place on Sunday, before the opening Group A match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador.
Infantino drew on his own experience as the child of migrant workers growing up in Switzerland, saying he had been bullied for being Italian and for having red hair and freckles.
For the first time ever, Indian viewers will revel in the expertise of legends who have created extraordinary memories in the hearts of football fans with the ball at their feet.
Experienced central defender Trent Sainsbury was a surprise omission while teenage supersub Garang Kuol and former Scotland international Jason Cummings were included.
The Egyptian came on in the second half on Wednesday with his team-leading 3-1 and proceeded to fire a stunning treble in just six minutes, 12 seconds to set a new benchmark in the competition.
Talal Haji (22nd, 58th) scored a brace to hand Saudi Arabia a 2-0 lead before India scored a consolation goal through Thanglalsoun Gangte (90+5) in the stoppage time at the Prince Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium on Sunday night.
It is a global phenomenon that unites people from all corners of the globe and has fans of all ages.
This information was given during a meeting of the Executive Committee of the organisation on Monday which was chaired by AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey.
Jadon Sancho finished off a flowing move on the break for the only goal of the game in the 23rd minute as United’s players backed up victories over Liverpool and Southampton to put their early-season crisis behind them.
Four touches were enough for PSG to open up Toulouse’s defense for the first goal in the 37th minute, with Messi applying the final pass to give Neymar his league-leading seventh goal in just five games.
The top court also postponed the August 28 elections of the AIFF by one week to allow a changed electoral college and the start of the nomination process.
Barcelona said Thursday the newly promoted Serie A club had taken Umtiti for one season with no option to buy.
The draw for the third round was also made and it features seven all-Premier League matchups — including Manchester City hosting Chelsea.
Mbappe found the net at the start of a 7-1 win for defending champion Paris Saint-Germain over Lille on Sunday.
With this victory, Arsenal is at the top spot in the Premier League table, with a hat-trick of wins and nine points. Their opponent Bournemouth is at the 14th spot in the table with a win in three matches and just three points.
Boca won the game 1-0 but Zeballos suffered a serious ankle injury that required surgery.
Kobe have been struggling at the wrong end of the Japanese league standings for much of the season but put aside their poor form to hand Kevin Muscat’s Marinos a 3-2 loss at Saitama Stadium to secure a place in Saturday’s quarter-final draw.
Milan have previously started seasons well under Stefano Pioli having won their opening two games in their last two campaigns, but Atalanta showed in their victory over Sampdoria that their well-coordinated defence is one to reckon with.
The two rivals are the only teams remaining with 100% records after two games of the Bundesliga, where they already occupy the places they had at the end of last season – first and second.
The anti-Glazer movement gained momentum last year after United were involved in a failed attempt to form a breakaway European Super League.
A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said it will hear the matter on Wednesday. The decision of FIFA has stripped the country of the right to host the Under-17 Women’s World Cup, scheduled for October.