Two more countries ... won their third World Cup at the competition held in the winter of 2022 in Qatar, beating France on penalties following a 3-3 draw after extra-time. Last year, FIFA and ...

The FIFA World Cup is the pinnacle of international football, with nations worldwide aspiring to compete on the global stage. Since 1950, 17 countries, including Nigeria, have faced bans from the ...

Advert In most of those cases, countries are banned from FIFA due to third-party interference – usually from the government – in footballing affairs. Germany and Japan (1950 World Cup ...

The World Cup is the epitome ... but that doesn't stop many countries taking part in the qualifying stage to try and join the party. Over the years, though, FIFA have banned multiple nations ...

AL AIN, 16th February, 2025 (WAM) -- The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Trophy Tour is coming to the UAE! FIFA has announced the tour's Asian launch, with the UAE visit scheduled for February 22nd to 24th.

Organised by FIFA, football’s global governing body, the men’s World Cup is a tournament that first began in 1930 ... hosted by three different countries, but won’t be the last as Morocco ...

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup edges closer, there are three nations that have been disqualified from competing in the qualifiers. It essentially rules them out of contention for the upcoming US ...

World football governing body FIFA has banned three countries from playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup The tournament scheduled to be hosted in the USA, Canada, and Mexico will not feature the three ...

The FIFA World Cup is the pinnacle of international football as countries dream of competing in it. However, not every country gets a chance to take part — not just because of tough ...

Two more countries – in addition to the already-banned Russia – have had their football associations suspended by FIFA due to ‘serious circumstances’ ahead of the 2026 World Cup ...