FIFA
FIFA - Sepp Blatter calls for respect for African football

Blatter, seeking re-election in May, will attend the Confederation of African Football congress next week.

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4 Apr 2015
Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends
LEGENDS - FRANCE - KEYPLAYER - Marcel Desailly

He was an important part of the French team which won the 1998 World Cup.

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3 Apr 2015
FIFA
FIFA - candidate Prince Ali hopes for African support

The 39-year-old Prince Ali, a Fifa vice-president, is one of three challengers to incumbent Sepp Blatter.

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2 Apr 2015
Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends
LEGENDS - FRANCE - KEYPLAYER - Lilian Thuram

Despite his powerful, aggressive style of play, he was also known to be a classy, studious figure off the pitch.

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2 Apr 2015
Coaches Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends
LEGENDS - NETHERLANDS - KEYPLAYER - Frank Rijkaard

He is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in footballing history and one of the best players of his generation.

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1 Apr 2015
Fixtures+Results Friendly National teams
NATIONAL TEAM - CAPE VERDE - FRIENDLY - Cape Verde stun Portugal

Ten-man Portugal struggled without captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

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1 Apr 2015
Club Key-Player National teams Player Of The Year
NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - Yaya Toure considering Ivory Coast retirement

Manchester City's Yaya Toure says he will decide about his international future with the Ivory Coast this week.

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31 Mar 2015
Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends
LEGENDS - BRAZIL - KEYPLAYER - Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho is renowned for his technique, tricks, dribbling, overhead kicks, no-look passes and free kicks.

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31 Mar 2015
Fixtures+Results Friendly National teams
NATIONAL TEAMS - FRIENDLIES - all results

Bongani Zungu scored in stoppage time to salvage a 1:1 draw for South Africa against Nigeria and Konate brace gives Senegal victory over Ghana in friendly.

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30 Mar 2015
Coaches National teams Transfers
NATIONAL TEAM - GUINEA - COACH - Frenchman Luis Fernandez set to be named as new coach

Former France international Luis Fernandez is poised to take over as coach of Guinea and replace compatriot Michel Dussuyer.

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30 Mar 2015

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WORLD CUP 2026  

GROUP-PHASE Round of 32 Last Sixteen Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Third Place Final Facts ALL Teams 

The 23rd FIFA World Cup edition is over, and 10 African national teams participated in this 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada.

This is a record number of African teams to qualify for a World Cup, due to the expanded 48-team tournament, giving the continent unprecedented representation. 

 

2026 World Cup | Final Fact | No. 19

Messi and Lamine Yamal

Messi was just 19 years old when the photo of him with the baby, Lamine Jamal, in the bathtub was taken. Nineteen years later, on 19 July 2026, Messi and Lamine Jamal are competing against each other in the Football World Cup final, with Lamine wearing the No.19 shirt.

 

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