“Dilly ding, dilly dong!” Those are the words that inevitably come to mind when the football world thinks of Claudio Ranieri. The man they call ‘Sir Claudio’ was the toast of the global game when he steered unglamorous Leicester City to a miraculous English Premier League title in 2016, earning a place for himself and […]

With the dazzling spectacle of the official draw in Samarkand’s Registan Square still fresh in the mind, preparations for this year’s FIFA Futsal World Cup™ are continuing apace. Given that expectations are high in the host nation, the pressure is on coach Jose Venancio Lopez. Alongside assistants Bakhodir Akhmedov, Arkaitz Sisniega, David Garcia and Rustam […]

Sandra Lind reveals she didn't love futsal at first, describes her style of play and discusses Finland’s bid to reach Philippines 2025.

Italy 3-2 Brazil Spain 1982 | Second group stage Sarria Stadium, Barcelona Attendance: 44,000 Goals: Rossi (5, 25, 74), Socrates (12), Falcao (68) Italy Dino Zoff; Gaetano Scirea, Claudio Gentile, Fulvio Collovati, Antonio Cabrini; Bruno Conti, Marco Tardelli, Giancarlo Antognoni, Gabriele Oriali; Paolo Rossi, Francesco Graziani. Substitutions: Giuseppe Bergomi for Collovati (34), Gianpiero Marini for […]

When it comes to futsal, Pablo Taborda has lived the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Eight years ago, he was a member of the Argentina team that claimed top honours at FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016™, only to fall painfully shy of a title repeat five years later in Lithuania. Now […]

Every Monday, FIFA spotlights a World Cup record. This looks at an outrageous record for goals in one edition that may never be broken.

Decisions were made in relation to Emilio Nsue López's participation in several matches, including two in the FIFA World Cup 2026™ preliminary competition.

Learn more about the amazing story of Aldo Donelli, the American football coach whose play-off heroics propelled USA to Italy 1934.

You can watch the draw for Uzbekistan 2024 live and free on FIFA+ from anywhere on the planet.

Newly appointed Haiti coach Sebastien Migne tells FIFA that he has full belief in his team's chances of qualifying for FIFA World Cup 26.