Helmut Schon, born 105 years ago today, coached in a record 25 World Cup matches When they lost, Schon didn’t speak to his players the following day ‘The Lanky One’ led West Germany to glory in 1974 Helmut Schon is the most successful national coach in German football history, and one of the most successful ever to grace the beautiful …
Branko Ivankovic was appointed head coach of Oman this year Veteran hoping to pass on his experience with Croatia in new role Coach reminisces about Croatia’s best World Cup results Having coached several clubs in IR Iran, China PR and Saudi Arabia, the Croatian Branko Ivankovic was already an established name in Asian football before taking the helm of the …
Ahmed ‘Kouka’ Hassan was gutted to miss out on Russia 2018 The striker will do anything he can to help Egypt reach Qatar 2022 He reveals a challenge with old friend Mo Salah Egypt star Ahmed ‘Kouka’ Hassan took an unconventional route to stardom, leaving his homeland earlier than many of his peers. Kouka’s precocious talents enabled him to secure …
Bora Milutinovic turns 76 today The Serb led Mexico, Costa Rica, USA, Nigeria and China PR in it He was the first coach to take four nations past the first round Talk to Bora Milutinovic for one hour, or even one minute, and you’ll learn quickly about his passion for the people of the world and the game they hold …
One of a group of youngsters that Uruguay coach Tabarez has high hopes for Established himself on the right side of defence towards the end of 2019 Hoping to make a name for himself in the qualifiers for Qatar 2022 “Si nos olvidamos de donde venimos, no sabemos hacia donde vamos.” If you don’t know where you come from, you …
At 26, Yoel Barcenas is a key member of Panama’s new generation After Russia 2018, he moved to Spain’s Real Oviedo “I want to play a bigger role than before” the player says For Edgar Yoel Barcenas, the seeds of ambition sown at the age of five slowly but surely bore fruit. From a very young age, the Panamanian knew …
USA failed to reach Russia 2018 after seven successive qualifications Gregg Berhalter was hired in December 2018 to return the US to the World Cup Concacaf Preliminary Draw for Qatar 2022 on Wednesday 19 August 10 October 2017 is a day every US soccer fan wants wiped from their memory. In the final round of Concacaf qualifying for the 2018 …
FIFA.com hears from inspirational USA star Carli Lloyd Two-time gold medal winner planning towards Tokyo Olympics Lloyd also talks 2023 Women’s World Cup and her famed big-game mentality Few players, if any, have enjoyed as storied a career as USA mega-star Carli Lloyd. The midfielder/forward has played a pivotal role in helping the Stars and Stripes win two FIFA Women’s …
Francisco Varallo played in the first FIFA World Cup Final in 1930 The Argentinian died, aged 100, ten years ago today We chatted to him shortly before his passing Francisco Varallo revelled in playing at the maiden FIFA World Cup™. And lived until he was 100 years old to tell everyone about it, which FIFA.com had the privilege of discovering …
Concacaf qualifying draw for Qatar 2022 revealed Mexico, USA, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Honduras seeded into final round Competing nations react to Wednesday’s draw It is just over two years since the world champions were crowned in Moscow and now Concacaf’s 35 aspirants finally know their road towards the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. The draw on Wednesday in Zurich …
