The Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup convened in Zurich, 28 March, for its first meeting in its new composition to focus on the 2014 edition. FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, who opened the meeting, particularly welcomed the new chairman of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee, Jose Maria Marin, and the [ Read More ]
The FIFA Executive Committee will hold its third meeting of the year at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 October 2011. The agenda features the approval of the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. The Executive Committee will also [ Read More ]
The second leg match between Myanmar and Oman in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on 28 July 2011 was brought to a sudden halt by the referee in the 45+2 minute, after local supporters repeatedly hurled objects on to the field. The score at the time of interruption stood at 2-0 for Oman, [ Read More ]
The results from the Preliminary Draw which took place in Rio de Janeiro, at the Marina da Gloria, on Saturday 30 July are below: Intercontinental play-offs Asia – South America North, Central America and the Caribbean – Oceania African Zone Draw Group A: South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Somalia or Ethiopia Group B: Tunisia, [ Read More ]
Rio de Janeiro and Brazil are gearing up to present themselves to the world on the occasion of the Preliminary Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on 30 July 2011. The Preliminary Draw will be the first FIFA World Cup event of global magnitude on Brazilian soil related to the 2014 edition. The Marina [ Read More ]
The preliminary competition of the 2014 FIFA World Cup will start in Malabar, Trinidad, on 15 June 2011, with Montserrat welcoming Belize to the Larry Gomes Stadium. This encounter kicks off the lengthiest football tournament in the world, with no fewer than 832 matches expected to be played across the six confederations to determine which [ Read More ]
