Portugal’s Ronaldo Says His World Cup Dream is ‘Over’
“The dream was beautiful while it lasted,” Cristiano Ronaldo wrote in a social media post that could be a harbinger of his retirement from the Portugal team. Cristiano Ronaldo says his dream of winning a World Cup for Portugal is “over”, a day after his team’s crushing quarter-final loss to Morocco. In an emotional message […]
World Cup 2022 Quarter-Final Preview
Who: Argentina vs Netherlands Where: Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar When: Friday, December 9, 2022, 10 pm (19:00 GMT) Argentina’s coach has predicted a “beautiful game” against the Netherlands when the two sides meet in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final. The tantalizing clash between two of the great teams of world football at the 89,000-capacity Lusail […]
Ronaldo Vs Messi: The Numbers Compared
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will play their fifth, and probably last, World Cup in Qatar. Argentine and Paris Saint-Germain player Messi, 35, announced in October that the 2022 World Cup will be his last, while Portugal and Manchester United’s Ronaldo, 37, has yet to comment on his international future. For more than a decade, […]
World Cup 2022: England Vs Iran Match Preview
Who: England vs Iran, Group B Where: Khalifa International Stadium When: Monday, November 21 (4pm local time, 13:00 GMT) Rankings: England (5), Iran (20) Head to head: First match Last five matches: England LDDLL, Iran LWLWD The first match of perhaps the most politically charged group pits England against Iran at the 40,000-seat Khalifa International […]
FIFA Earns a Record Revenue of $7.5 Billion for Qatar World Cup
FIFA has earned record revenue of $7.5 billion through four years of trade deals tied to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, soccer’s governing body says. The profits, which FIFA disclosed Sunday to officials from more than 200 of its member nations, are $1 billion more than the organization made from the previous World Cup […]
How Does FIFA Make Money From Football?
Business is rarely that simple. If you make a product that everyone wants to buy, but costs you almost nothing, you’re going to accumulate a lot of money pretty quickly. Simply put, this is how FIFA, world football’s governing body, makes money. In 2018, when the World Cup was held in Russia, FIFA made more […]
1998 World Cup: When Zidane Eclipsed Ronaldo
Host: France Teams: 32 Format: Group stage, knockouts Matches: 64 Goals: 171 Winner: France Runners-up: Brazil Golden Boot: Davor Suker (Croatia) Background The longest World Cup (32 days) was held in 1998 when France hosted for the second time (after 1938). FIFA decided to increase the number of teams in the tournament from 24 to […]
FIFA Cup 2022: What’s Happening in Qatar Besides the Football World Cup 2022?
Doha, Qatar – Not only 32 of the best football teams on the planet and more than a million football fans are heading to Qatar this month. Some of the world’s most famous entertainment stars are also on their way to the Gulf country, which has announced a series of events and activities to offer […]