World Cup 2010
After their daily toil, construction workers at the Brazil 2014 stadiums are putting down their hard hats and picking up pencils and paper. Overtime pay and a basket of household items go to those who attend every class.
FIFA.com takes a closer look at USA standout and Fulham marksman Clint Dempsey’s keen eye for goal, positional versatility and overall passion.
Goran Tufegdzic speaks to FIFA.com about his Kuwait team’s final third-round qualifier in Korea Republic, which they need to win to keep their Brazil 2014 hopes alive, and their preparations for the make-or-break clash.
Representatives of FIFA, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the 12 Brazilian Host Cities participated in a workshop in Recife on 25 and 26 January to discuss the official public viewing areas for the matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™.
FIFA.com catches up with Englishman Peter Taylor to discuss his first coaching experience overseas, his early success with Bahrain, their slim hopes of reaching Brazil 2014 and why he believes the Gulf nation have a bright future.
FIFA announces the opening of the tendering process and wishes to invite parties to submit tenders for the operation of the FIFA food and beverage operations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ and the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013.
Including both diving and synchronized swimming.
His name is Narcisse Ekanga, and there is a pool of water near him – or all around him, rather. There’s also a rounding of the football gods cursing him with some really bad karma for the rest of AFCON.
There’s actually a very real chance he was hurt on the [...]
Park Ji-sung today made it clear he will not be coming out of international retirement to help Korea Republic qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™.
Brazil legend Zico, now in charge of Iraq's national team, tells FIFA.com how his side overcame early doubts to qualify for the final round of Asian Zone qualifiers - and why they can take the next step by qualifying for Brazil 2014.
It’s going to take quite a bit for Olympic qualifying of any type to make any type of news, unless David Beckham is personally championing his merits for the cause. Women’s CONCACAF qualifiers? That will take something extraordinary. Like Costa Rica’s keeper Julieth Arias and the dreaded bouncy backpass.
Julieth might become infamous for this clip [...]
Following a 3-1 win in the UAE last September, the club careers of Yousef Mohamed, Hassan Maatouk and Abbas Atwi changed for the better. Now the three are hoping to make history for their country.
This guy is here to remind you. It’s here, and it’s…something.
This is not your prawn sandwich brigade. It’s more like a carnival crossed with a drag show dashed with a touch of Japanese game show. Which makes the stands equally as watchable as the happenings on the pitch – if not more so.
And I’m fairly [...]
FIFA.com gives you the lowdown on the 12 stadiums that will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil's 64 matches, with interesting facts and figures on these glittering arenas.
Following the Board meeting of the LOC for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and Ronaldo answered questions at a media briefing in Rio.
At a productive meeting in Rio de Janeiro, representatives from all areas of the LOC discussed preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ with FIFA executives and members of the federal government.
He may have been born and raised in Germany, but Martin Harnik's international allegiance is all Austria. FIFA.com spoke exclusively to the Stuttgart striker.
Jamaica goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts claims that glory in the Caribbean Cup and an impressive showing at the CONCACAF Gold Cup will count for nothing if the team fail to qualify for Brazil 2014.
FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and Brazilian icon Ronaldo, in his capacity as LOC Administration Board member, were both impressed with their first host city tour stops in Fortaleza and Salvador today.
The second half of FIFA.com’s two-part interview with USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann touches on his admiration from Mexico, player development, his hopes of finding a 'hidden Messi' and the road to Brazil 2014.
FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and Brazilian football icon Ronaldo successfully kicked-off the first leg of their 2012 roadshow today at the Ministry of Sports in Brasilia.
Jurgen Klinsmann chats to FIFA.com about his first six months as USA coach, his desire to follow the blueprint of Spain and Barcelona and to see more Americans playing in the UEFA Champions League, and his coaching philosophy.
Newly-appointed Korea Republic coach Choi Kang-Hee has outlined his aims for the national team ahead of their vital 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifier against Kuwait, with striker Lee Dong-Gook a major part of his plans.
FIFA.com answers some of the most Frequently Asked Questions relating to the Volunteer Programme for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Brazil, set to be launched in the coming months.
FYR Macedonia coach John Toshack speaks to FIFA.com about facing up to Wales in the Brazil 2014 qualifiers and about the scale of the task facing him in developing his team into a force to be reckoned with.
Argentina's 2006 FIFA World Cup™ coach Jose Pekerman has agreed to take the reins of Colombia as they seek to revive their stuttering campaign for Brazil 2014.
Tickets to the World Cup in Brazil are going to be fairly difficult to come by one would expect, if only in comparison to South Africa 2010. Gun violence is also something of a concern, so combining the two is obviously a natural course of action (work with me). Brazil’s planning a “guns for tickets” [...]
FIFA.com speaks to Australian striker Robbie Kruse about his move to Germany and his hopes of reaching the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ under German-born Aussie boss Holger Osieck.
Asian and Caribbean upsets, tight battles in South America and a first-ever win for American Samoa were among the latest qualifying tales as the race for Brazil 2014 heated up.
Operational integration, stadium completions and inscription for the Brazil 2014 volunteer programme are some of the landmark moments coming during 2012.
Literally.
Just the day you were waiting for, right? Ukraine’s Euro 2012 coin collection: released. Specifically the coin above, for which you’ve been stocking away all those gift cards and envelopes full of cash.
It’s a €46 coin selling at a price of €34,000. For, yes, a football tournament. Outside of the rapture, I can’t imagine there [...]
With 2011 coming to a close, FIFA.com takes a look back at the opening rounds of the South American qualifiers for Brazil 2014, in which coaching casualties, upsets and sumptuous goals all featured.
It was a big year for the LOC of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ as they launched the first official event, made progress on the stadiums, and defined various operational standards.
New Korea Republic coach Choi Kang-Hee wants to lead the national team through qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ and then step down to return to club management.
Choi Kang-Hee has been appointed as the new coach of Korea Republic, having been tempted to leave his post as Jeonbuk Motors coach.
Sadly, this guy is not on the list. (But he should be. And he is certainly fabulous.)
The men to earn hate and derision from entire nations take charge of the Euro 2012 next summer have been given their summons papers, along with, hopefully, a sizable security detail. Refereeing is one of those jobs that knowing [...]
Sebastiao Lazaroni has been sacked as coach of Qatar following the nation's group stage elimination at the Arab Games.
In his monthly column, FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke speaks about the preparations in Brazil on the road to the FIFA World Cup 2014.
The former Brazil internationals met at the headquarters of the Brazil 2014 LOC, where they also got together with the organisation’s President, Ricardo Teixeira.
Sasa Ognenovski has said he is confident he still has a future on the international stage with Australia, saying he thinks he is till in the plans of coach Holger Osieck.
A former playing partner of ex-President Lula, Mestre Para is now Construction Manager at the Arena de Sao Paulo, which is set to transform the district of Itaquera.
