Opening of FIFA video archive allowed fans to enjoy 35 premieres across nine weeks 32 full games re-broadcast, three Official FIFA Films aired on YouTube for free 750,000 votes cast on Twitter by fans to choose which matches were shown During unprecedented times of global isolation, FIFA’s digital archive was opened up
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Malawi’s Phiri firing up the Flames
Gerald Phiri Jr is Malawi's playmaker 26-year-old proved decisive in African qualifiers for Qatar 2022 His father, Gerald Phiri Sr, is a household name in Malawian football Although Malawi have never participated in a FIFA World Cup™, hopes are rekindled every four years with the start of the African qualifiers for football’s
Migne balancing realism and ambition with Equatorial Guinea
Sebastien Migne was assistant to Claude Le Roy for nine years He assumed his first head coaching role in 2018 Frenchman hopes to rise to the challenge of Qatar 2022 qualifiers Equatorial Guinea is one of the least populated countries in Africa, with recent estimates suggesting that less than two million people
Omari: Syria determined to be at Qatar 2022
India’s Jhingan delivering inspiration on and off the field
Popular India defender Sandesh Jhingan talks with FIFA.com Inspirational figure on and off the pitch “If I worry (about injury) it will be an injustice to those with genuine hardship” A robust and powerful presence on the field, Sandesh Jhingan has become one of India’s most popular and passionate footballers. Tough in
#WorldCupAtHome: Brazil loses Neymar en route to the semi-finals
#WorldCupAtHome continues with Brazil-Colombia quarter-final from 2014 Clash saw Neymar pick up serious injury David Luiz’s free-kick settled it for A Seleção The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ produced a thrilling quarter-final clash between Brazil and Colombia, from which Felipe Scolari's charges emerged victorious to set up a last-four meeting with Germany.
#WorldCupAtHome: Les Bleus get a second star
#WorldCupAtHome series concludes with Final of last World Cup Led by tournament Golden Ball winner Luka Modric, Croatia acquitted themselves admirably Les Bleus lift World Cup for second time in their history When Croatia and France lined up in the tunnel of the Luzhniki Stadium on 15 July 2018 for the Final
Martins’ Mauritania on the march
Corentin Martins has been coach of Mauritania for six years He guided Al-Murabitun to their maiden Africa Cup of Nations qualification French coach dreaming of Qatar 2022 Corentin Martins has been at the helm of the Mauritanian national team since 2014. And while six years in charge of an African national team
The green legacy of Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
World Cup memories of a French superfan
Clement Tomaszewski is a veteran of eight FIFA World Cup™ competitions A France fan, he has been to 274 Bleus matches He has travelled over 300,000km and been to four continents Every football fan has their own special FIFA World Cup™ memories and diehard France supporter Clement Tomaszewski has more than most.