2018 Russia World Cup News
From the Soviet Union`s refusal to travel to Chile in 1973 to the hole in the net blamed for denying Australia a place at the 1998 tournament, these gripping, but often quirky, fixtures boast a history of intrigue and drama.
Messi, who played for Argentina when they lost the final three years ago to Germany, rated "Spain, Brazil, Germany and France" among his favourites for the title.
Infantino hailed the increase to $400 million in prize money for next year`s World Cup in Russia -- including $38 million for the winning team -- as a sign of FIFA`s success.
Russia is top-seeded for the World Cup despite being ranked No. 65.
Chile at No. 9 is the highest-ranked team eliminated from the World Cup.
Argentina, Belgium and Poland are also top-seeded for the December 1 draw in Moscow.
Poland have 22 points from nine matches and need one more at home to Montenegro on Sunday to clinch their place in Russia.
August With only two months to go before the FIFA U-17 World Cup kicks off, the FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 21 trios of match officials, representing all six confederations.
FIFA said in a statement that all FIFA Confederations Cup matches would be shown live on free-to-air television by Channel 1 and Match TV. Live radio transmissions would be provided by RTR, it said.
The FIFA Executive Committee vote to give 2022 to Qatar was one of the triggers for the crisis at FIFA and the end of Blatter`s long reign.
Infantino added that FIFA will carry out anti-doping tests for the World Cup in Russia and not Russian authorities.
India travel to Tehran for their second leg away game in the 2018 World cup Joint Qualification Round 2.
Miguel Trujillo on Tuesday pleaded guilty in a New York federal court to four counts of money laundering, wire fraud and a falsified tax return.
Garcia said he had found "serious and wide-ranging issues" in the bidding process for both 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Acting head of UEFA Angel Villar Llona has handed a Francs £16,377 fine by the FIFA.
Allegations that Germany bribed its way to secure the right to host the 2006 World Cup not only shook the football world, but also shone a spotlight on cosy ties between sportswear giant Adidas and FIFA.
A senior FIFA official called into question Michel Platini's bid for football's top job, saying the failure to disclose a multi-million dollar payment could be seen as a "falsification of accounts".
Lawmakers in Switzerland have paved the way for new rules that make it easier for authorities to clamp down on corruption at sporting bodies based in the country such as FIFA.
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