Category: World Cup

FIFA wants to let teams use 5 substitutes to aid players after pandemic shutdown

Post author By Contributors
Post date April 27, 2020

With soccer facing a congested slate of games after players have been idle during the coronavirus pandemic, FIFA is supporting a major rule change

Tags Coronavirus, featured, FIFA

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FIFA says support of women’s soccer will continue despite COVID-19 budget strain

Post author By Contributors
Post date April 21, 2020

FIFA said it is assessing the financial impact the pandemic is having on soccer worldwide, including the women’s game, and exploring ways to provide assistance

Tags 2021 Olympics, Coronavirus, featured, FIFA, NWSL, USWNT

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U.S. Soccer argues USWNT players are not as skilled, don’t have same job as USMNT

Post author By Contributors
Post date March 10, 2020

The USSF statements prompted a players’ spokeswoman to say the claims are from “the Paleolithic Era” as if “made by a caveman.”

Tags equal pay lawsuit, U.S. Soccer, USMNT, USWNT

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US, Canada men’s national teams stagnant in Feb. 2020 FIFA rankings

Post author By Julian Cardillo
Post date February 20, 2020

The U.S. is still ranked No. 22 in the world, while Canada are just shy of cracking into Concacaf’s top six.

Tags Canada men's national team, featured, FIFA rankings, U.S. men's national team

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North America-based African players learn 2022 World Cup qualification paths

Post author By Julian Cardillo
Post date January 21, 2020

North American-based African players found out their qualifying path for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Tags 2022 FIFA World Cup, featured

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Concacaf announces qualification structure for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Post author By Julian Cardillo
Post date July 10, 2019

The top three finalists in The Hex will qualify automatically for the World Cup. The fourth place finisher will get a qualification lifeline thanks to the other path Concacaf is instituting.