Tag: FIFA world cup
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Thrills and Spills of the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar – Pt 1
Winter World Cup For the very first time in its history, the World Cup will be held in winter instead of the normal Summer that it usually hold. The Asian country of Qatar usually experiences severe heat around May/June and FIFA had to compensate the country with staging of a winter tournament.
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Super Falcons to play Australia, Ireland, Canada in group B at FIFA World Cup
Nigeria will play joint-hosts Australia, Canada and Republic of Ireland in Group B of the 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals happening in the summer of next year. At the draw ceremony held in Auckland/Tâmaki Makaurau on Saturday, it emerged that Nigeria will play Canada in her first match of the competition to be staged in…
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Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa builds mega school in Jos and dedicates it to his parents
Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa, has built an international standard school in Jos and dedicated it to his parents, Mr Musa and Mrs Sarah. The footballer announced the good news on his Instagram page as he shared photos of the mega school. TheNewsGuru reports that the school was named after the couple, M & S…
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Int’l Friendly: Messi rates Argentina high after defeating Jamaica
Paris Saint Germain and Argentina forward , Lionel Messi has reacted to his side’s friendly victory over Jamaica on Wednesday. Argentina defeated Jamaica 3-0 in the early hours of today in a friendly tie in the United States. A goal from Julian Alvarez and a brace from Messi gave Argentina the win over Jamaica at…
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NFF President attends FIFA World Cup draw in Qatar despite Nigeria’s failure to qualify
Nigeria failed to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday
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Sixth of 8 FIFA World Cup stadiums opened in Qatar
The sixth of eight stadiums for next year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar has been opened, the emirate’s government wrote on Twitter on Friday. The Al-Thumama Stadium can accommodate more than 40,000 spectators. The arena will host six group matches, a round of 16 match and a quarter-final. In its first match, Qatari teams Al-Sadd…
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Spain, Portugal confirm 2030 FIFA World Cup bid
Spain and Portugal have signed an agreement to push ahead with their joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on Wednesday. The countries’ federations ratified an agreement “to promote the joint candidacy for the organisation of the World Cup in 2030, establishing strategies for the international projection…
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FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Super Falcons know fate today
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will know today whether they would progress for the first time, in 20 years to the Round of 16 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place in France. Nigeria finished third in Group A with three points and minus two goals, opening a chance to progress as one of the four…