FIFA Club World Cup schedule announced

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FIFA Club World Cup schedule announced

The pathway to global glory has become clearer after the match schedule for the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016, presented by Alibaba E-Auto, was announced.

Young veteran’s advice for Ghana’s newest crop of stars
A veteran of three previous FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cups, Ghana’s Ellen Coleman tells FIFA.com about her experiences and how other youngsters might follow in her footsteps.

Red Devils aim for quick turnaround
After two matchdays in the group stage, eight-time African champions Al Ahly are six points off the pace set by Wydad Casablanca, the club they will host this weekend. FIFA.comlooks ahead to the upcoming CAF Champions League action.

Japan’s Kobayashi eyeing U-20 World Cup success

With a clutch of U-17 world champions at their disposal, Japan are determined to finally triumph at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 – none more so than Rikako Kobayashi. FIFA.com sat down with the striker for an exclusive interview.

Pizzi making his presence felt

After being appointed Chile national team coach just earlier this year, Juan Antonio Pizzi steered his side to glory at last month’s Copa America Centenario. FIFA.com takes a look at his La Roja reign so far.

Argentina stay top as All Whites and EURO heroes soar

The OFC Nations Cup, Copa America Centenario and UEFA EURO 2016 have had a significant impact on the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, with New Zealand, Portugal, Iceland, Wales among the big movers in July.

Senegal’s golden game
Every week in the build-up to Russia 2018, FIFA.com will be highlighting a classic FIFA World Cup image. Our latest photograph shows Henri Camara striking gold for Senegal at Korea/Japan 2002.

Workers Cup brings construction staff together in Doha
The Workers Cup, held in Doha, Qatar, conveys the power of football by offering an opportunity for workers involved in building 2022 FIFA World Cup™ infrastructure to be a part of a unique footballing event.

Independiente del Valle closing in on historic final

South America will soon know which team will be representing it at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016, with four sides remaining in the hunt for the 2016 Copa Libertadores. FIFA.com looks ahead to this week’s return semi-final legs.

Celebration, commiseration and an inextinguishable fire
The ecstasy of getting married in Ibiza and bagging a historic goal in Paris feature in FIFA.com’s latest review, along with the agony of a player losing two major finals in 40-odd days and a team setting an unwanted record away from their Windy City base.

Clemente: Libya can make it to Russia
Libya coach Javier Clemente speaks exclusively with FIFA.com about how his team will aim to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

Johnson: Jordan will be ready to compete

As the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Jordan 2016 draws ever closer, excitement has been growing at local level as the finishing touches are put to preparations for the largest event ever held in the Kingdom, located in the heart of the Middle East.

Sebastian Perez, Atletico Nacional’s ambitious pacemaker

Colombian side Atletico Nacional are on the brink of reaching the Copa Libertadores final for the first time since 1995, so FIFA.com caught up with midfielder Sebastian Perez to learn about what helped him emerge for club and country and his thoughts on his team’s chances ahead of their semi-final second leg match against Sao Paulo.

Samoura: Russia 2018 will be a great treat for every visitor
Preparations are well underway for the FIFA Confederations Cup and with less than a year until the competition kicks off,  FIFA’s new Secretary General Fatma Samoura visited Russia to discuss progress.

FIFA to take part in second IFAB workshop on video replay experiments
As preparations gear up for the start of IFAB-sanctioned experiments with video assistant referees (VARs), FIFA will play an important role in an educational workshop being held in New Jersey, USA, from 19-21 July.

First round of visits to Russia 2018 stadiums for monitoring working conditions completed
A tailor-made system for monitoring working conditions for workers engaged in the construction and renovation of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ stadiums has completed the first phase of its implementation.

Fiji riding wave of success all the way to Brazil
FIFA.com speaks with Fiji coach Frank Farina as the Melanesian nation seek to maintain their recent growth at Rio 2016.

Portugal lead chorus of redemption songs
FIFA.com reflects on a UEFA European Championship that produced plenty of unexpected results, created a few fresh heroes and ended Portugal’s long wait for a major international trophy.

Top teams closing ranks
While it’s business as usual for Rosengard in Sweden, over in the USA Portland Thorns suffered their first defeat of the season as Western New York Flash moved to within two points of their tally.

Luis Fabiano: Brazil should focus on youth development
FIFA.com speaks with Brazil forward Luis Fabiano about some of his FIFA World Cup memories and what the nation can do to regain its international standing in the game.

Russia expecting “Tournament of champions. Dream of fans”
Preparations for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 was one of the main topics up for discussion at the ninth meeting of the Russia 2018 LOC Management Board with FIFA participation, which took place in Moscow on 5 July.

Sights to see in Saint Petersburg
FIFA.com brings you a sightseeing guide to St. Petersburg, a city which is set to host the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Johnson: Jordan will be ready to compete

As the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Jordan 2016 draws ever closer, excitement has been growing at local level as the finishing touches are put to preparations for the largest event ever held in the Kingdom, located in the heart of the Middle East.

Portugal find belief in adversity
When Portugal, the newly crowned champions of Europe spoke to FIFA.com last night, they did so with a huge smile on their lips, with each player revealing that their victory began to take shape when they suffered the huge blow of losing Cristiano Ronaldo.

Workers Cup brings construction staff together in Doha
The Workers Cup, held in Doha, Qatar, conveys the power of football by offering an opportunity for workers involved in building 2022 FIFA World Cup™ infrastructure to be a part of a unique footballing event.

French players seek positives amid dashed dreams
Andre-Pierre Gignac was among the France players to speak to FIFA.com after Les Bleus slumped to a heartbreaking extra-time defeat to Portugal in the EURO 2016 final.

Eder: Ronaldo told me I would score the winner
Many of the pre-match headlines focussed on Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo heading into the UEFA EURO 2016 final in Paris on Sunday, but it was the unheralded Eder who stole the show.

Eder’s extra-time winner puts Portugal in Confederations Cup

Substitute Eder played the role of hero in lieu of an injured Cristiano Ronaldo as the Portugal No9 scored in the 109th minute to send Fernando Santos’ past UEFA EURO 2016 hosts France 1-0 and into next year’s FIFA Confederations Cup.

Next week on FIFA.com

We take a look at the news, interviews and features coming up on FIFA.com over the next seven days.

Matsuev: Sport and culture are international heritage of Russia
Classical pianist Denis Matsuev was recently announced as the latest 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ ambassador. He received his official ambassador certificate from Alexey Sorokin, CEO of the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee, and FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura.

Rubens Salles, the first Brazilian leader

Continuing our series looking at national teams’ first captains, FIFA.com highlights Rubens de Moraes Salles, better known as Rubens Salles, who served as Brazil’s first skipper during the country’s first international match against an English club, Exeter City.

Bats: Nothing tops the 1984 final for me

FIFA.com spoke to Joel Bats, who entered the annals of French football thanks to his performance in the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico quarter-final against Brazil, to speak about his fondest footballing memories, including a triumph at UEFA European Championship 1984.

Happy Birthday to you!

In our regular Sunday feature, FIFA.com presents you with some of the biggest names in football who will be celebrating their birthdays over the coming week with a Welsh wonder, a German Gomez and a scoring Super Eagle all celebrating this week.

Solo makes history with a century of shutouts

USA goalkeeper Hope Solo made history on Saturday by recording her 100th clean sheet in international football during the Stars and Stripes’ 1-0 victory against South Africa, becoming the first ever shot-stopper to hit the century mark for shutouts.

Relive the summer fairy tale from ten years ago

Over the past week, we have been turning back time to bring the events of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany to life all over again. Have a look through articles, videos and photos that were published this past week on FIFA.com to celebrate the anniversary of Germany 2006.

Miami Beach braced for Hexagonal Draw
The Official Draw for the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will take place at CONCACAF headquarters in Miami on Friday 8 July.

Portugal out to bury memories of Greek tragedy

Portugal have a chance on Sunday to erase their second place finish at UEFA EURO 2004 and their loss at the hands of Greece when they take on hosts France in the 2016 final at the Stade de France.

European elite target first Korean tickets

There are still more than ten months until the action at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 kicks off, but five tickets are already up for grabs as the UEFA European U-19 Championship is set to take place in Germany.

Mexico to open Hex on the road

France eye hat-trick, Portugal glory

FIFA.com previews the UEFA EURO 2016 final between hosts France and Portugal, a match that will also decide which team will represent Europe at the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017.

The Week in Quotes
FIFA.com’s weekly look at the best quotes from around the footballing world includes Cristiano’s reaction to Lionel Messi announcing his retirement from international football, Ryan Giggs saying ‘farewell’ to Manchester United after spending 29 seasons at the club, Republic of Ireland supporters receiving a very special award from the city of Paris and much more.