New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Indian Women’s Team’s path to the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026 has been marked by resilience, determination, and strong self-belief. After narrowly missing direct qualification at the Women’s Asia Cup 2025, they secured their spot in the World Cup through qualifiers held at home and later won the FIH Nations Cup in New Zealand. These achievements highlight the team’s resilience and steady growth as they prepare to compete on the world’s bi…
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New York, July 20 (IANS) Substitute Ferran Torres scored in extra time as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup final on Monday.Following is the scoreline of each World Cup final, reports Xinhua:1930 Uruguay 4-2 Argentina1934 Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia1938 Italy 4-2 Hungary1950 Uruguay 2-1 Brazil1954 West Germany 3-2 Hungary1958 Brazil 5-2 Sweden1962 Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia1966 England 4-2 West Germany1970 Brazil 4-1 Italy1974 West Germany 2-1 Netherlands1978 Argentina 3-1 Netherlan…
New York, July 18 (IANS) Spain coach Luis de la Fuente says the only thing that makes him nervous about the 2026 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina is that his team will have to fly in a helicopter.The comment says a lot about the calm radiated by the 65-year-old, who spent most of his playing career at Athletic Bilbao and most of his coaching career with youth teams, with five seasons in the Athletic Bilbao youth system and joining the Spanish Football Federation in 2013, with just 11 games…
New York, July 18 (IANS) European champions Spain have combined attacking quality with one of the strongest defensive displays in FIFA World Cup history to reach their first final since lifting the trophy in South Africa in 2010.Luis de la Fuente’s side will now face defending champions Argentina at MetLife Stadium on Monday , looking to add a second World Cup crown to their golden-era achievements.Spain’s journey has been built on balance. While Mikel Oyarzabal has emerged as the team’s leading…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan is in talks with the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) about taking charge of the national team on an interim basis, local media reported. Under the proposal, Forlan would oversee six friendlies scheduled for September, October and November while also taking charge of the under-20 side. A permanent manager will be appointed at the end of the year or early next year, AUF president Ignacio Alonso said, Uruguayan newspaper El Pais rep…
New York, July 12 (IANS) FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said the possibility of expanding the men’s World Cup to 64 teams for the 2030 edition will be formally considered after the ongoing 2026 tournament, opening the door to another major increase in the size of football’s biggest competition.The 2026 World Cup, being staged across the United States, Canada and Mexico, is the first to feature 48 teams, up from the 32-team format used in every edition from 1998 to 2022.Under the current…
Asuncion, July 9 (IANS) Paraguayan football club Olimpia has unveiled plans for a new 46,000-seat stadium that is expected to host one of the opening matches of the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The venue in Asuncion is slated to be completed in the second half of 2029 at a cost of 80 million U.S. dollars, the club said in a statement on its official website.It will be named Osvaldo Dominguez Dibb Stadium in honour of the club’s former president and the father of Alejandro Dominguez, the president of the…
Miami, July 4 (IANS) Argentina captain Lionel Messi admitted his side have ‘many things to correct’ after surviving a major scare to defeat Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time and book their place in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The defending champions needed an extra-time own goal, forced by Messi’s corner, to overcome a spirited Cape Verde side after being pushed back twice during a thrilling contest at the Miami Stadium on Saturday. Argentina will now face Egypt in the last 16.Refl…
Miami, July 4 (IANS) With a population of only half a million scattered across a small archipelago of only 4,000 square kilometres in land area, Cabo Verde’s achievement of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026 itself represented a historic milestone.Having only been made independent in 1975, the Cabo Verde national team’s journey began a few years later in 1978. In the decades since, as the teams and players involved have continued to gain experience, their ambition has only grown.They cre…
Miami, July 3 (IANS) Cabo Verde head coach Bubista shrugged off any lingering outside doubt and insisted his side has earned its place among the FIFA World Cup 2026 last 32, warning Argentina that the debutant will not be overawed in knockout clash at Miami Stadium. The African side navigated a group featuring Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia with three draws to reach the knockout stage, and will now face an Argentina outfit that swept through Group J with three wins.”If other teams had no respec…