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May 23 : Iraq elected former national team captain Younis Mahmoud as president of its Football Association on Saturday, handing one of its most celebrated players a leadership role weeks before the country’s return to the World Cup after a 40-year absence.
May 23 : The Democratic Republic of Congo have no plans to change their preparations for the 2026 World Cup despite a warning from the United States that the team must isolate for 21 days before arriving in the country, a team official said on Saturday.
PUEBLA, Mexico, May 22 : FIFA has ordered the partial closure of Puebla's Cuauhtemoc Stadium for Friday's friendly between Mexico and Ghana after discriminatory chants were heard during Mexico matches, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) said.
PUEBLA, Mexico, May 22 : Mexico beat Ghana 2-0 in Puebla on Friday in a World Cup warm-up that offered a glimpse of the excitement building less than three weeks before the country opens the tournament.
MONTEVIDEO: Marcelo Bielsa hinted on Thursday that he may not remain as manager of Uruguay beyond July, saying that his job with the team ends with the World Cup. “Our job ends with the World Cup,” Bielsa said at an event organized by the Uruguayan Football Association. Although he did not elaborate on his remarks, local media reported that the Argentine will not continue once his current contract expires at the end of the June 11-July 19 tournament to be played in the US, Mexico and Canada. “It is a miracle in any professional’s sporting career to take part in the World Cup,” he said.
WASHINGTON: Due to an Ebola outbreak in their country, members of Congo’s national soccer team must isolate before entering the US for the World Cup. Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, confirmed to ESPN on Friday that the Congolese delegation must maintain a bubble where they currently are training in Belgium and isolate for 21 days or risk being denied entry. Congo is in Group K for this summer’s World Cup in North America. Its first game is against Portugal on June 17 in Houston, followed by matches against Colombia on June 23 in Guadalajara, Mexico, and against Uzbekistan on June 27 in Atlanta. “We’ve been very clear to Congo that they should maintain the integrity of their bubble for 21 days before they can then come to Houston on June 11,” Giuliani said, per ESPN.
A large statue of soccer great Pelé was unveiled Thursday in the Mexican city of Guadalajara to commemorate his achievements with the Brazilian national team.
England manager Thomas Tuchel admitted he prioritised picking a team of “specialists” over individual talent after leaving a host of star names out of his World Cup squad.