Reluctant referee Yamashita on brink of World Cup history
TOKYO: Yoshimi Yamashita had to be "dragged along" to officiate her first match - now she's making history as one of the first women referees at a men's World Cup.
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TOKYO: Yoshimi Yamashita had to be "dragged along" to officiate her first match - now she's making history as one of the first women referees at a men's World Cup.
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup draw takes place in Auckland, New Zealand this weekend, and South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan and Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis will be in attendance.
(Reuters) - Canada has added a friendly against Bahrain in Manama as part of their final preparations for the World Cup in Qatar, Soccer Canada said on Thursday.
Canada has finalized its pre-World Cup plans, adding a warm-up game and camp in Bahrain ahead of next month's soccer showcase in Qatar.
Brazilian football maestro Kaka will lead a star-studded line-up of pundits for beIN SPORTS’ (beIN) coverage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). beIN SPORTS is the Official Broadcaster of the global showpiece tournament in 24 MENA territories and France, and the 120 leading international, regional and local on-screen male and female talent brings together the greatest and most diverse broadcast team ever assembled.
Though fans are hyped up for this match and are waiting for this anxiously, rain gods could play spoilsport in fans' enjoyment of what will be the campaign opener for these two Asian giants. From Friday onwards, there is heavy likelihood of showers till October 25 onwards. For October 23, the day of this match, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has predicted the weather to be, "Cloudy.
The United Arab Emirates won their first-ever game at the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday to upset Namibia by seven runs and send the Netherlands into the Super 12 stage of the tournament.
The FIFA World Cup is now only weeks away as we draw ever closer to football’s greatest show.