FIFA referees celebrate scandal-free World Cup
FIFA refereeing bosses celebrated what they described as a scandal-free World Cup for match officials on Friday, saying that the video replay system had helped achieve an accuracy rate of 99.3 percent for decisions in the group stage. “After 48…
World Cup Summaries
Summaries for the World Cup on Wednesday (start times are GMT) Group Stage ……………………………………………………….. Korea Republic (0) 2 Scorers: Kim Young-Gwon 90+2, Son Heung-Min 90+6 Yellow card: Jung Woo-Young 9, Lee Jae-Sung II 23, Moon Seon-Min 48, Son Heung-Min 65…
World Cup attendances pass one million mark – FIFA
Over one million fans have attended games at the World Cup, organisers FIFA said in a statement on Thursday after Denmark’s 1-1 draw with Australia, the 21st match of the tournament in Russia. “To date, more than 2.6 million tickets…
FIFA to advance African teams $2 mln World Cup prize cash
FIFA will advance $2 million in prize money to each of the five African teams that have qualified for the World Cup to help them prepare for the tournament, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said. Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal…