• Belgium third in World Cup with win over worn-out England

    Belgium third in World Cup with win over worn-out England

    Jul 14, 2018 16:15

    The Belgians have made history by securing their best ever finish at a World Cup tournament as they beat a worn-out English team in the third-place play-off.

  • Iranian referee, linesmen to officiate 2018 FIFA World Cup Brazil vs Serbia match

    Iranian referee, linesmen to officiate 2018 FIFA World Cup Brazil vs Serbia match

    Jun 27, 2018 08:28

    Iranian referee Alireza Faghani together with linesmen Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Mansouri will officiate the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Group E match between the Brazil men’s national football team, nicknamed Seleção (The Squad), and Serbia.

  • Seven hand-woven FIFA World Cup carpets unveiled in northwestern Iran

    Seven hand-woven FIFA World Cup carpets unveiled in northwestern Iran

    May 21, 2018 08:18

    Seven exquisite hand-knotted Persian carpets commemorating the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in Russia have been put on display during a ceremony in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz.

  • West wants 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia to be canceled: Moscow

    West wants 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia to be canceled: Moscow

    Apr 01, 2018 07:37

    Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says she thinks the main objective of a recent diplomatic war on Moscow initiated by the United Kingdom is to cancel Russia’s holding of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

  • Iran to take on Portugal, Spain, Morocco at 2018 FIFA World Cup

    Iran to take on Portugal, Spain, Morocco at 2018 FIFA World Cup

    Dec 01, 2017 15:55

    The Iran men's national football team, domestically known as Team Melli, has been drawn in Group B of the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, which is scheduled to take place between June and July next year in Russia.

  • Iran’s Team Melli slides nine places in latest FIFA rankings

    Iran’s Team Melli slides nine places in latest FIFA rankings

    Oct 17, 2017 10:52

    Iran men's national football team, domestically known as Team Melli, has plunged nine spots in the latest edition of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings to land in the 34th spot in the world, but upheld its position as the best Asian squad.

  • Gianni Infantino crowned new FIFA president

    Gianni Infantino crowned new FIFA president

    Feb 27, 2016 02:23

    World football's governing body elected the Swiss-Italian lawyer, Gianni Infantino, as its president in Zurich on Friday after he defeated nearest rival Bahrain's Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa in the second round of voting.