The infectious happiness of Oshoala(FIFA.com) 19 Aug 2014
#HappyGirlAlways is the hashtag used most by youngster Asisat Oshoala on her Facebook profile and when you speak to her, it is not difficult to understand why. “It’s my life philosophy,” Oshoala told...
View ArticleMagull feeling positive(FIFA.com) 20 Aug 2014
The year 2014 did not get off to an auspicious start for Lina Magull. In early April, the 20-year-old partially tore ankle ligaments, resulting in several weeks on the sidelines for then German and...
View ArticleOshoala excels as Nigeria, Germany reach final (FIFA.com) 21 Aug 2014
THE DAY REPLAYED – The basic facts are these: Nigeria will play Germany in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 final after beating Korea DPR and France respectively. However, those bare...
View ArticleKamper savours semi-final heroics (FIFA.com) 21 Aug 2014
Ask the France players, and Claire Lavogez and Mylaine Tarrieu in particular, which member of the Germany team gave them the most problems in Wednesday’s semi-final, and they would most certainly point...
View ArticleSuperzee, in the words of her team-mates(FIFA.com) 21 Aug 2014
Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala, better known to her team-mates as ‘Superzee’, was in truly superlative form on Wednesday evening, conjuring up four goals and two assists as the Africans overpowered Korea DPR...
View ArticleLavogez: It’s been a wonderful adventure(FIFA.com) 23 Aug 2014
The tears have dried and the smile has returned. Claire Lavogez knows and has come to terms with the fact that she will not return home as a world champion. Nor, however, will this classy creative...
View ArticleUchechi gunning for revenge(FIFA.com) 23 Aug 2014
“I remember that game,” said Nigeria’s Uchechi Sunday, casting her mind back four years to the final between the Super Falconets and the host nation at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Germany 2010. “I...
View ArticleMeinert: Germany must stay true to our style(FIFA.com) 23 Aug 2014
Germany have appeared at every FIFA U-20 Woman’s World Cup and lifted the title in 2004 and 2010. Here in Canada, the European side have reached the final of the tournament for the third time in a row,...
View ArticleChung: Canada 2014 has been a success(FIFA.com) 23 Aug 2014
A press conference has been held in Montreal on the eve of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 final. In attendance were David Chung, Chairman of the Organising Committee for the U-20 Women’s...
View ArticleTickets to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ Final on sale 10...
Your first chance to buy tickets to the Final Match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ will be next month with the launch of tickets sales on 10 September. Tickets to the championship match –...
View ArticleFour coaches, four opinions (FIFA.com) 24 Aug 2014
The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 will reach its conclusion on Sunday with the play-off for third place and the final. The four remaining coaches fielded questions from journalists on the eve...
View ArticleGermany edge Nigeria to take the trophy (FIFA.com) 25 Aug 2014
Germany have won the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup for a record-equalling third time after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Nigeria at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. Lena Petermann scored the title-winning goal...
View ArticleGermany crowned, France end on a high(FIFA.com) 25 Aug 2014
THE DAY REPLAYED – It is said that good things come to those who wait, and the patience of Montreal’s fans was certainly rewarded handsomely as Canada 2014 reached a dramatic conclusion. In the final,...
View ArticleOshoala leads the way as individuals recognised(FIFA.com) 25 Aug 2014
After 32 games the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 has come to an end, with Germany overcoming Nigeria to win the trophy for a third time and France sealing third place. A clutch of individual...
View ArticlePetermann: I can’t grasp what’s happened(FIFA.com) 25 Aug 2014
“On days like these you wish it would never end, on days like these we still have all the time in the world.” Those are the lyrics from a song by German band die Toten Hosen that have now become a...
View ArticleWFD thank FIFA for World Cup coverage(FIFA.com) 25 Aug 2014
The President of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Colin Allen has written to FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter to express his gratitude to FIFA for making the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ accessible to...
View ArticleU-20 women cap Germany’s golden summer(FIFA.com) 26 Aug 2014
Given how the past few months have unfolded, could it really have been anyone else? Germany’s footballers seem to be in the midst of a period in which everything they touch turns to gold, and Canada...
View ArticleClub members share World Cup moments (FIFA.com) 27 Aug 2014
“Four magical days in Brazil,” said pejoan, perfectly describing the experience FIFA.com offered members of its community during the 2014 FIFA World Cup™. The Colombian, along with nine other Club...
View ArticleLaaksonen voted Canada’s best strike(FIFA.com) 29 Aug 2014
Sini Laaksonen’s thunderous long-range strike for Finland against Korea DPR has been voted by FIFA.com’s users as the Goal of the Tournament at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014. Laaksonen’s...
View ArticleFIFA starts post-2014 World Cup Conferences in Panama(FIFA.com) 10 Sep 2014
The Presidents of CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and Panama’s Football Federation, Jeffrey Webb, Juan Angel Napout and Pedro Chaluja, along with FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke, are set to open on Thursday,...
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