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ALSHOWAIKH Husain Ahmed Abdullaziz

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DEHAM Mohamed Khaled Tarrar Mohamed

ISMAEEL Ismaeel Habib Ali

MAHFOODH Ammar Ebrahim Hasan

SAAD Ahmed Mohamed Khalil

SAAD Mohmed Ebrahim Saad

ABDULLA Abdulla Yaqoob Yusuf Ahmed

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ALAWI SAYED SHUBBER Faisal

ALGHAREEB Ahmed Ali Ahmed Abdulla

ALROWAIMI Abdulla

JANAHI Salah Abdulaziz Abdulla

MOOSA Nawaf

SALMAN Mohamed

TALASI Salman Mohamed Ebrahim Mohamed Salman

AL BAHHAR Hussain

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AL DOSERI Abdulrahman Ali Hasan

SEDAIF Osama

ABDULKARIM Waleed

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SALEH Abdulla

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Bahrain Football Association

Shk. Ali Bin Khalifa AL KHALIFA

H.H. Shaikh Khalifa AL KHALIFA

Rashed AL ZAABI

Shaikh Ahmed Bin Isa AL KHALIFA

Ahmed MAHDI

Ali SENQOOR

Dragan TALAJIC

Mohammed Adnan HUSSAIN

Ali ALSAMAHEEJI

Yaser TULEFAT

Shaikha ALHAZA

Aaref ALMANNAEI

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Dozen new teams enter FIFA Futsal Women’s World Ranking as game’s popularity grows

The latest edition of the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Ranking features 12 new teams, reflecting the booming popularity of the game ahead of the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™ in the Philippines, which kicks off this coming November. 

FIFA Futsal World Ranking August 2025

Asian strength at FIFA Club World Cup™ “proof” of tournament’s global nature, FIFA President tells Asian Football Confederation Congress

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told the 35th AFC Congress the broad cross-section of countries represented by the confederation’s players at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is “further proof” of FIFA’s “desire to make football truly global”.

P PTC

FIFA President praises Bahrain Football Association as FIFA Talent Academy milestone celebrated

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger and FIFA Chief Football Officer Jill Ellis have all praised the Bahrain Football Association (BFA) at a milestone event to celebrate the country’s FIFA Talent Academy.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivers a video message during the FIFA Talent Academy Bahrain Milestone Event 

FIFA Talent Development Scheme takes major step forward with milestone event at FIFA Talent Academy in Bahrain

A milestone event has been held in Manama (Bahrain) to celebrate the progress and development of the country’s FIFA Talent Academy, a prime example of an institution that has gone from strength to strength under the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS).

FIFA Talent Academy in Bahrain

Disciplinary sanctions concerning FIFA World Cup™ qualifying

FIFA has published the sanctions imposed by its Disciplinary Committee for incidents that took place in September and October 2024 during the preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup 26™.

China PR's Wei Shihao (L) fights for the ball with Indonesia's Nathan Tjoe-A-On

FIFA Member Associations in focus (October 2024)

A review of some of the notable work that has been carried out during October 2024 which promote, strengthen and make football truly global, including FIFA Forward projects and much more. 

FIFA Football 4 Schools - Jeddah

FIFA hosts Financial Governance Workshop in Bahrain

FIFA successfully conducted a two-day Financial Governance Workshop in Manama, Bahrain, on 22 and 23 October 2024.

FIFA Hosts Financial Governance Workshop in Bahrain

FIFA has published the sanctions imposed by its Disciplinary Committee for incidents that took place in September 2024 during the preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup 26™.

Moises Caicedo of Ecuador competes for the ball against Sergio Peña of Peru 

National Sports Performance Centre transforms Bahraini football

The National Sports Performance Centre project represents a beacon of progress for Bahraini football. Built with the collaboration of FIFA and the Bahrain Football Association (BFA) and funded by the FIFA Forward 2.0 programme.

 BFA National Performance Center

Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 26™ will inspire young people in the region - FIFA President 

The Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 26™ will be an inspirational and unifying force across the region, Gianni Infantino said before the draw for the third round of the competition.

Asian FIFA World Cup 26 Qualifying Draw

Asian teams set for next step on road to FIFA World Cup 26™ 

The official FIFA World Cup 26™ Preliminary Draw - AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road To 26 will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, 27 June as the 18 remaining Asian Football Confederation (AFC) teams take their next step.

Official Draw for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Football for Schools supporting social and sporting transformation in the Middle East

Football for Schools launched in Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman

FIFA Football 4 Schools - Kuwait

FIFA Forward workshop paves the way for more growth in West Asia

Saudi Arabia played host as West Asia’s 12 Member Associations gathered to steer a course for future football growth with a FIFA Forward 3.0 workshop.

FIFA Forward Programme Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

Gianni Infantino congratulates Shaikh Salman on re-election as AFC President

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa on being re-elected as the President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) during the 33rd AFC Congress in Manama, Bahrain. 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the 33rd AFC Congress 2023 

The intercontinental play-offs in stats

We deliver some fascinating figures from the history of the intercontinental play-offs for the FIFA World Cup.

Australia celebrate reaching Germany 2006

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