2022 FIFA World Cup Latest News

Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye has backed Argentina to beat France in Sunday's 2022 FIFA World Cup final. The game will kick off at 17:00 at Lusail Stadium with millions of fans from all over the world being expected to tune in. The game will be a clash of two...

Karim Benzema has refused to travel to Qatar to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup final after his relationship with coach Didier Deschamps is said to have broken down. The Ballon d'Or winner picked up an injury just two days before the start of the tournament and left the French...

France coach Didier Deschamps has addressed the situation around Karim Benzema, insisting the Ballon d'Or winner will not rejoin the Les Bleus squad for Sunday's World Cup final. Benzema, 34, is one of several France players who had to be withdrawn from the squad due to injury. However, he returned to...

Al Ahly have confirmed that Bafana Bafana winger Percy Tau has suffered a new hamstring injury and will be sidelined for one month. Tau suffered his latest injury in the latter stages of his side's 3-0 win over Al-Ittihad, pulling up when trying to round the keeper. It was Tau's second...

FIFA have named Polish match official Szymon Marciniak as referee for Sunday's World Cup final between Argentina and France. The 41-year-old became a FIFA-listed official in 2013, having started his refereeing career in the Polish top flight in 2009. Marciniak has been in charge of two games at the World Cup...

AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho has been strongly linked to become the new Portugal national team coach after Fernando Santos was sacked. Santos, 68, was in charge of Portugal between 2014 and 2022 but was sacked after his side's quarter-final exit against Morocco at the FIFA World Cup. Santos has lifted...

Morocco have loaded an official complaint with FIFA over their semi-final defeat to France. The Royal Football Federation of Morocco (FRMF) have lodged an official complaint over the refereeing performance of Cesar Ramos. The main reason for the complaint are two incidents where Morocco felt they didn't receive a deserved penalty...

Lionel Messi has announced Sunday's World Cup final will be his final game at football's biggest showpiece, ruling out of having another go at the 2026 tournament. Messi, 35, had a performance for the ages in the semi-final against Croatia, scoring his side's opener via a penalty before assisting Julian...

South African referee Victor Gomes has earned around R1.43 million from his time during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, based on figures reported overseas. According to Spanish publication AS, match officials received a basic fee of $70,000 from FIFA for their participation at football’s biggest showpiece. In addition, each match day...

South African referee Victor Gomes is among several referees whose World Cup assignment has ended. The 39-year-old has been in charge of France's group stage win over Australia as well as Spain's Group E defeat to Japan. He was on the sidelines as fourth official when Mateu Lahoz dished out 16...