In this Nov. 12, 2015 file photo, Guam’s captain Jason Cunliffe, right, and teammate Adolf DeLaGarza, left, chase India’s Eugenson Lyngdoh as it rains during their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match in Bangalore, India. Less than two years after the team from tiny Guam drew international attention in the qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Cup, the football story in the northern Pacific island has turned to one of broken dreams.
Category: FIFA World Cup
Expanded World Cup could be worth $14m to NZ
Football New Zealand would likely enjoy a financial windfall of “considerably greater” than $US10 million , if the All Whites can qualify for the proposed 48-team FIFA World Cup format. The game’s international body has approved the expanded tournament for 2026.
Chinese soccer’s rising riches yet to bode well for the game
Chinese supporter cheers for their team before the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Preliminary Joint Qualification soccer match Qatar vs China at the Al Sadd Stadium in Doha, Qatar, October 8, 2015. [Photo/IC] A host of teams in the Chinese Super League, the country’s top soccer league, have witnessed big changes in their major shareholders as well as squads after this season.