Italy oust Brazil to take top spot
Brazil's remarkable 55-month run at the top of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking standings has been ended by the Azzurri.
View ArticleNew World clubs ready for battle
After Chivas' shock loss to W Connection FC, FIFA.com looks ahead to the remaining Champions Cup quarter-finals.
View ArticleMixed bag for MLS sides
Pachuca flew the flag for Mexico while the USA's representatives suffered contrasting fates in the first legs of quarter-final action.
View ArticleWarner re-elected as CONCACAF president
The Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) announced on Wednesday that Jack A. Warner of Trinidad and Tobago was re-elected for another four years.
View ArticleNew crop fuels El Tri dreams
CONCACAF qualifying for this summer's world finals in Korea kicks off on Wednesday in Honduras, with world champions Mexico hoping to pick up where their world-beating forebears left off.
View ArticleFootball for Hope: FIFA, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF team up with IDB to build...
Within the framework of the Football for Hope movement, FIFA, IDB, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF today established a partnership to create development opportunities for children and young people.
View ArticleNew World ready to roll
The competition is bound to be fierce when action gets underway in the North, Central American and Caribbean Zone in early 2008.
View ArticleBradley (USA): A very hard test
Bob Bradley: "It's fair to say that CONCACAF teams are improving across the board and we'll have some very tough tests"
View ArticleNew World fixtures firmed
The dates and venues for the first round of CONCACAF qualifying were announced today in Zurich, along with several important changes.
View ArticleYoung Turks and an old pro
With a population of just 20,000 and only eight years of organised football, Turks and Caicos are seeking inspiration from their lone professional.
View ArticleMinnows on their marks
With South Africa 2010 way off on the horizon, the underdogs from Central America and the Caribbean are taking their first steps.
View ArticleMixed bag for New World minnows
Wednesday's slate of CONCACAF qualifiers had a little bit of everything - a 12-0 drubbing, a few upsets and a first-ever win on home soil.
View ArticleAll to play for in CONCACAF
It's all-or-nothing time in the New World. Eleven minnows will move on this week while 11 others dry their eyes and look to Brazil 2014.
View ArticleA crossroads in the Caribbean
Cultures and styles seem to blend in the Caribbean, so join FIFA.com for a closer look at football on the sun-soaked islands.
View ArticlePlay-off matches in CONCACAF
The North, Central America and Caribbean Zone will contest play-off matches in order to reduce the number of teams included in the Preliminary Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ in Rio de Janeiro...
View ArticleLatest details of CONCACAF play-offs
The latest fixture information regarding the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil play-off matches in the North, Central America and Caribbean Zone has been released.
View ArticleBahamas, US Virgin Islands start well
There were first-leg victories for the Bahamas and the US Virgin Islands as they began their road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in the CONCACAF preliminary qualifiers.
View ArticleCaribbean hopefuls at the ready
Four of CONCACAF's representatives have already begun their attempts to reach Brazil 2014. Now a series of the region's other teams are set to follow suit.
View ArticleA star returns to school, Russia win again
After the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011, the development of the game has moved at incredible pace and over the last two months Russia claimed yet another crown, while an El Salvador star has hit the...
View ArticleCFU appoint Normalisation Committee
After two days of meetings at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, the Caribbean Football Union have appointed a new Normalisation Committee, entrusted with forming a new Executive Committee in 2012.
View ArticleNew members welcomed onto committees
FIFA’s decision-making bodies have become more representative than ever, with a recent major restructuring ensuring that all 208 member associations have at least one delegate on a FIFA committee.
View ArticleFemale focus
Friday 8 March is International Womens Day 2013. To mark the occasion, FIFA.com presents the four candidates for the first-ever election for a female representative on the FIFA Executive Committee.
View ArticleExecutive Committee welcomes progress for Palestine football & launches...
The FIFA Executive Committee has welcomed progress for Palestine football and launched a consultation process for Qatar 2022 dates at its third meeting of 2013.
View ArticleFIFA President to open development seminar in Cayman Islands
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and CONCACAF President and FIFA Vice-President Jeffrey Webb will open a five-day FIFA seminar in Grand Cayman on Monday 21 October.
View ArticleFIFA, CONCACAF team up in Cayman Islands
CONCACAF representatives have participated in a wide-reaching seminar in Cayman Islands jointly conducted between FIFA and the confederation aimed at improving football development.
View ArticleEx-Co backs FIFA’s work to help improve working conditions in Qatar
The FIFA Executive Committee has held its first meeting of 2014, with the topics including working conditions in Qatar, the progress being made in Israel and Palestine and Kosovo's FIFA-approved debut.
View ArticleWorld champions Germany on top
Germany are top of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for the first time in two decades, followed by Argentina and the Netherlands in second and third respectively, while Colombia, Belgium, France and...
View ArticleSuccess stories help shape future of women’s football
While the top teams throughout region were battling for supremacy at the CONCACAF Women’s Championship 2014, the ‘Let’s Develop Women’s Football’ seminar demonstrated why women involved in the game...
View ArticleRoad to Russia begins in Miami
CONCACAF will enter the fray for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 in March, with a draw in Miami for the region's early qualifying rounds scheduled for Thursday.
View ArticleFIFA and CONCACAF introduce club licensing in the CONCACAF region
FIFA are set to introduce a Club Licensing System in CONCACAF that will introduce a set of minimum criteria into national and continental competitions from 2015 and 2016, respectively.
View ArticleCONCACAF draw lights 2018 touch paper
The first qualifying matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the CONCACAF region are now known, with some of the smallest competitors in the confederation set to take the pitch in March.
View ArticleImproving beach soccer technique in CONCACAF
With the support of FIFA, attendees from 16 members associations from CONCACAF met in Miami between 24-28 February for a Workshop on Beach Soccer Technical Preparation.
View ArticleFIFA sets deadline to speed up implementation of pending Goal projects
Nineteen new Goal projects - each to receive funding of USD 600,000 - have been approved at a FIFA Development Committee meeting at the Home of FIFA.
View ArticleBarbados, St Kitts first to advance
Barbados and St. Kitts and Nevis are the first two nations to win through to the second round of FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 qualifiers in the CONCACAF region after the pair after enjoyed comfortable...
View ArticleSeven in, seven out in CONCACAF
FIFA.com recaps the first round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia from the CONCACAF zone.
View ArticleCONCACAF celebrates Women’s Football Day in style
FIFA.com looks back on CONCACAF’s Women’s Football Day and the outstanding events the member associations in the region put on to support the continued development and growth of the game.
View ArticleThe Preliminary Draw results in full
FIFA.com rounds up the results from the Preliminary Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, which took place at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg on Saturday 25 July.
View ArticleSasso steps down
Costa Rica's Isaac Sasso Sasso has resigned as a CONCACAF representative on the FIFA Executive Committee after 17 years of sterling service.
View ArticleCONCACAF groups take shape
The draw has been made for the three groups that will form the penultimate round of qualifying in North, Central America and the Caribbean.
View ArticleTicos top Central America
Costa Rica were crowned champions of Central America for the sixth time on Sunday and will join fellow UNCAF sides Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras at the Gold Cup.
View ArticleNew crop fuels El Tri dreams
CONCACAF qualifying for this summer's world finals in Korea kicks off on Wednesday in Honduras, with world champions Mexico hoping to pick up where their world-beating forebears left off.
View ArticleCONCACAF's new generation
The recent CONCACAF Gold Cup saw the emergence of a new generation of players ready to pick up the baton left by the stars of yesteryear.
View ArticleWho is the world's best coach?
Regardless of whether they work at club or international level, FIFA.com would like to hear who you feel is currently the world's best coach?
View ArticleWho is CONCACAF's best?
FIFA.com turns its attention to a contentious issue among supporters this week: who is the best player in the CONCACAF zone?
View ArticleNo fear for carefree Caroo
St. Lucia coach Terrence Caroo is sure his side can turn things around when Turks & Caicos come calling this month, as FIFA.com found out.
View ArticleNew World nine move on
Wednesday was a fateful day in CONCACAF as Grenada hammered USVI, Belize made a date with Mexico and Barbados squeaked through.
View ArticleWhat is international football’s biggest rivalry?
FIFA.com wants to know what you feel is the biggest rivalry in the international game.
View ArticleMexico seize Espinho berth, gritty Costa Rica join them
Mexico looked grand on the sand as they were proclaimed kings of CONCACAF, while Costa Rica have qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup for the first time in six years.
View ArticleWorld Cup qualifying: the story so far
With the Preliminary Draw set to take centre stage this week, we look back at the first steps on the road to Russia 2018, with 76 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches having already been played across...
View ArticleFIFA, CONCACAF organise successful club licensing seminar in Panama
On 27 and 28 January 2016, FIFA and CONCACAF joined forces to organise a club licensing seminar in Panama for all Member Associations in the CONCACAF region.
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