Tag: FIFA
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USA defeated Germany, in FIFA U-20 World Cup
Tokyo – Japan, Sept 8, 2012: World Cup 2012, THE DAY REPLAYED – USA upset the odds to edge Germany in a battle of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup elite. Germany had comprehensibly overcome their rivals 3-0 in a Group D encounter just a fortnight ago, and went into the contest without having conceded…
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan Closing
Tokyo – Japan, Sept 7, 2012: Closing Ceremony:- The final match of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012, which kicked off at the Miyagi Stadium on 19 August, will be played at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 8 September. A 10-minute closing ceremony will take place before the final, from 19:00, in…
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Women’s football is developing rapidly
Tokyo – Japan, Sept 7, 2012: Rapidly, On the eve of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final between USA and Germany, a press conference was held in Tokyo to look back at the three-week event, and ahead to tomorrow’s finale. On hand were FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter; David Chung, Chairman of the Committee…
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012
Tokyo – Japan, September 04, 2012: FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) are pleased to invite you to the closing press conference for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012. The press conference will follow a meeting of the Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Date and time: 7 September…
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FIFA Fair Play Days to be launched in Japan
Tokyo – Japan, September 3, 2012: FIFA’s 16th annual FIFA Fair Play Days campaign will kick off at the semi-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2012 tomorrow when Nigeria take on the USA, and the Japanese hosts play Germany. The campaign will also take place during the official international match dates between 7…
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Naomoto ready for Germany challenge
Tokyo – Japan, September 3, 2012: Japan’s progress to the semi-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2012 has been in no small part thanks to the efforts of tireless defensive midfielder Hikaru Naomoto. The host nation face a daunting last-four encounter with Germany, but Naomoto is confident the Young Nadeshiko can defeat the…
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Volunteer Programme exceeds 95,000 registrations
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, August 31, 2012: At a meeting of the LOC Management Board in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, attended by representatives from FIFA, the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Organising Committee (LOC) and the federal government, the LOC announced that as of Thursday morning, a total of 95,477 people had applied to…
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FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 in São Paulo
August 30, 2012: The biggest metropolis in Latin America will play a very important role in the FIFA Confederations Cup organisation. Although São Paulo is not among the six cities that will host matches in 2013, the economic capital of Brazil will stage the competition’s draw, on 1 December 2012. The draw is considered to…
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Women’s football is growing exponentially
Japan, August 28, 2012: An interested spectator during the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012 has been FIFA Women’s World Cup™-winning coach Norio Sasaki. Having also led Japan to a silver medal at the recent London Olympics, Sasaki has been at the forefront of women’s football development, with his side receiving widespread praise for…
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FIFA U-20 Last eight settled after final jostling
Japan – August 27, 2012: The day began with six teams hunting three remaining quarter-final berths across the two groups, with Korea DPR, Norway and USA collecting their tickets to the last eight. However, arguably the biggest story came as the only confirmed team of those on show today, Germany, stunned two-times champions USA with…