La FIFA lanzó un comunicado asegurando que se considerará al jugador Byron Castillo con la nacionalidad ecuatoriana
La FIFA falló de nueva cuenta en favor de Ecuador y desestimó los reclamos presentados por Chile con respecto de la nacionalidad del futbolista Byron Castillo.
Las pruebas no fueron suficientes para que FIFA considerara que Castillo no era ecuatoriano sino colombiano y tal como lo hizo en junio del 2022, falló en favor de Ecuador para participar en la Copa del Mundo de Qatar 2022.
El caso ya se había cerrado, pero nueva información que se filtró en la prensa con audios incluidos donde el propio Byron Castillo aceptaba haber nacido en Colombia propició que Chile hiciera un nuevo intento por subirse al mundial.
El jugador del León en la Liga MX está registrado como ecuatoriano nacido en Guayas pero su participación en las eliminatorias del Conmebol movió muchos hilos en el futbol sudamericano.
La FIFA lanzó un comunicado asegurando que se considerará al jugador Byron Castillo con la nacionalidad ecuatoriana y desestimó la queja como inicialmente se había hecho.
El apretado calendario en el futbol europeo permitió que Qatar y Ecuador adelantaran su compromiso pues ambas selecciones tienen a pocos jugadores en Europa
La FIFA anunció el cambio del comienzo de la Copa del Mundo de Qatar 2022 que pasó del 21 de noviembre al 20, cuando se realizará la ceremonia inaugural y se dispute el primer partido.
Ecuador y Qatar debutarán el domingo 20 de noviembre tras realizarse la ceremonia inaugural en las horas previas y se tomará como el partido que inaugure la justa mundialista.
El calendario anterior marcaba que el duelo entre Países Bajos y Senegal fuera el que aperturara el torneo sin embargo la decisión se tomó y ya es oficial tras el anuncio del máximo organismo rector del balompié mundial.
El apretado calendario en el futbol europeo permitió que Qatar y Ecuador adelantaran su compromiso pues ambas selecciones tienen a pocos jugadores en Europa y podrán estar sin problemas ya que los torneos en Europa frenarán el 12 y 13 de noviembre.
La FIFA metió el dedo en la yaga con el tema de Chicharito Hernández y su casi segura ausencia en la copa del mundo de Qatar 2022
La FIFA metió el dedo en la yaga con el tema de Chicharito Hernández y su casi segura ausencia en la copa del mundo de Qatar 2022 pues mandó un mensaje retador que el delantero mexicano respondió.
Y es que FIFA aprovechó el anuncio del cambio de fecha de la inauguración del mundial para enviar varios mensajes a los equipos participantes, entre ellos México pues Javier es el único delantero azteca que ha marcado en los tres mundiales que participó.
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La FIFA usó sus redes sociales para preguntar si el Chicharito podrá incrementar su cuota goleadora en esta copa del mundo a lo que Javier Hernández respondió con un emoji levantando los hombros.
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La polémica por la falta de llamados a Hernández en dos años de ausencia en el tricolor tiene muy descontenta a la afición mexicana que le gustaría ver a su máximo artillero en Qatar 2022.
Originally, the World Cup was set to open on November 21, with Senegal facing the Netherlands in the opening game of the tournament, and Qatar vs. Ecuador coming up later in the day.
That would have marked a break with tradition that has long seen either the host or the defending champion participate in the World Cup curtain-raiser.
However, FIFA—after what it calls “an assessment of the competition and operational implications, as well as a thorough consultation process and an agreement with key stakeholders and the host country”—has opted to return to that pattern, with Qatar now playing in the tournament’s first game, which will take place at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.
To go along with the change, FIFA has also changed the start time for that Senegal vs. Netherlands match, moving it from 1:00pm local time to 7:00pm. That will leave it nestled between the Group B doubleheader set for the same day, with England playing Iran at 4:00pm, and the U.S. men’s national team taking on Wales at 10:00pm.
FIFA added that there will be no change to the final date that clubs must release players to join their national teams, which remains November 14.
Cómo decir que México no será la sede de la final del Mundial 2026, sin decir que México no será sede de la final del Mundial 2026.
El continente norteamericano se prepara para recibir el próximo Mundial en 2026. Aunque Estados Unidos será la casa principal del torneo, con 60 juegos, versus los 10 que tendrá México y los 10 de Canadá, aún no se ha anunciado en qué territorio se jugará la gran final.
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México no ha bajado la mano para ser la sede del juego de campeonato. Y como la FIFA no ha definido nada, los mexicanos pueden mantener la ilusión, aunque sea pequeña.
De hecho, las probabilidades son muy pequeñas, eso dejó entrever Gianni Infantino, presidente de la FIFA, durante su visita a Nuevo León.
“México ya es sede de la Copa del Mundo 2026, es lo más importante, cada partido de la Copa del Mundo es una final”, dijo Infantino.
Básicamente aplicó la de ‘cómo decir que México no será la sede de la final del Mundial 2026, sin decir que México no será sede de la final del Mundial 2026’.
The countdown to 2026 is officially on after a glitzy event in New York
NEW YORK — FIFA president Gianni Infantino playfully warned this part of the world does not really know what’s coming in 2026.
“We often say it’s like 64 Super Bowls, in terms of audience, right?” Infantino said.
Thursday’s official announcement of the 16 host cities for the joint 2026 men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, shed a little light on what’s to come and where people will convene.
“These three countries will be upside down, flipped back again,” Infantino said during an event to reveal the hosts. “The world will be invading Canada, Mexico and the United States. They will be invaded by a big wake of joy and happiness.”
He added 2026 will be “much bigger” than the last time the United States hosted the World Cup in 1994.
FIFA and CONCACAF narrowed 22 finalist locations to 16 cities that will host games in 2026.
That includes 11 U.S. cities: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco/Bay Area and Seattle.
There will be three host cities in Mexico: Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey; and two in Canada: Toronto and Vancouver.
One of the biggest surprises was Washington, D.C. not making the list. It will be only the second time in the men’s tournament history that a host nation’s capital does not host a game.
“This was a very, very difficult choice,” FIFA chief tournaments and events officer Colin Smith said. “You can’t imagine a World Cup coming to the U.S. and the capital city not taking a major role as well. So, we’ll be engaging with all the cities that weren’t chosen to host matches. There’s still lots of other areas of cooperation and working together and celebration.
“We know what a fan fest on the National Mall would be like [on the] 250th anniversary of the U.S.A. on the Fourth of July.”
Infantino confirmed a fan fest will still be held in D.C., which combined its bid with Baltimore in April in an attempt to strengthen its hosting chances.
U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone didn’t want to focus on the cities not selected Thursday, but rather celebrate the ones that will host games.
“This is an exciting day, right? One that we have been waiting for a long, long time to announce who are going to be the host cities,” Parlow Cone said. “And look, our nation’s capital is very much going to be a huge part of this World Cup, even though they’re not hosting games.”
And there will be another chance, if the U.S. hosts the women’s World Cup in 2027 or 2031. Parlow Cone said U.S. Soccer plans to bid for those tournaments, but is waiting on further guidance from FIFA.
(From L) Canada Soccer President Nick Bontis, Mexican Football Federation President Yon de Luisa Plazas), US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani pose with the FIFA World Cup trophy during an event in New York after an announcement related to the staging of the FIFA World Cup 2026, on June 16, 2022. (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)
The 1994 World Cup holds the record for highest attendance. About 3.58 million spectators watched, with an average match attendance of 68,991, according to U.S. Soccer.
Boston, Dallas and San Francisco hosted games in 1994 and will again in 2026. But Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York could really compete for record crowds based on stadium capacities and their appeal as international hubs.
“This is really a luxury problem that we have (selecting a location for the final) that is probably unique to this part of the world.” Infantino said. “We have cities here that are not just important cities in America, but global capitals.”
In Los Angeles County, matches will be held at the splashy SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, which opened in 2020 with a price tag of $5.5 billion. The venue has a 70,000-person capacity and is home to the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Chargers. It also hosted the most recent Super Bowl in February.
The LA metropolitan area is no stranger to record soccer crowds. The Rose Bowl in Pasadena hosted the 1999 women’s World Cup final in front of 90,185 people. The attendance set the world record for a women’s sporting event for nearly 23 years.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium has also become a soccer hub. The Atlanta venue has superb appeal thanks to an investment from owner Arthur Blank. Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United has experienced early success by winning the MLS Cup in 2018 in its second season.
Atlanta United holds the league’s attendance records for a regular-season match (72,035, March 2018 vs. D.C. United), MLS All-Star Game (72,317, August 2018 vs. Juventus) and for single-game attendance (73,018, December 2018 vs. Portland Timbers for the 2018 MLS Cup final). It also owns a Campeones Cup record (40,128, August 2019 vs. Club América).
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New York/New Jersey is a host with a particular edge at nabbing the 2026 World Cup final because MetLife Stadium, home of the NFL’s New York Giants and Jets, has a capacity of 82,500.
But the location for the culmination of the tournament has not yet been determined.
“We haven’t even started that process,” CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani said. “We’ve been laboring at the last four years of venue visits to get to this point. There’ll be a whole other process to pick — and it’s not just the final, there’s a lot of big matches, knockout matches and the opening match.”
FIFA and CONCACAF will have to consider multiple factors, including the impact of travel across an entire continent, with multiple time zones and weather conditions.
The 2026 World Cup will be the first hosted by three countries. Nearly 3,000 miles separate Mexico City (the southern-most host) and Vancouver (the farthest north); Los Angeles (farthest west) and Boston (farthest east).
“When we design the calendar, when we decide on the kickoff times, when we look at the different schedules . . . in such a big region like North America, we need to make sure that teams are playing in clusters that the fans don’t have to travel crazy distances, and the teams as well,” Infantino said.
It will also be the first World Cup with an expanded 48-team field, which will be divided into 16 groups of three teams to begin play. Thirty-two teams will advance to the knockout stages.
When Infantino says the World Cup is like 64 Super Bowls, he is referring to the current version of the tournament. With the expanded tournament, the 2026 World Cup will actually, according to Infantino’s definition, be like 80 Super Bowls.
Announcing the host cities was just the start. Now the real work begins, according to Parlow Cone.
“We know we feel like ’26 is far away,” she said, “but it will be here before we know it.”
Once we’re done fixating on all of the festivities from the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year, the eyes of the soccer world will soon turn to the 2026 edition, which will take place in the United States. In its 90-plus-year history, it’ll be just the second time the Americans have hosted the prestigious global soccer tournament and will mark over three decades since the last instance in 1994.
Before a Thursday reveal of the official sites for the 2026 tournament, it sure seems like the FIFA organization might have forgotten (or never knew in the first place?) where some major U.S. cities are actually located:
Questionable geography on this FIFA map, unless Denver and Dallas moved recently… pic.twitter.com/7YkpsF1Trv
I’m admittedly not a keen geography expert by any means, but I’m pretty confident Denver, Colorado, isn’t in Montana. I’ll say the same for:
Nashville, Tennessee, now apparently relocating to Illinois
Atlanta, Georgia, calling Tennessee home
Boston, Massachusetts moving up to frigid Maine
Dallas, Texas, settling into Oklahoma
Cincinnati, Ohio taking over Indiana
Hey, I mean, look: It’s been a while since FIFA had to organize something in the United States. I get it. Those synapses probably haven’t fired in a bit. Even still, if you’re going to arrange a major multi-billion dollar tournament watched by people worldwide, you probably want to know where you’re sending the players to play—just a thought.
Si vas con México, toma nota, estos son los horarios en los que jugará el Tri.
La fecha está cada vez más cerca y en tan solo cuatro meses arrancará el Mundial de Qatar 2022, el próximo 21 de noviembre.
Ya tenemos la lista de seleccionados completa, y siguen llegando los detalles sobre los horarios y días de juego para cada país que fue clasificado. Si vas con México, toma nota, estos son los horarios en los que jugará el Tri.
Chile’s claims that Ecuador fielded an ineligible player eight times were shot down by FIFA.
Ecuador is still headed to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup after FIFA closed the door on Chile’s claims that defender Byron Castillo is only eligible to represent Colombia.
It’s a convoluted case, to say the least. Castillo appeared eight times in qualifying for Ecuador, who finished in the fourth and final automatic qualification spot in CONMEBOL. Chile, meanwhile, argued that Castillo was ineligible (and also, three years older than Ecuador says he is), and that all eight of those games should be awarded to the opponent as a 3-0 forfeit.
However, FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee offered a brief statement shutting down Chile’s bid, the key passage of which read as follows:
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has rendered its decision in relation to the potential ineligibility of the player Byron David Castillo Segura with regard to his participation in eight qualifying matches of the national team of the Ecuadorian Football Association (FEF) in the preliminary competition of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
After analysing the submissions of all parties concerned and considering all elements brought before it, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to close the proceedings initiated against the FEF.
According to The New York Times, Chile will appeal the Disciplinary Committee’s decision. In the meantime, Ecuador remains in Group A with Qatar, the Netherlands, and Senegal.
FIFA will reveal the 2026 World Cup host sites on June 16. Kansas City and the #Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium remain a finalist.
Four years from now, FIFA will hold World Cup games in North America for the first time since 1994, and one game could be played in a familiar location.
According to a new report from the Associated Press, FIFA plans to announce its World Cup host sites on Thursday, June 16. They’ve whittled down possible venues, with 17 finalist locations across the United States. Sixty matches are to be played in the U.S.; Canada and Mexico are set to host 10 games each.
Kansas City and Arrowhead Stadium remain among those finalist locations after a long bidding process. A number of locations have dropped out since 2018. Here is the full list of potential locations:
AT&T Stadium — Arlington, Texas
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta
M&T Bank Stadium — Baltimore
Paul Brown Stadium — Cincinnati
Empower Field at Mile High — Denver
MetLife Stadium — East Rutherford, New Jersey
Gillette Stadium — Foxborough, Massachusetts
NRG Stadium — Houston
SoFi Stadium — Inglewood, California
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium — Kansas City, Missouri
