Also known as: FIFA Council · FIFA Congress
FIFA — international football governing body that organizes World Cups, approves competition rules, and oversees prize money distribution, currently planning for the 2026 World Cup.
FIFA is planning to wipe all yellow cards at the end of the group stage and after the quarter-finals at the upcoming World Cup, addressing concerns that the expanded 48-team format with six matches to reach the quarter-finals would create excessive suspension risk for players under current rules.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA is planning to wipe all yellow cards at the end of the group stage and after the quarter-finals at the upcoming World Cup, addressing concerns that the expanded 48-team format with six matches to reach the quarter-finals would create excessive suspension risk for players under current rules.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Algeria left the 1982 World Cup unbeaten but eliminated on goal difference after West Germany and Austria played to a 1–0 result widely seen as a fix; the global outrage led FIFA to mandate that all decisive final group matches be played simultaneously, a rule that persists today.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the Iranian team is "coming, for sure," after US special envoy Paolo Zampolli suggested Italy replace Iran at the 2026 World Cup. Zampolli told the Financial Times he had proposed the swap to Trump and Infantino, citing Italy's four World Cup titles, but FIFA did not formally endorse the plan.
24 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →