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pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup 2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA once every four years. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. It was the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe, and the 11th time that it had been held in Europe. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup. It was also the first World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system.

neg: 2009 Australia national soccer team season 2009 Australia national soccer team season This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2009. The start of the year consisted of alternating qualification matches for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. When Australia met Japan in February, they were top of the group with three wins. A draw against Japan, a win against Uzbekistan and then another draw with Qatar was enough for Australia to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with two games to spare. Asian Cup qualifying started poorly with a draw in Indonesia and a home

neg: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final step above us for sure. For us, we didn't start well, so at the start of the match we weren't confident. It was really hard. Brazil deserve the World Cup."" ""It's difficult. Two times we have lost the final of a World Cup. But today there are no regrets from us. Brazil was too strong. Even if we made some mistakes. In one year they played so many matches and never lost. We are happy. Brazil stopped us and they were the only team who beat us."" </div> 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer

neg: Beach Soccer Worldwide World Cup" would start in 2005, with BSWW staff acting as advisers. It was also agreed that FIFA would become the sport's governing body, taking over from BSWW. However at this time FIFA also recognised BSWW as the main entity behind past and more importantly continuing promotion and development of the sport elsewhere besides the new World Cup, and so BSWW retained the organisation responsibilities and control of other beach soccer championships like the EBSL, with FIFA only taking full control of the World Cup. So much so that after the first successful World Cup in 2005, when FIFA established

neg: Soccer Kid character can perform runs, shots, bicycle kicks, headers and other sorts of soccer moves to either advance in the level or eliminate enemies. The game begins when Soccer Kid is waiting for the World Cup to start. However, the alien pirate Scab is scanning for trophies to add to his collection and starts beaming up the World Cup using his spaceship. While he beams the trophy into space, he collides with a satellite, blowing the Cup into five pieces that fall in random places around the world. It is up to Soccer Kid to recover the pieces. The Cup pieces

neg: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final were still a relatively new beach soccer nation having only first competed in 2006 and at their first World Cup in 2011, however had gained experience and solidified their place as a top team having reached three consecutive World Cup semi finals in doing so at this year's tournament and now two consecutive World Cup finals too after losing to hosts Portugal 5–3 in the last occurring World Cup final, in 2015. Tahiti were also world ranked 6th prior to the match. Comparatively, Brazil have dominated the international beach soccer scene since the start of the World Championships in 1995

neg: 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA playoffs) 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA playoffs) The 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification playoffs for (UEFA) was a special, one-off beach soccer tournament to determine the fourth European nation that would be competing in the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The tournament started two days before the start of the world cup, ending the day before the opening match, from May 6 - May 7, 2005, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The winners of the playoffs were Spain. Three nations had already confirmed their places in the world cup by finishing first, second and third

neg: Soccer in the United States and women's soccer. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the U.S. had little more than 10,000 girls playing high school soccer in the late 1970s. This number had increased to 120,000 by 1991 when the USWNT claimed its first World Cup title, and 250,000 by 1999, the year of the second World Cup title. In 2015, there were about 375,000 girls playing high school soccer, making up 47% of all high school soccer players, and soccer has recently surpassed softball as the third-most-played girls' team sport. At the college level, 53% of all NCAA soccer

neg: 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was an international beach soccer tournament held in Ravenna, Italy from 1 September until 11 September 2011. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 12 players; only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. The squads were announced one week before the start of the World Cup on 25 August 2011. Overall, 192 players have travelled to Ravenna to play in the World Cup. Coach: Massimiliano Esposito Coach: Behzad Dadashzadeh Coach: Amadou Diop

neg: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) is a European beach soccer tournament to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The tournament was introduced by FIFA as qualification event for the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Before 2008, the top teams from the Euro Beach Soccer League qualified for the World Cup but the new format gives more countries an opportunity to qualify. They are similar to the beach soccer championships in other confederations. Times when only four teams qualify is when the host nation of the World Cup

neg: 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Beach Soccer World Cup: Asian zone (AFC): African zone (CAF): European zone (UEFA): North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF): Oceanian zone (OFC): South American zone (CONMEBOL): Only one venue was used in the city of Ravenna during the World Cup which has been called the "Stadio del Mare" or the "Stadium of the Sea", in English. The Stadium was built as a temporary structure, primarily built to host the World Cup however the stadium also hosted the third stage of the 2011 Euro Beach Soccer League, to promote beach soccer in the area before the start of the World

neg: Tecmo World Cup Soccer Tecmo World Cup Soccer Tecmo World Cup Soccer is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in by Tecmo, as its name suggests it is a soccer game focusing on the World Cup. "Tecmo World Cup Soccer" is not to be confused with "Nintendo World Cup" of the same year, nor "Tecmo Cup Soccer Game" released in September 1992, is a port of "Tehkan World Cup" adapted to the NES hardware. Although the two games appear virtually identical, "Tecmo World Cup Soccer" lacks some of the speed and fluidity of its arcade progenitor. While the gameplay is ostensibly

neg: 2013 South American Beach Soccer Championship 2013 South American Beach Soccer Championship The 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier, also commonly known as the 2013 South American Beach Soccer Championship, was the fifth Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for South America, held from February 10–17 at Parque Recreativo, in Merlo, a town in the San Luis Province of Argentina. The qualifiers were not coordinated by CONMEBOL at the time. The event was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), under the "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier" title. CONMEBOL first recognised the tournament this year, under the title "South American Beach Soccer Championship", also

neg: Sport Club Internacional 1–2 in the first leg and 3–2 in the second leg to clinch a 5–3 aggregate win. This victory gave Internacional the right to compete once again in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, with the goal of repeating the 2006 feat and becoming one of the very few Brazilian soccer clubs to have won the World Cup twice. However, they were this time eliminated in the semi-final by the Congolese side TP Mazembe, the African champions, in a 0–2 upset that completely stunned Brazilian soccer specialists and fans, and also most international soccer observers. After a pretty good start

neg: 2008 Euro Beach Soccer League four placing to date. This was the first time this decade that the league did not double as the European qualification process for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. In 2008, a dedicated World Cup qualifying competition for UEFA nations was established, replacing the EBSL as the qualifying route for European teams from this year onward. BSWW were forced to make radical changes to the organisation of the 2008 EBSL season due to circumstances regarding the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Until 2007, the World Cup took place in the Southern Hemisphere nation of Brazil, during the summer months (November

neg: Soccer in Canada World Cup appearance, the Canadian Soccer League began operations in 1987, and in 1989 the Canadian Soccer Referees' Association was founded. The NASL was replaced by the Canadian Soccer League with teams in eight Canadian cities. The Vancouver 86ers won the 1990 North American Club Championship, beating Maryland Bays 3–2 in the final in Burnaby, British Columbia. The same year, Canada's national side took part in the North American Nations Cup (formerly the NAFC Championship) for the first time, hosting the three-team tournament. Mexico and Canada sent their full squads, but the USA sent a 'B' team and does not

neg: Entertainment Computer System of them made it to production before Mattel Electronics ceased operations in January 1984. "Melody Blaster" was the only title ever released for the Music Synthesizer add-on unit. "Mr. BASIC Meets Bits 'N Bytes" plays without the ECS Computer Module with BASIC commands support disabled. "Number Jumble" plays without the Computer Module. "Super NASL Soccer" was eventually released as World Cup Soccer by Mattel Electronics' French division, which reformed under the name Nice Ideas when Mattel Electronics was shut down. "World Cup Soccer" was sold as a standard Intellivision cartridge but does support ECS 4-player with the Computer Adaptor and

neg: Fort Lauderdale Strikers The next year, with the folding of the American Professional Soccer League Strikers, the Kicks took the name Fort Lauderdale Strikers for themselves. This only lasted one year as the team changed names again, becoming the Florida Strikers before the 1996 season. The team folded in 1997. After Major League Soccer side Miami Fusion were folded in 2001, professional soccer returned to South Florida in the form of a United Soccer Leagues team in 2006 when Traffic Sports USA founded Miami FC. The club made headlines when former World Cup winners Romario and Zinho signed for the team. In 2007,

neg: Mike Windischmann for the second round. Windischmann saw more personal success the next year when he was chosen as the 1989 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. He was also named as the captain for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification games. Windischmann's greatest achievement came when he captained the U.S. team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. This was the first time the U.S. had made it to the World Cup since 1950. By the time Windischmann retired in 1990, he held the national-team record for the most consecutive games played (36) and started (33). Windischmann also played for the U.S.

neg: Eric Cantona he managed and played in the French team which won their first European title at the 2004 Euro Beach Soccer League and the inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2005 in Rio de Janeiro, France's first and only World title to date. This was Cantona's final year as a player. However he continued to coach the French national team at the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which finished in third place. In 2007 Cantona enjoyed another successful year as manager, taking France to fourth place in the World Cup and narrowly missing out on a second European title,

neg: History of the United States men's national soccer team History of the United States men's national soccer team The history of the United States men's national soccer team began with the team's first international match in 1885. Highlights from the team's early history include reaching the semi-finals of the 1930 World Cup, and defeating England in a remarkable upset in the 1950 World Cup. The U.S. national soccer team improved during the 1980s, and has played in every World Cup since 1990 (excluding this year, 2018). The team's best performances in modern history include reaching the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup, and defeating #1 ranked Spain to reach

neg: 2006 Australia national soccer team season 2006 Australia national soccer team season This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2006. 2006 was a historic year for the Men's National Team for a number of reasons. Football Federation Australia had been accepted into the Asian Football Confederation effective from 1 January and played their first fixture as an Asian member on 22 February when they travelled to Manama and defeated Bahrain 3-1 in an 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification match. However the major event of the year was the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Australia had qualified for the first time since

neg: Intellivision Extended-BASIC to the system, were halted. In the end a half-dozen software titles were released for the ECS; a few more were completed but not released. The ECS also offered four player game-play with the optional addition of two extra hand controllers. Four player games were in development when Mattel Electronics closed in 1984. "World Cup Soccer" was later completed and released in 1985 by Dextel in Europe and then INTV Corporation in North America. The documentation does not mention it but when the ECS Computer Adapter is used, "World Cup Soccer" can be played with one to four players,

neg: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final 15th overall when taking into account the pre-FIFA era "Beach Soccer World Championships", beating the defending champions Portugal on their way to this year's final. Brazil competently won the final by 6 unanswered goals to win their fifth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and 14th world title overall since 1995, their first title for eight years since defeating Switzerland in the 2009 final. This condemned Tahiti to two successive World Cup final losses and the islanders became only the second team ever to fail to score in a World Cup final after Uruguay in 1996. Going into the match, Tahiti

neg: Joe Gaetjens there were numbers for the World Cup team. Contrary to the latter belief, it is confirmed through pictures and footage that numbers "were" used, however, there was no mention of numbers worn during that year at the American Soccer History Archives, nor is it in the official game reports of FIFA. The National Soccer Hall of Fame has recorded the number as 18, from an alleged report from Walter Bahr, a member of that World Cup squad, who does not recall stating such a number. He offers his highest doubts and argues that strikers usually wore number 9, as numbers

neg: Omar Gonzalez 2014 FIFA World Cup and two CONCACAF Gold Cups, winning the 2013 edition. Gonzalez played youth soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club, and played college soccer at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he won the 2008 College Cup championship, was named to the NSCAA/Adidas All-American First Team and First Team All-ACC and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2007. Gonzalez was drafted in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy. Gonzalez began a regular feature in the Galaxy lineup from the start, and

neg: OFC Beach Soccer Championship so does the championship which started with the qualifiers for the 2011 World Cup. For all tournaments, the top team qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. As 2017 Note: Win in Common Time W = 3 Points / Win in Extra Time WE = 2 Points / Win in Penalty shoot-out WP = 1 Point / Lose L = 0 Points These are the nations who have qualified to appear in the OFC Beach Soccer Championship since 2006. The following is a performance timeline of the OFC teams who have appeared in the Beach Soccer World Cup since

neg: 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations The 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (BSAFCON), the premier beach soccer championship in Africa contested by men's national teams who are members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Originally organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) under the title "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CAF qualifier" (informally known as CAF Beach Soccer Championship), in 2015, CAF became organisers and began using the BSAFCON title to which the competition was officially renamed the next year. Overall, this was the 9th

neg: Tony Meola On December 15, 1989 he announced that he was leaving U.Va. to pursue a career with the U.S. national team. Meola also lettered for the U.Va. Cavaliers baseball team his freshman year of 1988 as a third baseman. Meola had signed with the U.S. Soccer Federation before the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Following the cup, Meola signed on loan with English club Brighton & Hove Albion where he played eleven games; only two were league games. He gained his first start when he replaced the injured Perry Digweed and promptly won man of the match honors. On September 14, 1990,

neg: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup to standardise the participants to 16 countries. It was then that the "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifiers" were also established, that would take place throughout the year. Again this decision was a successful one and more countries became interested in a now standard FIFA competition. By the end of the 2007 World Cup, the tournament had become very popular throughout the world, with the FIFA board taking over the competition, driving more countries to recognize beach soccer as a major sport. Since the World Cup had become a success worldwide, FIFA decided to have a change of venue. It

neg: Alex Riggs for a U.S. Open Cup match against FC Dallas, but remained on the bench as an unused substitute. He made his first professional start against Louisville City at World Wide Technology Soccer Park on September 19, 2015. Alex Riggs Alex Riggs (born March 17, 1988) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. Riggs played for Missouri State University from 2006 to 2010. He was named the Missouri Valley Conference Defender of the Year in 2009, and Missouri Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year in 2010. Riggs signed with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer in 2011,

neg: Soccer in Palau Soccer in Palau The sport of soccer in the country of Palau is run by the Palau Soccer Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Palau Soccer League. Palau is one of the few sovereign states not to be a FIFA member and is only an associate member of the OFC. This means the nation does not have a national team competing in OFC Nations Cup qualifiers or FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Palau national team instead tend to play small-scale matches against other non-FIFA members. They play their matches at the 4,000 capacity PCC

neg: 1998 U.S. Open Cup 1998 U.S. Open Cup The 1998 U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 1998, open to all soccer teams in the United States. The first-year Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire won the Cup with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Columbus Crew at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. In the early rounds of the tournament, only one MLS team lost to a minor-league side, when the A-League's Nashville Metros beat the Kansas City Wizards 3-1. "Home teams listed on top of bracket" Eight D3 Pro, four PDL, and four USASA teams start. Eight A-League enter. Eight MLS enter.

neg: 1998 U.S. Open Cup 1998 U.S. Open Cup The 1998 U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 1998, open to all soccer teams in the United States. The first-year Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire won the Cup with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Columbus Crew at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. In the early rounds of the tournament, only one MLS team lost to a minor-league side, when the A-League's Nashville Metros beat the Kansas City Wizards 3-1. "Home teams listed on top of bracket" Eight D3 Pro, four PDL, and four USASA teams start. Eight A-League enter. Eight MLS enter.

neg: Homeless USA Cup Homeless USA Cup The Homeless USA Cup is now called the "Street Soccer USA Cup". It is a street soccer tournament held every year to see who will represent the USA in The Homeless World Cup. The tournament is composed of homeless men and women from all around the country. Different cities will bring teams of eight players to compete in the event. After the tournament, a committee selects 16 players from the tournament. Eight will be chosen to represent the USA and the other eight will be alternates for Homeless World Cup. This is a four on four soccer

neg: Tecmo World Cup Soccer the NES. While the gameplay and graphics remained largely unaltered, certain features were omitted. In recognition of its new home system format, some arcade elements such as the instant knockout format were abandoned in order to provide greater longevity. A partial list of difference is below: Tecmo World Cup Soccer Tecmo World Cup Soccer is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in by Tecmo, as its name suggests it is a soccer game focusing on the World Cup. "Tecmo World Cup Soccer" is not to be confused with "Nintendo World Cup" of the same year, nor "Tecmo

neg: Montreal Montreal remain active. The Montreal Impact are the city's professional soccer team. They play at a soccer-specific stadium called Saputo Stadium. They joined North America's biggest soccer league, Major League Soccer in 2012. The Montreal games of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup were held at Olympic Stadium, and the venue hosted Montreal games in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Montreal is the site of a high-profile auto racing event each year: the Canadian Grand Prix of Formula One (F1) racing. This race takes place on the famous Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on

neg: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships". Overall this was the 19th edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. This was the fourth tournament to take place under the biennial basis; the World Cup now takes place once every two years, after taking

neg: 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will be the tenth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships". Overall this will be the 20th edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. This will be the fifth tournament to take place under the biennial basis; the World Cup now takes place once every two years,

neg: Tom Florie Tom Florie Thomas Florie (September 6, 1897 – April 26, 1966) was an American soccer forward. He played in both the first and second American Soccer Leagues, winning two National Challenge Cup titles. Florie was also a member of the United States men's national soccer team at the 1930 and 1934 FIFA World Cup. He was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986. Born in New Jersey to Italian immigrant parents, Florie played soccer as a youth, but service in the Navy during World War I delayed the start of his career. In 1922, Florie signed

neg: Shinobis Riders and when we heard, in 2007, that a world championship was taking place in Paris, we decided to take a chance [...] and we managed to end at the fourth place!"" The team repeats the experience the following year as they participate in the Roller Soccer World Cup in San Francisco; they have then gathered more people within the years, have found a place where to train and have been participating in the RSCWC every year since 2007 as well as in other official competitions such as the Roller Soccer European Cup or the Roller Foot Ligue Cup in 2017.

neg: 2003 Beach Soccer World Championship of the 2002 Euro Beach Soccer League. North and South American qualification was based on performances over recent times in a series of events involving teams from the Americas. The other entries received wild-card invites. Africa and Oceania were unrepresented. This remains the only year in all nineteen editions when no new nations made their debut at the World Cup. Asian Zone (1): European Zone (4): North American Zone (1): South American Zone (1): Hosts: "Matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, (UTC-3)" February 21st was allocated as a rest day. 2003 Beach Soccer World Championship The

neg: AFC Beach Soccer Championship all eight years by at least reaching the final or by achieving a top three finish, whereas the United Arab Emirates have only qualified for the World Cup on three occasions. Now that the World Cup takes place every two years, so does the championship, which started with the qualifiers for the 2011 World Cup. For all tournaments, the top three teams qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, except for 2009, where only the top two teams qualified as one of the AFC spots were given to the World Cup hosts United Arab Emirates. As 2017 Note: Win

neg: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup eight goals) scored five goals this time around. There was a total of 103 scorers in this year's World Cup. Red cards received (1) The following table is a summary of some notable and participating countries' broadcasting licensee holders. 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships".

neg: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup of qualification to the World Cup for the best teams of each confederation. This would also help increase the sport's awareness across all corners of the globe and make sure all confederations were represented at the finals at every following World Cup, unlike in the past. Besides Europe, who continued to use the Euro Beach Soccer League as the method of World Cup qualification until 2008, all other confederations hosted their first championships in 2006 in view of the finals later that year. The allocation of World Cup spots and hence how many teams qualify from their regional championship to

neg: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup second competition outside Brazil and the Beach Soccer World Cup's 15th birthday, Brazil continued their dominance. Just before the final of the 2009 World Cup, FIFA announced that a new format would see the World Cup now take place every two years, starting from the 2011 World Cup. FIFA justified the decision by stating that they wanted Confederations to have more time to develop the sport, therefore allowing a year in between World Cups for Confederations to organise their own local tournaments. This was a mutual decision between Confederations and FIFA. In March 2010 FIFA confirmed that the 2011 World

neg: Lansdowne Road capacity of 36,000 was the result for competitive soccer. World Rugby, known as the International Rugby Board when the current Aviva Stadium opened, does not impose this restriction on international rugby venues. For non-competitive international football matches (friendly matches), the FIFA/UEFA all-seated mandate does not apply. At the IRFU ground, Irish rugby and football international matches were played. Leinster also used the ground on a number of occasions when crowd size meant their traditional home of Donnybrook was not large enough. In 1999 and 2003, Lansdowne Road played host to the Heineken Cup final. Since 1990, Lansdowne was also a

neg: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is an international beach soccer competition contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was established in 1995 as the "Beach Soccer World Championship", taking place every year for the next decade under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and its predecessors. Due to the sport's rapid growth, FIFA took an interest in the sport, and as the main tournament in world beach soccer, it joined hands with BSWW in 2005 to take over the organization of

neg: 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) The UEFA qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Jesolo, Italy between 5–14 September 2014. The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from UEFA, where the top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. This was the second time that the Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers were held in Italy. All matches were played at the Beach Arena del Faro di Jesolo in the Lido di Jesolo beach area.

neg: History of the United States women's national soccer team through 2022. The USWNT began wearing two stars as of 1999 to signify their two World Cup titles. A third star was added after their third World Cup title in July 2015. History of the United States women's national soccer team The history of the United States women's national soccer team began in 1985 — the year when the United States women's national soccer team played its first match. The team played its first match at the Mundialito tournament on August 18, 1985, coached by Mike Ryan, in which they lost 1–0 to Italy. In March 2004, two of its

neg: Street Soccer USA Homeless World Cup. Since 2005, SSUSA has brought a team of homeless soccer players to the annually-hosted Homeless World Cup. Street Soccer USA Street Soccer USA is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of HELP USA that promotes the growth and development of a national network of grassroots soccer programs. As of 2010, SSUSA has 18 teams across the United States. Street Soccer USA is the United States base partner of the Homeless World Cup and the host of the Street Soccer USA Cup every year. The tournament began in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2006, and was moved to Washington

neg: 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships". Overall this was the twelfth edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2–12 November 2006. The winners of the tournament were hosts Brazil, who won their first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their tenth title overall. After the 2005 World

neg: World Cup Soccer (pinball) World Cup Soccer (pinball) World Cup Soccer is a 1994 pinball machine designed by John Popadiuk and Larry DeMar and released by Midway. It is based on the 1994 FIFA World Cup. This table was formerly available as DLC for "The Pinball Arcade" until it was removed on June 30, 2018. This was previously published as "World Champion Soccer", as FarSight Studios was unable to secure the World Cup license from FIFA. This digital table has many changes; the "W-O-R-L-D-C-U-P" lights leading to the left loop are replaced by "C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N", "World Cup USA 94" on the plastics between left inlanes

neg: 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup September 11, 2011. However this was the first tournament to take place under the new two year basis; now the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup takes place once every two years. The tournament was confirmed in March 2010. Brazil were the defending champions, after winning their fourth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title in 2009. The tournament was won by Russia, winning their first title in their first final after beating Brazil. The African qualifiers took place between June 15 and June 19, 2011, in Casablanca, Morocco, for the first time. The competition took place between nine teams, the same

neg: Tehkan World Cup cabinet design in many specimens (but not all) had a more angular shape. The primary hardware difference was the inclusion of a seven segment LED adjacent to the action buttons for each player on Gridiron Fight that indicated their "formation number". The software of the two games exhibited a similar top-down two-dimensional window-on-the-field graphical design. A port of Tehkan World Cup was released on December 7, 1990 in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System known as "Tecmo World Cup Soccer.". This is not to be confused with Nintendo World Cup of the same year, nor Tecmo Cup Soccer Game released

neg: 2005 Australia national soccer team season 2005 Australia national soccer team season This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2005. 2005 saw the Australian national football team playing twelve senior matches in what proved to be a definitive season for the history of the men's senior national side. The games included participating in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany and a dramatic end to a 32 year absence from the FIFA World Cup by qualifying, via a penalty shoot-out for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. After six years in charge of the Australian side, a disappointing 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

neg: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. It took place from 18–28 September 2013 at Tahua To'ata Stadium (Stade Tahua To'ata) in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia and was the fourth tournament to have taken place outside Brazil. Overall this was the 17th edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995 (series before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships"). This was the second tournament to take place since the

neg: 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships". Overall, this was the thirteenth edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2–11 November 2007. The winners of the tournament were hosts Brazil, who won their second consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their eleventh title overall. The qualifiers to

neg: 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, (UTC-3) 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships". Overall, this was the thirteenth edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2–11 November 2007. The winners of the tournament were hosts Brazil, who won their second consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

neg: Indoor soccer teams, including the Indoor Soccer World Championship. The only edition of this tournament took place in Mexico in 1997. No other indoor soccer world championship was held until 2015, when the WMF organized the first WMF World Cup in the United States. The second WMF World Cup took place in Tunisia in 2017, and a third one will take place in Mexico in 2018. Star Sixes, an indoor six-a-side football tournament for national teams from around the world, was held in the O2 Arena in London in 2017. Held outside the auspices of the WMF (and with different rules), this

neg: 2006 Euro Beach Soccer League – Last chance bracket to European teams in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, four of which were filled when Portugal, Spain, Italy and Poland reached the semi-finals of the Superfinal. This meant there was still one final berth at the World Cup to be filled. In order to decide which nation would get this fifth and final spot at the World Cup, BSWW decided the prospective nations would compete in a knockout tournament called the "Last chance bracket", with the winner claiming the final World Cup ticket. France won the event by beating Switzerland in the final and claimed the last remaining

neg: 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League – Last chance bracket to European teams in the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, four of which were filled when Portugal, Spain, Russia and France reached the semi-finals of the Superfinal. This meant there was still one final berth at the World Cup to be filled. As in 2006, in order to decide which nation would get this fifth and final spot at the World Cup, BSWW decided the prospective nations would compete in a knockout tournament called the "Last chance bracket", with the winner claiming the final World Cup ticket. Italy won the event by beating Switzerland in the final and claimed

neg: 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) eliminated from the second stage advance to classification play-offs (5th to 8th place, 9th to 12th place, 13th to 16th place) depending on their positions. 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) The UEFA qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Jesolo, Italy between 5–14 September 2014. The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from UEFA, where the top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. This was the second time that the Beach Soccer World

neg: Pretoria matches during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Loftus Versfeld was used for matches of soccer in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. There are three soccer teams in the city playing in South Africa's top flight football League, the Premier Soccer League. They are Mamelodi Sundowns and Supersport United. Supersport United were the 2008–09 PSL Champions. Following the 2011/2012 season the University of Pretoria F.C. gained promotion to the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL), the top domestic league. Cricket is also a popular game in the city. As there is no international cricket stadium in the city, it does not

neg: 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup May 6 and May 10. The hosts, the United Arab Emirates qualified for the second time after beating Japan in the final of the championship, 4-3, for the second consecutive year. Iran beat China in the third place play off to claim the third berth at the World Cup for the third year in a row. For the first time since the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers began in 2006, due to the large interest of European nations in beach soccer, UEFA held a tournament dedicated to World Cup qualification in Benidorm, Spain, between, May 11 and May 18,

neg: World Cup Soccer (pinball) and outlanes are renamed to "Champion Soccer TPA 17", and the backglass is also changed to avoid possible lawsuits from FIFA for using the tournament's mascot Striker, "World Cup USA 94" name and any other references to World Cup USA 1994. without required license. World Cup Soccer (pinball) World Cup Soccer is a 1994 pinball machine designed by John Popadiuk and Larry DeMar and released by Midway. It is based on the 1994 FIFA World Cup. This table was formerly available as DLC for "The Pinball Arcade" until it was removed on June 30, 2018. This was previously published as

neg: World Cup 98 (video game) of a group test involving other PC football games around at the same time, ahead of competitors such as "Actua Soccer 2", "Three Lions" and "Sensible Soccer '98". The magazine described the game as "Simply the best football game in the world." "World Cup 98" was a finalist for "Computer Games Strategy Plus"s 1998 "Sports Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to "Grand Prix Legends". The editors called "World Cup 98" "superb, a tour de force of soccer simulation." World Cup 98 (video game) World Cup 98 is the first official FIFA World Cup game developed by EA

neg: Joe Willis (soccer) enjoyed success in the US Open Cup. Willis would start the Open Cup Semi-final match up with LAFC on August 8 as the Dynamo won on penalties. Willis would keep a clean sheet in the final as the Dynamo defeated the Philadelphia Union 3-0 as the Dynamo won their first Open Cup in club history. D.C. United Houston Dynamo USL Pro All-League Second Team: 2014 Dynamo Defensive Player of the Year: 2016 Dynamo Humanitarian of the Year: 2018 Joe Willis (soccer) Joseph Willis (born August 10, 1988) is an American soccer player currently playing for the Houston Dynamo in Major

neg: United States Soccer Federation governing body of the sport in the United States added the word "soccer" to its name in 1945, when it became the United States Soccer Football Association; by this point, "football" as a standalone word had come to define a totally different sport in the U.S. It dropped the word "football" from its name in 1974 to become known as the United States Soccer Federation. U.S. Soccer has hosted several global soccer tournaments, including the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1999 and 2003, and the Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1996. The United States national

neg: 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup this World Cup saw the fewest goals ever scored for a player to claim the golden boot. 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer competition for men's national teams, which has been organized by FIFA since 2005. Overall, it was the 18th edition since the tournament's creation in 1995 as the Beach Soccer World Championship, and the third to take place under the biennial system introduced in 2009. The tournament took place from 9 to 19 July 2015

neg: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup following table shows the all-time top 30 goalscorers. The following table shows the top 20 goalscorers of the FIFA era. The following table shows the top 20 goalscorers of the World Championships era. Note that attendance records are not available between 1995 and 2002. FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is an international beach soccer competition contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was established in 1995 as the "Beach Soccer World Championship", taking place every year for the next decade under the

neg: Women's soccer in Australia today's U-20 Women's World Cup). That particular competition was held in Canada. The Young Matildas finished fifth, the highest finish place in a FIFA sanctioned competition of any Australian women's national soccer team ever. The Mini Matildas are Australia's women's national under-17 team. The team was established when FIFA announced that the U-17 Women's World Cup would be launched in 2008. Australia has yet to qualify for the World Cup at this age level. The Deaf Matildas are Australian national deaf team. Their first major tournament was the Deaflympic Games held in Australia in 2005. Women's soccer in Australia Women's

neg: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for UEFA was a beach soccer tournament played in Jesolo, Italy, from 2 to 11 September 2016, which determined the four teams that qualify to the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the Bahamas. Despite having five allocated spots for European nations at the World Cup, this was reduced to four for the 2017 edition as the World Cup hosts, the Bahamas, automatically claimed one of the two spots allocated to CONCACAF. And so as the confederation with the most slots, one UEFA

neg: FIFA World Cup final draw 40,000 simulations of the 2014 draw, the model exhibited a much more balanced group and much less variation in the strength of the groups when compared to the current system utilized by FIFA. FIFA World Cup final draw The first event of the FIFA World Cup starts with a kind of lottery but instead of selecting classified numbers, in this contest a country is selected; most had been made in January of the tournament year until 1982 and since the 1986 World Cup it is held in early December of the year before the start of the tournament. The first

neg: 2013 Australia national soccer team season year however successive 6–0 defeats resulted in coach Holger Osieck losing his job. He was replaced by Ange Postecoglou. 2013 Australia national soccer team season This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2013. The team played their final four World Cup qualification matches. The two draws and two victories placed Australia second in the group to qualify for their fourth World Cup and the third in succession. Australia then participated in the East Asian Cup for the first time. Due to the timing of the event Australia's first choice players were not available so a

neg: 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup American qualification was gained by finishing in the top spots of the 2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship. The other nations received invites. This was the first edition of the World Cup in which every continent had a representative. Asian zone: African zone: European zone: North, Central American and Caribbean zone: Oceanian zone: South American zone: Host nation: All matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, (UTC-3) 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, an international beach soccer competition

neg: 2015 Australia national soccer team season 17 November 2015 (v. )." 2015 Australia national soccer team season This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2015. As hosts, Australia won the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in January. The second half of the year saw qualification commence for the next World Cup and Asian Cup. By the end of the year Australia was sitting at the top of the qualification group with two games yet to be played. They were to finish 2015 ranked 57 in the FIFA rankings after falling to an all-time low of 100 at the end

neg: 2015 Australia national soccer team season 2015 Australia national soccer team season This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2015. As hosts, Australia won the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in January. The second half of the year saw qualification commence for the next World Cup and Asian Cup. By the end of the year Australia was sitting at the top of the qualification group with two games yet to be played. They were to finish 2015 ranked 57 in the FIFA rankings after falling to an all-time low of 100 at the end of 2014. "Correct as of

neg: Soccer in Canada the final at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver but lost 2–0 to the Tulsa Roughnecks. Also in 1983 the Canadian Professional Soccer League played one shortened season after two years of aborted attempts to find enough clubs to play. Canada also lost the bid to host the 1986 World Cup in 1983 when Mexico was awarded the World Cup. Toronto Blizzard returned to the NASL Finals in 1984, but in losing to the Chicago Sting, came up short for the second consecutive year. Canada qualified for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics soccer tournament played throughout the United States. In the

neg: Boris Bandov wife, a former Miss Oregon. He coaches for the FC Westchester U-17 boys and at various soccer camps and clinics. When Bandov became a U.S. citizen, he was almost immediately called into the national team for its first game of the year, a September 24 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying game with Canada. Bandov began his national team career with a bang, scoring the tying goal. He went on to start every national team game in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. In 1980, his appearances began to taper off, but he still played the only U.S. games in 1982 and

neg: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup overall statistics of all 19 World Cups that have occurred since 1995, combining the results of both the original "Beach Soccer World Championships" era and the current "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup" era. This table shows the overall statistics of all 9 World Cups that have occurred since 2005, of the current "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup" era only. This table shows the overall statistics of all 10 World Cups that occurred between 1995 and 2004, of the now defunct "Beach Soccer World Championships" era only. The following documents the winners of the awards presented during the FIFA era of

neg: Glenn Davis (sportscaster) Ft. Lauderdale Strikers against UNAM Pumas and Alianza of El Salvador in the 1988 Marlboro Cup where his team finished third. Davis began his broadcasting career in 1994 on Home Sports Entertainment (HSE) as an analyst for the Houston Hotshots indoor soccer team. He now is a nationally recognized soccer broadcaster having been a part of ESPN's World Cup coverage in 2002, 2006, 2010 and NBC Olympic coverage during the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 games. During his career he has called games in El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Germany. At the start of Fox Sports World (now Fox Soccer

neg: 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships". Overall, this was the fifteenth edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. It took place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the second tournament to take place outside Brazil and the last tournament to take place on an annual basis, between 16 November and 22 November 2009. The winners of the

neg: 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships". Overall this was the 16th edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. It took place at the Stadio del Mare (Stadium of the Sea), a temporary stadium at the Marina di Ravenna in Ravenna, Italy, the third tournament to take place outside Brazil, which started on September 1 and ended on

neg: 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships". Overall, this was the fourteenth edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. It took place in Marseille, France, in the Plages du Prado. It was the first tournament to take place outside Brazil, from 17–27 July 2008. The winners of the tournament were Brazil, who won their third consecutive FIFA Beach

neg: 1995 Beach Soccer World Championship beach soccer competition in Brazil, the "Mundialito de beach soccer", a small 4-team event, in view of understanding how commercially successful beach soccer could be in the region. It featured Brazil, Argentina, Italy and the United States and was dubbed an "unofficial World Cup". The Mundialito was deemed a huge success, which gave Koch Tavares the incentive to organise a fully-fledged international competition. This conception materialised a year later in 1995 as this, the maiden Beach Soccer World Championships – a larger and longer eight team event compared to the Mundialito. Format The following format was decided upon by the

neg: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup China. At the same time the FIFA announced that the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup would be awarded to China in its place. On 26 May 2003, FIFA announced the United States would host the tournament. Because the United States had hosted the 1999 World Cup, it was thought the United States could best organize the tournament in the little time remaining before the October scheduled start. In addition, women's soccer boosters in the United States hoped that interest generated by the tournament would save the U.S. women's professional league, the Women's United Soccer Association, from folding. In compensation for

neg: Sensible World of Soccer a special update, which was based on "97/'98" and contained also some new graphics. This "World Cup 98 update" was officially supported by Sensible Software and released on the Cover CD number 24 of the magazine "CU Amiga". But to use this update a hard disk installation was required which officially does not exist. There were some demo versions (Amiga) on several cover disks. One of the best known is "Sensible World of Moon Soccer" which allowed users to try in-game options. On pitch action was placed on the moon, with craters on the pitch and moon-like ball physics. Any

neg: Farshad Falahatzadeh Cup (Friendly Tournament) and 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. He was captain and coach of the Iran national beach soccer team at 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and Head Coach at 2008 and 2010 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. He was a co trainer for Damash Gilan in 2012, head trainer for Shahrdari Arak in 2013, and manager for Esteghlal Academi in 2014. Farshad Falahatzadeh Farshad Falahatzadeh (born March 21, 1967) is a retired Iranian football player, who was banned for doping for one year, and now manager. He was a defender for a number of clubs, most

neg: Jodie Gold he has a son, George Trott. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start, especially when Darren accuses Jodie of stealing his World Cup tickets, but eventually they agree to have sex. However, when Jodie sees that Darren is not circumcised, she explains that she is Jewish and cannot have sex with a man who is not circumcised, though she does not go to a synagogue. This causes them to break up temporarily but they soon start dating again, saying they can wait to have sex. Darren has his circumcision in secret, telling Jodie he is on holiday. However, when

neg: Julius Hjulian the National Soccer League of Chicago and consistently won the Peel Cup. In 1934, he was playing for the Chicago Wieboldt (Wonderbolts) when they broke Sparta’s hold on the Peel Cup. That year, he was selected as the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Hjulian gained his first cap when the U.S. defeated Mexico, 4–2, in a World Cup qualifier. The U.S. then lost to Italy in the first round of the World Cup by 7–1. Julius Hjulian Julius Hjulian (né Hjulin; March 15, 1903 – February 1974) was the United States goalkeeper

neg: Pro Evolution Soccer made into the Bundesliga or another league of one's preference by patch makers. However, most people use this to put their edited players into playable teams from the start instead of having to play through Master League to purchase them or alternatively edit the existing non-generic teams. This feature does not appear in the Wii version of the game (but, as stated above, the non-generic teams can be edited anyway). "Pro Evolution Soccer" series traces its roots to Goal Storm (also known as World Soccer Winning Eleven in Japan). The game was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc. and

neg: Project 2010 Project 2010 Project 2010 was a blueprint that United States Soccer Federation executives created in 1998 to ensure that the U.S. men's national soccer team could become a plausible contender to win the FIFA World Cup by the 2010 iteration. The Q-Report, the jumping-off point for Project 2010, was written by Carlos Queiroz. The $50 million development plan was started just before the start of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. While referred to less often in recent years, Project 2010 did propagate two programs still in use today by U.S. Soccer to help produce professional standard talent: Generation Adidas (previously

neg: 2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier India) along with an additional five Associate sides. Two sides will qualify from this tournament to complete the ten-team World Cup field. In September 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that all matches in the qualifier tournament will have One Day International ODI status, regardless if a team does not have ODI status prior to the start of the event. 2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier The 2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier is an upcoming cricket tournament scheduled to take place in 2022, to decide the final qualification for the 2023 World Cup. The initial broadcast deal for this

neg: Beach Soccer Worldwide established the Beach Soccer World Championships; BSWW created a partnership with FIFA, "FIFA Beach Soccer S.L.", in 2005 to manage the tournament as the newly named FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the only major international beach soccer tournament that BSWW does not have a hand in organising but which is all the management of FIFA. Members of the organisation serve on FIFA's Beach Soccer Committee. BSWW's routes are traced back to 1992 with the establishment of the official rules of the sport by Giancarlo Signorini, the founding partner of "Beach Soccer Company (BSC)". In 1992, Signorini staged a pilot event

neg: U.S. Women's National Soccer Team pay discrimination claim made it only to the round of 16 that year; however, they were awarded $5 million. In 2014, when Germany won the Men's World Cup, the US team was awarded $35 million by FIFA, while the women received 5% of that for their Cup victory in 2015. The United States Soccer Federation responded to the compliant in a statement detailing its efforts to promote women's soccer, including its support of the National Women's Soccer League. In April 2017, the Players Association and the Federation negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement which may render the players' EEOC compliant moot. As of

neg: Andrew Bremer As a college junior, Bremer started university soccer for Kalamazoo College in the 2015-2016 season where he wore number 13. He appeared in three games, where he had two shots on goal playing as a midfielder.He made his first collegiate start against Trine University in the 2016 season. He appeared in 9 games in 2016, registering one assist in a game against Olivet College. Bremer is a CP7 footballer, taking up the sport in 2015 as a 19-year-old after seeing a Tweet about the Paralympic team during the FIFA Women's World Cup. When playing for the national team, he is

neg: Swamp football and 2012 will be held in Inverness, the capital city of the Scottish Highlands. The Swamp Soccer World Cup has moved back to its spiritual home, to the Dunoon area in 2013. This year the Ardbeg Swamp Soccer World Cup will be held on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June, at Blairmore Farm The standard football rules have been modified significantly to suit the demanding sport: Swamp football Swamp football (sometimes called "Swamp soccer", "Suopotkupallo" in Finnish) is a form of association football that is played in bogs or swamps. The sport is said to come from Finland where it

neg: Carli Lloyd Carli Lloyd Carli Anne Lloyd (born July 16, 1982) is an American soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women's World Cup champion, 2015 FIFA Player of the Year and 2016 FIFA Player of the Year. She currently plays for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League and the United States women's national soccer team as a midfielder. Lloyd scored the gold medal-winning goals in the finals of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She has represented the United States at three FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, in which

neg: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) has been European that year (with except of 2017). Now that the World Cup takes place every two years, so will the qualifiers, starting with the qualifiers for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. For all tournaments, the top four teams qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, except for 2009, where the fifth-placed team also qualified. As 2017 Note: Win in Common Time W = 3 Points / Win in Extra Time WE = 2 Points / Win in Penalty shoot-out WP = 1 Point / Lose L = 0 Points The following is a performance timeline

neg: 1993 Vancouver 86ers season eighteen as domestic players. The 86ers were at the top of the table most of the year with a significant lead in the league table until the last six games. At the start of the season, until the sixth match versus Ft. Lauderdale, the team was without its coach, Bob Lenarduzzi, and six members of the Canada men's national soccer team as they were in the national team camp and playing 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying games. Due to Canada's loss to Mexico 1–2 in World Cup qualifying and subsequent second place final round finish, the 86ers were also missing