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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Group B
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group B was one of the ten UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals tournament in Qatar. Group B consisted of five teams: Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Spain and Sweden. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, Spain, qualified directly for the World Cup finals, while the runners-up, Sweden, advanced to the second round (play-offs). Greece, Georgia and Spain did not recognize Kosovo as an independent country, and therefore, during the match between Spain and Kosovo, the latter team was named "Kosovo Football Federation". Standings Matches The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 8 December 2020, the day following the draw. Times are CET/ CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses). ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers Discipline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
The European section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, held in Qatar, for national teams that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). A total of 13 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams. Entrants All 55 FIFA-affiliated national teams from UEFA entered qualification. Status of Russia On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency initially handed Russia a four-year ban from all major international sporting events, after Russian Anti-Doping Agency, RUSADA was found non-compliant for handing over manipulated lab data to investigators. However, the Russia national football team, Russia national team could still enter qualification, as the ban only applies to the World Cup proper as a world championship. The WADA ruling allowed athletes who were not involved in doping or the coverup to compete, but prohibited the use of the Russian Flag of Russia, flag and National anthem of Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granada
Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro (river), Darro, the Genil, the Monachil (river), Monachil and the Beiro. Ascribed to the Vega de Granada ''comarca'', the city sits at an average elevation of Above mean sea level, above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. Nearby is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held. In the 2021 national census, the population of the city of Granada proper was 227,383, and the population of the entire municipal area was estimated to be 231,775, ranking as the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities, 20th-largest urban area of Spain. About 3.3% of the population did not hold Spanish citizenship, the largest number of these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
The Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena ( ''Boris P’aich’adzis erovnuli st’adioni''), formerly known as Boris Paitchadze National Stadium, is a stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the home stadium of FC Dinamo Tbilisi, Dinamo Tbilisi, Georgia national rugby union team and Georgia national football team. With a capacity of 54,202, the stadium is the largest in Georgia. Built in 1976 by the Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani, the Dinamo Arena was named Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Dinamo Stadium after Russian Communist leader but later, in 1995 was renamed Boris Paitchadze National Stadium after the famous Georgian football player Boris Paichadze (1915–1990). Prior to the construction of Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena, the home stadium of Dinamo Tbilisi was the Central Stadium (Tbilisi), Central Stadium with an approximate capacity of 35,000 spectators. The demand for a much bigger stadium was increased with the successful performance of Dinamo Tbilisi in the mid 1970s. After the inauguration o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dani Olmo
Daniel Olmo Carvajal (born 7 May 1998) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or Winger (association football), left winger for La Liga club FC Barcelona, Barcelona and the Spain national football team, Spain national team. After a period at La Masia, Olmo made his professional debut for GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia in 2015. He made 124 total appearances for the club, scoring 34 goals and winning the Croatian Football League, league five times and the Croatian Football Cup, cup three times. In 2020, he joined RB Leipzig, where he won two DFB-Pokals in 2022 DFB-Pokal final, 2022 and 2023 DFB-Pokal final, 2023 as well as the 2023 DFL-Supercup, where he scored a hat-trick, before rejoining boyhood club Barcelona in 2024. Olmo won the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2019 UEFA European Championship with the Spain national under-21 football team, Spain under-21 team, and a silver medal at the Football at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferran Torres
Ferran Torres García (born 29 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. Torres began his career at Valencia, where he made his senior debut in 2017. He moved to Manchester City in 2020 and won the Premier League and the EFL Cup in the 2020–21 season. He departed for Barcelona in January 2022. He has represented Spain internationally at various youth levels, and made his debut for the senior team in 2020. Club career Valencia Born in Foios, Valencian Community, Torres joined Valencia CF's youth setup in 2006, aged six. On 15 October 2016, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserve team by coming on as a substitute for Grego in a 2–0 Segunda División B home loss against Mallorca B. Torres was promoted to the B-side ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, and scored his first senior goal on 26 August 2017 by netting his team's second in a 4–1 home w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ( ka, ხვიჩა კვარაცხელია ; born 12 February 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Georgia national team. Regarded as one of the best wingers in the world and one of the greatest Georgian players of all time, he is known for his dribbling, agility, and playmaking. Kvaratskhelia started his senior career playing for FC Dinamo Tbilisi, Dinamo Tbilisi at age 16, before departing to FC Rustavi, Rustavi where he spent half a season. During his combined three-year tenure at FC Lokomotiv Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow and FC Rubin Kazan, Rubin Kazan, Kvaratskhelia won two consecutive Russian Premier League Best Young Player awards. Following a short spell at FC Dinamo Batumi, Dinamo Batumi, Kvaratskhelia signed for SSC Napoli, Napoli in 2022, and in his debut season helped the club to reach the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, quarter-finals of the UEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation ( FFF and 3F; or Triple F; , ) is the governing body of football in France. It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital, Paris. The FFF is a founding member of FIFA and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in France, both professional and amateur. The French Football Federation is a founding member of UEFA and joined FIFA in 1907 after replacing the USFSA, who were founding members. History Background Before the FFF was established, football, rugby union and others sports in France were regulated by the (USFSA). Founded in November 1890, the USFSA was initially headquartered in Paris but its membership soon expanded to include sports clubs from throughout France.''The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC- Athens to Beijing, 1894–2008'': David Miller (2008) In 1894, the USFSA also organised the first recognised French football championship. The first competition featured just four Paris teams an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Bastien
Benoît Bastien (born 17 April 1983) is a French professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ... since 2014.FIFA"France: Referees". References External links * * * * * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Épinal French football referees UEFA Europa League referees 20th-century French sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solna Municipality
Solna ( or , ), also known as Solna Municipality, is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in central Stockholm County, Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna is one of the wealthiest municipalities in Sweden. The municipality is part of Metropolitan Stockholm. None of the area is considered rural, which is unusual for Swedish municipalities, which normally are of mixed rural/urban character. Solna is the third-smallest municipality in Sweden in terms of area, after nearby Sundbyberg Municipality, Sundbyberg, as well as Burlöv Municipality, Burlöv, Scania County. Solna borders Stockholm Municipality to the south, southeast, and northwest; Sundbyberg Municipality to the west; Sollentuna Municipality to the north; and Danderyd Municipality to the northeast. The boundary with Danderyd Municipality is delineated by the Stocksundet strait. There are two parishes in Solna Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends Arena
Nationalarenan, known as Strawberry Arena since 2024 for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Located next to the lake Råstasjön in Solna, just north of the City Centre, it is the largest stadium in Scandinavia. Since its opening, the venue has served as Sweden's List of national stadiums, national stadium for men's football, hence the name ''Nationalarenan''. The main tenants of the stadium are Sweden's men's Sweden men's national football team, national football team and Allsvenskan football club AIK Fotboll, AIK; both relocated from their previous home at the Råsunda Stadium. The venue has a total capacity of 65,000 at concerts and 50,000 seated at football matches, but the stadium can be scaled down to provide for smaller events with approximately 20,000 guests. The arena is designed by Danish C. F. Møller Architects, C.F. Møller Architects. 65,000 at concerts would require a small stage. The record attendance is just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Claesson
Viktor Johan Anton Claesson (; born 2 January 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for the Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Sweden national team. He is known for his passing and set piece abilities. Club career Early career Claesson started his career with local club IFK Värnamo. After progressing through the youth ranks, he made his senior debut in 2009 in a Division 1 Södra match. After a breakthrough campaign during the 2011 Superettan season, Claesson join IF Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football. Krasnodar On 25 January 2017, Claesson signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League team FC Krasnodar. He scored on his debut on 16 February 2017 in a 1–0 Europa League Round of 32 win against Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe, scoring a header on his first touch in any competitive Krasnodar game in the 4th minute. He was selected by UEFA as "Man of the Match". He continued his form with two goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Football Federation
The Italian Football Federation (, ; FIGC ), known colloquially as (), is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence. It manages and coordinates the Italian football league system. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Italy national football team (men's), Italy women's national football team, women's, and youth national football teams. The Italy national futsal team also belongs to the federation. History The Federation was established in Turin on 26 March 1898 as the Federazione Italiana del Football (FIF), on the initiative of a Constituent Assembly established on 15 March by Enrico D'Ovidio. Mario Vicary was elected the first official president of the FIF on 26 March. When, in 1909, it was suggested to change the Federation's name at an annual board elections held in Milan, the few teams attending, representing less than 50% of the active c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
