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On 30 April, a presentation was held to unveil the eye-catching uniform that all 17,040 volunteers from the Local Organising Committee will be wearing during the FIFA World Cup.



Tunisia forward Anice Badri has taken his career to the next level since moving to Esperance Sportive de Tunis and is looking to maintain his momentum with the Eagles of Carthage at Russia 2018.
45 days to go: Unprecedented substitution
On 1 May, the FIFA World Cup Original Trophy will return to Russia, the host country of the upcoming 21st FIFA World Cup™. There it will visit nine remaining cities: Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, Samara, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg and Moscow, making it the longest host country tour in history.
On 1 May, the FIFA World Cup Original Trophy will return to Russia and visit nine remaining cities: Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, Samara, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg and Moscow, making it the longest host country tour in history.
Every week until Russia 2018 begins, we are going to be looking back at some of the best games from Brazil 2014!
The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 13 referees who will act solely as video assistant referees (VARs) during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

England have lost some vastly experienced players to international retirement since the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, with Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney having boasted over 300 caps between them when they called it a day. FIFA.com takes a look at the contenders to fill their boots.
H : 46 days to go: The Trophy gets a new name
H : 46 days to go: The Trophy gets a new name




To mark 47 days to go until the action begins in Russia, we take a closer look at the oldest coach who will be stood on the sidelines there.


Carlos Bacca believes the battle for strikers’ places in Jose Pekerman’s squad benefits Colombia and is confident he will be selected for Russia 2018.
Patrick Vieira has recalled France’s wins over Brazil in the 1998 Final and the 2006 quarter-finals and explained why they were fantastic for the sport.

Mauro Icardi has expressed his desire for a Russia 2018 call-up, insisted Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain deserve to go, and declared that whether selected or not, he is 100 per cent behind Argentina.


With 48 days to go, we take a look back at the first goal ever to require goal-line technology at a FIFA World Cup, which crossed the line in France's favour versus Honduras in the 48th minute.



The airplane which has been carrying the prized possession around the planet took its penultimate flight on the morning of 27 April from China PR to Tokyo, with Japan the final country to be visited during the global phase.



You can now vote for slogans that will be emblazoned on the 32 team buses at Russia 2018 – and win each of their creators a fantastic trip to the FIFA World Cup.
Fans across the world voted for their favourite FIFA World Cup matches, and the latest of those choices – USA-Mexico – is set to be streamed 'live' on Friday 27 April.
FIFA.com’s Bracket Predictor Challenge will make every match at Russia 2018 even more interesting to you and your friends. It’s free, it’s fun, and it offers some fantastic prizes.



To mark 49 days until the next FIFA World Cup™, we look back on how Costa Rica made a splash in their first appearance at Italy 1990.

Continuing our series on memorable FIFA World Cup images, we look back to 2006 and Ukraine's Oleg Gusev celebrating victory in a historic penalty shootout.








It is every footballers’ dream to shine in the big moments of a match or a competition. Panama captain Roman Torres can consider himself fortunate to have created such moments on more than one occasion.



As we reach the half-way point in our 100-day countdown, we take a look back at some of the 50 hat-tricks scored at the FIFA World Cup.

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