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            <title><![CDATA[FIFA defends Infantino amid reports of wrongdoing and Uefa payment claims]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The international football federation Fifa is launching a fierce attack on what it says is “an ongoing effort to undermine Fifa and its president.” In a statement, Fifa writes that recent reports about president Gianni Infantino are based on “unfounded allegations.”]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FIFA says it will continue consultation process after criticism of World Cup stake-sale plan]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The international football federation FIFA will continue the process of consulting on the sale of shares in, among other things, the World Cup, the federation announced, saying the issue has been misrepresented. “Nobody should sell football. It is not something we would ever consider,” FIFA wrote.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:54:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Longer halftime in World Cup final could favor Argentina, says Sweden coach]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[How long will the halftime break be in the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina? Many signs indicate it will be longer than the traditional 15 minutes. I think it can benefit a team like Argentina, says the women's national team's assistant coach and performance manager Niklas Egnell to TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:33:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TV4 to show most of World Cup final halftime show, but not all on TV air]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[For the first time, there will be a half-time show in the World Cup final in football. But not everything will be shown on TV4. If you really want to make sure you don't miss a minute, you can watch on TV4 Play, says TV4 sports director Johan Cederqvist.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:42:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Qatar's Assim Madibo suspended for rest of World Cup after breaking Ismael Koné's leg]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Qatar's Assim Madibo has been banned for five matches after breaking the leg of Canada's Ismael Koné in the second group match, FIFA announced.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:24:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Team Melli - are they playing for the country or the regime?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The largest Iranian diaspora is in the United States, particularly California, which is getting ready to host "Team Melli" in the World Cup. Mayor Sheila Rossi, who is half-Iranian, had hoped the tournament would be a unifying force but is now doubtful after six months of war. "Seeing this division is hard for me," she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:56:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss World Cup shock - dropped points against Qatar]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Switzerland suffered a bitter blow at the World Cup. Deep in stoppage time, the team saw victory slip away to underdogs Qatar. It finished 1-1 after Boualem Khoukhi's equalizer - a historic point for Qatar.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:12:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rape-accused midfielder Thomas Partey denied Canada visa, will miss Ghana's World Cup opener]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ghana's midfielder Thomas Partey has been denied a visa to Canada and will miss his team's first World Cup match against Panama, The Athletic reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New problem - Iran forced to travel to and from the USA on World Cup match days]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Visa problems in the United States forced the World Cup base to be moved to Mexico. Now Iran's World Cup team must also travel to and from the United States on match days.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:02:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The World Cup brings millions to Sweden - it's important]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden's men's national team will play in the World Cup for the first time in eight years. As a bonus, it will give the Swedish Football Association a big boost. "It feels like the players have more in the bank than we do," says Kim Källström.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:37:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The matches of fate - with 100 million kronor in the pot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[100 million kronor in the account - or not. That's what Sweden's World Cup playoff is about. We don't know what it will look like in the future, and it is clear that the championships contribute, says Niclas Carlnén, general secretary of the Swedish Football Association.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:10:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran appeals to FIFA to move its World Cup matches to Mexico]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Iran has asked FIFA to consider allowing Iran to play its World Cup matches in Mexico instead of the United States, German DPA reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:14:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fifa: Threatening online trolls denied World Cup tickets]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The international football federation Fifa is blacklisting people who spread threats and hatred and preventing them from buying tickets to events such as the World Cup, president Gianni Infantino said in a new report.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:54:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fifa Considers Moving World Championship Matches After Trump Request]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[USA's president Donald Trump wants to move World Championship matches for security reasons. Now he gets support from International Football Federation Fifa.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:38:02 GMT</pubDate>
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