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By: Kaminie Ellie The game of football was first introduced to Ecuador by Juan Alfredo Wright. In 1899, Juan Alfredo and his brother, Roberto, founded the first official football team, which paved the way for Ecuador to establish their national football team. The Ecuador national football team has made an appearance in the FIFA World... Continue Reading →
By: Mari León The 2022 World Cup will be the Green Falcons’ sixth participation. As one of the strongest teams in Asia, they’ve won the Asian Cup three times, and became the only Asian Arab country in 1994 to qualify to the round of 16 in the World Cup. To qualify for Qatar 2022, they... Continue Reading →
By: Carlos Castro The team known for their burgundy jersey will make their World Cup debut in their own home! Although Qatar automatically qualified as the organizer of the event, its participation in recent tournaments and its excellent results are worth noting. The team was proclaimed champion of the 2019 Asian Cup, the same year... Continue Reading →
By: Carlos Castro The Senegalese team entered the world scene in 2002, when they reached the quarterfinals at the World Cup in Korea. Since then, its players have earned their place in the most renowned clubs in Europe and around the world. Today they come together to encourage the hearts of their people and give... Continue Reading →
By: Carlos Castro In November 1997, Iranians took to the streets to euphorically celebrate their first World Cup qualification (France, 1998). This year, they arrive in Qatar occupying 20th place in the FIFA ranking, hoping to dignify football in their country, distance it from political issues (in 2006 FIFA had suspended them for government interference... Continue Reading →
By: Carlos Castro Although the unstoppable Samuel Eto’o would go on to make international headlines by leading his team to victory twice in the African Cup of Nations, once in 2000 and again in 2002, Cameroon's football history dates way back to 1953, when they played their first match as a national team while they... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Dario Richards A few summers ago, a team of young missionaries set out for a field in Jamaica to assist a local congregation to plant a new church. They had arrived with a plan: some would lead a Vacation Bible School, others would engage in sports ministry, and still others would reach out... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Dario Richards A few years ago, I had a dilemma as a brother and a pastor. My youngest brother had finally reached his goal of becoming a player on Barbados’ national football team. My challenge was the national team practice would be on Sundays during the time he attended our church service. As... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Dario Richards What is the world doing? Close to ten years ago, an answer to this question shifted my love for sports from simply a means to be entertained, to an opportunity to live out the Great Commission. Why? Because to effectively, “Go into all the world…” it is critical that we effectively... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong Many readers of this site know that my family and I were able to attend the World Cup in Russia this past month. It was a remarkable time and a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Perhaps the thing I remember most is the passion that so many people had for their countries and for football/soccer.... Continue Reading →
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