FIFA Friendly

Brazil hope to avoid breaking ignominious record

Brazil will hope not to break an ignominious 23-year-old record when they visit Wembley Stadium to square off against hosts England in a mouthwatering friendly on Saturday.

Biennial FIFA series of friendly games to launch in March

Although there are no trophies or prize money, the series is designed to benefit national teams that do not have the opportunity to play teams from other confederations, with FIFA set to cover travel costs.

Argentina to play Nigeria, Ivory Coast in March

The two friendlies will be the last before Lionel Messi and company gear up for the Copa America, to be held in United States in June.

BFF wants to avail all FIFA windows for women

Mahfuza Akter Kiran, chairman of Bangladesh Football Federation’s women’s committee, today said that the game’s local governing body will arrange FIFA friendly matches for the women’s team on all the FIFA windows.

Turkey spoil Nagelsmann's home debut

Visitors Turkey shocked Euro 2024 hosts Germany 3-2 in a friendly on Saturday to spoil coach Julian Nagelsmann's home debut after taking the job in September.

‘We were better in terms of chance creation’

"We were the better side in terms of creating chances in the two matches. Unfortunately, we could not utilise those and we have to learn from these two matches. We have to get better and improve ourselves," said Jamal at the post-match conference, for which the Afghan officials were a no-show.

Afghanistan coach full of praise for Bangladesh players

Sheikh Morsalin, who came into the limelight with two brilliant goals against Maldives and Bhutan during the SAFF Championship two months ago, will probably need a long time to forget the chance that he missed against Afghanistan in the FIFA friendly on Sunday.

Afghanistan friendlies on Sep 4 and 7, three venues in consideration

Bangladesh will host Afghanistan for two FIFA friendly matches in early September, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation’s vice-president Kazi Nabil Ahmed on Monday.

Sabitra cancels Sabina's goal as Bangladesh draw 1-1 with Nepal

Sabitra Bhandari scored a stoppage time equalizer as Bangladesh women’s football team were held to a 1-1 draw by Nepal in their FIFA friendly fixture at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday.

March 27, 2023

Seychelles coach wary of Tapu, Tariq

Seychelles coach Neville Both is wary of challenge posed by Bangladesh’s two centre-backs – Tapu Barman and Tariq Kazi – and midfielder Jamal Bhuiyan ahead of the second FIFA friendly match in Sylhet on Tuesday.

March 14, 2023

Tri-nation turns into two-nation FIFA friendly series

Bangladesh tried to replace Brunei for the tournament, which was scheduled to be played in Sylhet, by inviting teams like Cambodia, Philippines and Afghanistan. However, Cambodia and Philippines informed BFF that they were already booked for FIFA friendly matches in this window while Afghanistan team were not ready to play at the moment.

September 28, 2022

Nepal hit BD for three after 38 years

After vowing to repeat the feat of the Bangladesh women's football team in Kathmandu, the Bangladesh men's team suffered a 3-1 defeat against hosts Nepal as Anjan Bista hit a first-half hattrick in a friendly at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium yesterday.

September 27, 2022

Nepal men avenge SAFF Women's Championship defeat

A week after Bangladesh women's team beat their Nepalese counterparts 3-1 to claim a historic maiden SAFF Women's Championship title, Bangladesh men's team suffered an identical margin of defeat to Nepal men's team at the same venue -- Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu -- in a FIFA Friendly on Tuesday,

August 22, 2022

Cabrera eyes maiden victory

After showing a bit of competitiveness in the Asian Cup Qualifiers nine weeks ago, Bangladesh football team's coach Javier Cabrera is hoping to get a maiden win under his belt when his charges play against Cambodia and Nepal in FIFA friendly matches next month.

June 23, 2022

Choton’s charges ‘followed full plan to a tee’

Bangladesh women’s football team’s head coach Golam Rabbani Choton said that his charges are much more experienced compared to their 2017 self after Bangladesh thumped high-ranked Malaysia 6-0 in the first of the two FIFA friendlies played at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today.

June 6, 2022