Three women referees and three women assistant referees have been announced by FIFA among 129 officials selected for World Cup duty in Qatar.
The deal stipulates that players from both teams "pool and share" the otherwise unequal prize money paid by FIFA for participation in their respective World Cups.
The decision means that the South American football giants, who have qualified for the World Cup, seem set to play their essentially meaningless 18th qualifying game, possibly in September.
The football governing body ordered African champions Senegal and Nigeria to play one match behind closed doors after crowd disorder during last month’s 2022 World Cup play-offs.
In 2019, the last Boston Marathon not affected by the pandemic, 59 runners in a field of more than 30,000 were from Russia and Belarus.
This year marks the first time the tournament will be held in the Middle East and has been pushed to later in the year than is typical to avoid the region’s summer heat.
Paris St Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has signed a $20 million deal to promote digital fan token company Socios.com.
A recent missile attack on the northern city of Erbil prompted the switch to Saudi Arabia for Thursday's game, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation have announced.
The decision by The Court of Arbitration for Sport effectively prevents Russia from taking part in World Cup qualifying playoffs scheduled later this month.
While economic and political sanctions against Russian aggression continue, arts and sports organisations are also imposing boycotts of Moscow.
Russian teams suspended from all international football, including qualifying matches for 2022 World Cup for its invasion of Ukraine, says football governing body.
Some 1.8 million tickets were sought just for the final, which will be held in the 80,000 seat Lusail stadium in Doha on December 18, the world body said.
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