November 15 – Venezuela held Brazil to a 1-1 draw with a second-half strike from Telasco Segovia in South American World Cup qualifying. Vinicius Junior missed a penalty.
November 11 – FIFA has unveiled a new trophy for the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, which will debut its new format at next year’s tournament in the United States.
November 14 – FIFA has changed its traditional model of delivering the greatest show on earth, the FIFA World Cup. Rather than working through a national Local Organising Committee, FIFA has mandated an increased level of management and delivery of the first 48-team, 104-match tournament to host cities.
November 14 – At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has once again pledged that his organisation will help combat climate change. His own incessant use of private jets contradicts those claims.
November 13 – Tickets for the first FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2024 finals – the club tournament to be played annually in the years between FIFA’s new 32-team Club World Cups – will go on sale November 21.
November 12 – Growing the chorus of rights groups criticising FIFA, Amnesty International has said that the world governing body must stop the 2034 World Cup bid process because of human rights concerns in Saudi Arabia.
November 12 – FIFA will draw the groups for its expanded 32-team Club World Cup in Miami on December 5.
November 11 – Belgian multinational beverage and brewing company, AB InBev, looks increasingly like they’ll come to FIFA’s rescue as a major sponsor for next summer’s World Club Cup.
November 8 – Following in the footsteps of a clamour of rights groups, Human Rights Watch has warned that a 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia risks widespread labour abuse.
November 7 – FIFA has teamed up with Hawk-Eye Innovations to establish the Football Technology Centre AG, a joint venture aimed at advancing tech solutions in football, particularly through the development of algorithms that automate in-game event detection.
November 6 – The ongoing dispute over player workload and burnout has hardly been eased by rules just announced by FIFA for next summer’s expanded Club World Cup.
November 6 – Dutch FA general secretary Gijs de Jong has said the 2030 and 2034 World Cups may be awarded by acclamation.
November 6 – FIFA has confirmed the appointment of Elkhan Mammadov as the organisation’s chief member associations officer with Gelson Fernandes stepping in as his deputy.
November 6 – While most of the footballing narrative surrounding the Middle East conflict has been widespread condemnation of Israel, two prominent Israeli research institutes have hit back by lodging an official complaint with FIFA against the head of the Palestinian Football Association for allegedly using sports to promote terrorism and violence.
November 6 – Saudi giga-project developer ROSHN has opened prequalification for a contract to build a new stadium adjacent to the National Guard facilities in southwest Riyadh as Saudi looks to gear up preparations for the 2034 World Cup, with their status as hosts all but announced.