World Cup

Germany qualified for the 2022 World Cup after crushing North Macedonia 4-0 on Monday to secure the top spot in their qualifying Group J with two games to spare. Two second ...

Pep Guardiola believes a World Cup every two years could be good for the game and would welcome a fair debate over the issue. FIFA’s head of global development ...

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has warned of a potential European boycott of the World Cup if FIFA’s plans to stage the tournament every two years go ahead. World soccer’...

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to give Argentina a 3-0 win over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday, lifting him above Pele as South America’s top international ...

FIFA’s plan to double the number of World Cups by holding the tournament every two years has received a “very positive response”, Arsene Wenger, the man fronting the proposals, ...

England manager Gareth Southgate defended his decision not to use any substitutes in the 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw against Poland on Wednesday. The Poles used all five of their ...

Cyprus were beaten 2-0 in Slovakia on Tuesday night to round off a miserable triple-header in World Cup qualifying. After losing 3-0 in Malta and 2-0 at home to Russia, ...

Jorginho missed a penalty as Italy were held to a 0-0 draw by Switzerland in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday, a result that meant Roberto Mancini’s side equalled ...

Jesse Lingard returned to the scoresheet for England for the first time in three years with two goals in his side’s 4-0 win over Andorra in a one-sided World ...

Gareth Bale ended his two-year Wales scoring drought as his hat-trick secured a thrilling 3-2 World Cup qualifying win over Belarus in Kazan. Bale had not added to his record 33 ...

England return to Wembley for the first since losing the Euro 2020 final when they host Andorra in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday. The Three Lions have won their opening ...

Proposals to hold the World Cup every two years, being pushed by governing body FIFA, are set to be opposed by UEFA and Europe’s leading clubs, sources have told ...

England moved five points clear at the top of World Cup qualifying Group I after a comfortable 4-0 win over Hungary at the Puskas Arena on Thursday. Raheem Sterling put ...

Gareth Southgate believes England’s game in Hungary on Thursday could be “pivotal” to their World Cup qualifying chances. The Three Lions play their first game since losing on penalties ...

Cyprus were beaten 3-0 in Malta in Fifa World Cup qualifying on Wednesday night, leaving them bottom of Group H. After four games played, Cyprus have four points, three behind ...

FIFA will be ready to implement an automated system for offside calls at next year’s World Cup in Qatar, Arsene Wenger said. The game’s rulemaker, IFAB, said last ...

England’s Harry Maguire smashed home a late winner as they laboured to a 2-1 win over Poland in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday, with the defender bailing out team ...

England host Poland in a World Cup qualification clash at Wembley on Wednesday night. Gareth Southgate has seen his side win their opening two Group I fixtures and will be ...

Belgium hit eight in a ruthless destruction of Belarus in World Cup qualifying. Brighton forward Leandro Trossard and Club Brugge’s Hans Vanaken scored twice apiece for Roberto Martinez’s ...

Cyprus recorded the first win of their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory over Slovenia at the GSP stadium in Nicosia on Tuesday night. Apollon star Ioannis Pittas ...

Poland suffered a massive blow ahead of this week’s crunch World Cup qualifier away to England when striker and talisman Robert Lewandowski was ruled out because of a knee ...

A Cristiano Ronaldo goal not given in a dramatic World Cup qualifier between Serbia and Portugal would have stood if the two football associations had agreed before the game to ...

France, Spain and England all enjoyed wins in World Cup qualifying on Sunday while Denmark smashed eight past Moldova. Italy and Germany are in action later on Sunday and will ...

Croatia got their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track after a first-half header by Mario Pasalic gave them a laboured 1-0 home win over Cyprus in Group H on ...