England thump San Marino, Spain frustrated by Greece
England kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of San Marino on Thursday as Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice and Ollie Watkins marked his debut with a ...
Own goal denies France win over Ukraine, Turkey stun Netherlands
Holders France got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a disappointing start with a 1-1 draw at home to Ukraine on Wednesday while Turkey pulled off an impressive 4-2 ...
How Mancini revived Italy after despair of 2018 World Cup failure
The thought of a new World Cup qualifying campaign starting might bring traumatic memories flooding back in Italy.
The four-time world champions’ last attempt to reach the competition ended in ...
S. American World Cup qualifiers in doubt as clubs take hard line
This month’s World Cup qualifiers in South America are in serious doubt, with European clubs unlikely to release their players to travel amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic and ...
PM Johnson backs UK bid for 2030 World Cup
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it is the “right time” for the United Kingdom and Ireland to launch a bid to host the 2030 soccer World Cup, while he added ...
Breakaway ‘Super League’ players would be banned from World Cup
World football’s governing body FIFA says players who feature in any breakaway European Super League would be banned from playing in FIFA competitions, including the World Cup.
In a ...