Tehran (AFP) – Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi were on target as Iran confirmed their spot in the 2018 World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Monday. It was Iran’s sixth win from eight matches in Group A which took the table-toppers to 20 points...
With Martin O'Neill's team unbeaten so far in 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, there is no better time to get behind the Boys in Green as they bid to secure a place at next year's finals in Russia.
By Mark Baber
June 12 – A busy weekend of international football saw African Cup of Nations qualification under way in earnest, with all 48 teams in contention having now completed their first game in the Group stage...
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Glasgow (AFP) – Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has warned his players not to lose their cool in Saturday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier at home to old enemies England. Scotland-England encounters have traditionally been blood-and-thunder affairs...
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Paris (AFP) – England will look to close in on a place at the 2018 World Cup when they face auld enemy Scotland in qualifying this weekend, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal are in action before heading to the Confederations Cup.
Kieran Trippier says he will support Kyle Walker if his Tottenham team-mate gets the nod to start for England instead of him as the pair continue to battle for the right-back role for club and country.
AMMAN — Jordan plays Hong Kong on Wednesday in their final friendly before resuming Asian Cup Group C qualifiers when it plays its second qualifier against Vietnam on June 13 in Saigon.
Albert Rusnak will miss at least three matches for RSL during that time.
Glasgow (AFP) – Robust extra security measures are to be implemented for Saturday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier between old rivals Scotland and England in Glasgow after recent terror attacks in Britain.
June 5 – With less than two weeks to go before the tournament starts, FIFA has secured a domestic TV deal in Russia to broadcast the 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup with national sports channel Match-TV.