France forward Anthony Martial went off after receiving treatment for an injury during his country’s World Cup qualifying win over Kazakhstan. Martial’s clever turn and pass set up Ousmane Dembele…
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Georgia: Home team defeated 1-2 by Spain
Striker Dani Olmo scored a stoppage-time winner as Spain edged past Georgia in 2022 World Cup qualifying Group B. Spain, who have not lost a World Cup qualifying game in…
Albania: Hosts fall 0-2 at the hands of England
England maintained their winning start to the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a comfortable victory over Albania in Tirana. Albania provided more of a challenge than hapless San Marino…
Bahrain:Lewis Hamilton wins Grand Prix after Max Verstappen forced to give up lead
Mercedes Lewis Hamilton held off Max Verstappen’s Red Bull for victory in an extraordinary finish to the Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen actually took the lead from Hamilton with four laps…
Portugal: Own goal gives host victory against Azerbaijan
Reigning European champions Portugal made a winning start to their World Cup qualifying campaign as they edged a stubborn Azerbaijan. Maksim Medvedev’s unfortunate own goal proved the difference when a…
Gibraltar: Norway win 2-0 against host in World Cup qualifier
Norway players wore T-shirts bearing the message ‘Human rights on and off the pitch’ before their 2022 World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar to show support for Qatar migrant workers. Captain…
Belgium: De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku strike in World Cup qualifier
Wales threatened to cause another major upset against Belgium before succumbing to the stellar quality 3-1 defeat at the hands of world’s number one-ranked side in their opening World Cup…
Switzerland: Fifa gives former president Sepp Blatter additional ban of six years eight months
Fifa has banned ex-president Sepp Blatter from football until 2028 after giving him a new suspension of six years and eight months. Former Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke has received…
France: Ukraine holds defending champions in 1-1 draw World Cup qualifier
France were held to a surprise draw by Ukraine as they got their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign under way. The world champions began confidently and deservedly went ahead when…
Turkey: Surprise World Cup defeat for Netherlands
Netherlands began their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a surprise defeat by Turkey. The Dutch, runners up in 2010, fell behind when Burak Yilmaz’s deflected shot wrong-footed goalkeeper Tim…