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  Eriksen eyes comeback from cardiac arrest, targets World Cup

  Football | January 05, 2022 12:59 IST

  The 29-year-old Danish midfielder has not played since collapsing on the field during Denmark's opening match at Euro 2020 against Finland in June.

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  Argentina vs Brazil: Messi and Co qualify for 2022 World Cup as Argentina draw with Brazil

  Football | November 17, 2021 13:24 IST

  Second-place Argentina qualified after Chile lost 2-0 at home to third-place Ecuador.

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  FIFA WC qualifiers: Italy miss direct World Cup qualification with goalless draw vs Northern Ireland

  Football | November 16, 2021 14:04 IST

  Following the draw, Italy will need to get through two one-leg matchups to advance in a newly devised playoff system.

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  ARG vs BRA WC qualifiers: Messi in, Neymar out of Argentina vs Brazil FIFA World Cup Qualifier match

  Football | November 16, 2021 16:25 IST

  Lionel Messi will play for Argentina when they face Brazil on Tuesday in World Cup qualifier while Neymar will miss out because of left thigh pains.

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  Argentina vs Brazil WC Qualilfiers: Messi to play against Brazil, says coach Scaloni

  Football | November 16, 2021 9:28 IST

  Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said Monday that Messi, who has been bothered by a knee injury, will play in San Juan in a match that could earn the team a spot in next year's World Cup.

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  FIFA WC qualifiers: Argentina close in on World Cup spot; Messi plays 15 minutes in win over Uruguay

  Football | November 15, 2021 11:38 IST

  Veteran winger Angel di Maria scored the only goal in the seventh minute with a powerful left-foot shot while Messi missed most of the match as he recovers from a left knee injury.

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  ARG vs BRA World Cup qualifier: Messi uncertain as Argentina take on Neymar's Brazil for WC

  Football | November 15, 2021 13:51 IST

  Argentina can secure a World Cup spot if it beats Brazil and if two of three other teams — Uruguay, Chile and Colombia — fail to win but will have to do so without injured Lionel Messi.

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  FIFA WC Qualifiers: Serbia shock Ronaldo's Portugal to seal World Cup berth; Spain, Croatia qualify

  Football | November 15, 2021 11:04 IST

  Mitrovic's 90th-minute header left Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal stunned in a 2-1 win for Serbia in Lisbon, which gave Serbia an automatic qualifying spot at the World Cup in Qatar.

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  FIFA WC qualifiers: Italy's injury crisis deepens ahead of final group game vs Northern Ireland

  Football | November 14, 2021 11:29 IST

  Italy lose further three players as Alessandro Bastoni and Davide Calabria are both injured while fellow defender Cristiano Biraghi has returned home because of personal reasons.

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  FIFA WC Qualifiers: Belgium qualify for World Cup with 3-1 win over Estonia

  Football | November 14, 2021 9:24 IST

  Christian Benteke, who replaced Lukaku up front, put the hosts in front early and Yannick Carrasco made it 2-0.

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  FIFA WC Qualifiers: Ronaldo aim to seal Portugal's World Cup spot

  Football | November 14, 2021 11:18 IST

  Cristiano Ronaldo’s chance to play at possibly his last World Cup could hinge on the result of Portugal's winner-take-all clash against Serbia.

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  FIFA WC Qualifiers: France fine without Kylian Mbappe; Denmark's perfect run continues

  Football | September 08, 2021 8:46 IST

  Griezmann scored twice and was set up by Benzema both times in a 2-0 win over Finland that put the defending World Cup champions in control of their qualifying group for the 2022 tournament.

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  It will be a difficult game vs Qatar, says India coach Stimac

  Football | June 02, 2021 22:22 IST

  India had held Qatar to a goalless draw in the previous round of matches of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Doha in 2019.

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  North Korea pull out of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

  Football | May 16, 2021 14:18 IST

  The AFC said that it will refer the decision on how the withdrawal will affect Group H standings to world governing body FIFA.

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  Joachim Low limps closer to exit after Germany's latest defeat against North Macedonia

  Football | April 01, 2021 16:04 IST

  Germany faced a stunning defeat against North Macedonia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday.

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  2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Maguire nets after Stones' mistake, England beat Poland 2-1

  Football | April 01, 2021 8:50 IST

  England defeated Poland 2-1 in the World Cup qualifier, thanks to a late winning goal from Harry Maguire.

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  2022 WC qualifiers: North Macedonia stun Germany; end 20-year unbeaten run in qualifying stage

  Football | April 01, 2021 8:35 IST

  Germany had gone 35 games unbeaten in World Cup qualifying since a 5-1 loss to England in Munich in 2001.

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  2022 World Cup qualifiers: Ronaldo's Portugal held to draw by Serbia; Luxembourg stun Ireland

  Football | March 28, 2021 6:22 IST

  On a night when underdogs tested big names, Luxembourg pulled off the biggest shock of all to beat Ireland 1-0.

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  2022 World Cup qualifiers: Griezmann scores but France held to 1-1 draw by Ukraine

  Football | March 25, 2021 6:50 IST

  Antoine Griezmann showed his return to form with the opening goal in the 19th minute but an own goal from Presnel Kimpembe gifted Ukraine an equalizer in the 57th.

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  Roberto Mancini to step down as Italy coach after 2022 FIFA WC

  Football | February 03, 2021 13:36 IST

  The former Manchester City manager said would prefer to step down from the national team charge and return to club management.