Eriksen eyes comeback from cardiac arrest, targets World Cup
Football | January 05, 2022 12:59 ISTThe 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.
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.
Second-place Argentina qualified after Chile lost 2-0 at home to third-place Ecuador.
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.
Following the draw, Italy will need to get through two one-leg matchups to advance in a newly devised playoff system.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Christian Benteke, who replaced Lukaku up front, put the hosts in front early and Yannick Carrasco made it 2-0.
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.
India had held Qatar to a goalless draw in the previous round of matches of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Doha in 2019.
Germany faced a stunning defeat against North Macedonia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday.
England defeated Poland 2-1 in the World Cup qualifier, thanks to a late winning goal from Harry Maguire.
Germany had gone 35 games unbeaten in World Cup qualifying since a 5-1 loss to England in Munich in 2001.
On a night when underdogs tested big names, Luxembourg pulled off the biggest shock of all to beat Ireland 1-0.
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.
The former Manchester City manager said would prefer to step down from the national team charge and return to club management.
The draw for the European qualifiying for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar took place on Monday.
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