World Cup Qualifiers
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World Cup qualifiers: Albania-Poland game halted after players hit by bottles
Football | Oct 13, 2021, 11:57 AM ISTThe World Cup qualifier between Albania and Poland was temporarily halted when Polish players walked off the field after Albanian fans threw water bottles at them while celebrating a goal.
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World Cup qualifiers: Ronaldo scores hat trick, Denmark seals WC berth
Football | Oct 13, 2021, 10:14 AM ISTRonaldo extended his men's record tally of international goals to 115 by scoring the 58th hat trick of his career for club and country in Portugal's 5-0 win over Luxembourg.
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World Cup qualifiers: Japan end Australia's win streak; remain in race for direct qualification
Football | Oct 13, 2021, 10:03 AM ISTAustralia defender Aziz Behich scored an own goal in 85th minute Tuesday to give Japan a 2-1 victory and six points from four matches in Group B, three points behind the Aussies and six behind Saudi Arabia.
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Germany become 1st team to qualify for 2022 World Cup; Russia, Croatia clinch playoffs
Football | Oct 12, 2021, 11:55 AM ISTGermany booked their place in 2022 FIFA World Cup with an error-strewn 4-0 win in North Macedonia.
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World Cup qualifiers: Messi stars in Argentina rout of Uruguay; Brazil draw
Football | Oct 11, 2021, 11:04 AM ISTLionel Messi was among the scorers as Argentina beat rival Uruguay 3-0, hours after Brazil's run of consecutive wins in South American World Cup qualifying ended in a 0-0 with Colombia.
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Messi fail to score as Argentina draw Paraguay 0-0; Brazil beat Venezuela in World Cup qualifiers
Football | Oct 08, 2021, 09:09 AM ISTLeaders Brazil and second-place Argentina had uninspiring performances in their World Cup qualifying matches on Thursday, but gained key competition points.
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WC qualifiers: England lose perfect record, Spain's big win
Football | Sep 09, 2021, 10:28 AM ISTHarry Kane's 41st goal for England was cancelled out when Robert Lewandowski crossed for Damian Szymanski to head home in the second minute of injury time in a 1-1 draw.
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World Cup qualifiers: Australia, South Korea, Japan complete 1-0 wins
Football | Sep 08, 2021, 10:04 AM ISTAustralia edged Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi while Japan defeated China by a solitary goal in Doha; Kwon Chang-hoon's 2nd half goal sealed the win for South Korea against Lebanon.
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World Cup qualifiers: Pressure grows on Japan's Kyogo Furuhashi, South Korea's Heung-min Son
Football | Sep 07, 2021, 09:16 PM ISTJapan, Asia’s highest-ranked team at No. 24 in the world, lost 1-0 at home to 79th-ranked Oman last Thursday to end a streak of eight consecutive wins in World Cup qualifying games.
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EXPLAINER: Argentina football chaos over Brazil quarantine row
Football | Sep 07, 2021, 11:40 AM ISTFour Argentina players from EPL clubs were accused by agents of Brazil's health agency of breaching COVID-19 restriction rules by not declaring on arrival in Brazil that they'd been in England.
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Romelu Lukaku scores in 100th international as Belgium beat Czech Republic
Football | Sep 06, 2021, 11:47 AM ISTLukaku scored in the eighth minute at King Baudouin Stadium, his 67th goal for the national team before Eden Hazard doubled the lead shortly after.
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World Cup qualifiers: Buyako Saka feels the England love with scoring return to Wembley
Football | Sep 06, 2021, 11:37 AM ISTSaka, who turned 20 on Sunday, was met with loud cheers at Wembley after he headed in the final goal in a 4-0 World Cup qualifying win over Andorra.
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World Cup qualifiers: Germany click in Flick's 2nd game to thrash Armenia 6-0
Football | Sep 06, 2021, 11:25 AM ISTGermany clicked in coach Hansi Flick's second game in charge to beat Armenia 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier and take the top spot in their group.
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Spain back on form, rout Georgia 4-0 in World Cup qualifier
Football | Sep 06, 2021, 11:05 AM ISTLuis Enrique shook up his team and got the result he wanted as Spain beat Georgia 4-0 in World Cup qualifiers.
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Lionel Messi protests as Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier suspended
Football | Sep 06, 2021, 09:37 AM ISTWorld Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended after local health officials walked onto the pitch on Sunday in a bid to remove three players who didn’t comply with coronavirus restrictions.
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Wrold Cup qualifiers: France held by Ukraine; Denmark stay perfect
Football | Sep 05, 2021, 12:53 PM ISTReigning champion France missed the injured Kylian Mbappé in a 1-1 draw at Ukraine in World Cup qualifying but still stayed atop Europe Group D.
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Mohamed Salah joins Egypt for World Cup qualifier in Gabon
Football | Sep 04, 2021, 06:35 PM ISTThe 29-year-old Salah missed the Pharaohs’ 1-0 win over Angola on Sept. 1 in Cairo after Liverpool refused to release him because of coronavirus restrictions.
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Sunil Chhetri returns as Indian football team leaves for Doha for World Cup Qualifiers
Football | May 19, 2021, 03:21 PM ISTThe team will have a preparatory camp inside a bio-bubble in Doha before its first match on June 3 against hosts Qatar.
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Pandemic blamed for lack of VAR after Cristiano Ronaldo's complaints
Football | Mar 29, 2021, 10:40 AM ISTUEFA said it intended to use VAR in the World Cup qualifying campaign that began last week but decided it was too complicated to do so due to the prevailing situation.
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Lionel Messi's Argentina to play World Cup qualifying match in Peru amid political tension
Football | Nov 16, 2020, 11:30 PM ISTPeruvian President Manuel Merino has resigned from his position, creating turmoil in the country and forcing Argentina to cancel its training sessions in the capital.