Afghanistan - players.bio

World Cup 2022 draw: Everything you need to know

By Jack Bantock, CNN

Former England assistant coach Graham Thorpe lands Afghanistan job

Former England batter Graham Thorpe has been named as the new head coach of Afghanistan’s men’s team.

Saudi Arabia celebrate World Cup qualification in style with 1-0 win over Australia

JEDDAH: With Saudi Arabia’s place at the World Cup finals in Qatar already secured, the fans came to celebrate on Tuesday and the players responded by finishing their qualification campaign on a high in Jeddah.

Mané sends Senegal to World Cup, more penalty pain for Salah

Sadio Mané sent his country to the World Cup at the expense of Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah on Tuesday as Senegal beat Egypt 3-1 in a penalty shootout after their playoff ended 1-1 on aggregate. Senegal’s victory, with Mané hitting the winning spot-kick, was a repeat of the African Cup of Nations final last month when Mané clinched a first major title for his country by also scoring the winning penalty in a shootout against the Egyptians. There was more pain for Salah, who missed Egypt’s first penalty in this shootout and again had to watch as Mané celebrated a major victory.

World Cup-bound Japan end on flat note with Vietnam draw

SAITAMA, Japan: Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu warned his team they will need to shape up if they are to meet their target of reaching the World Cup quarterfinals after drawing 1-1 with Vietnam in their final qualifier on Tuesday.