France 5-0 South Africa: Kylian Mbappe nets twice with Olivier Giroud, Wissam Ben Yedder and Matteo Guendouzi also scoring
France extended their winning run to seven matches as they thrashed South Africa in a friendly in Lille.
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Robert Page hails Wales’ stand-in strikeforce after Czech Republic draw
Robert Page hailed his stand-in strikeforce after Wales preserved their long unbeaten home record with a friendly draw against the Czech Republic.
Mbappe puts on a show as France trounce Bafana in Lille
World champions France put five goals past Bafana Bafana in a one-sided affair at the Stade Pierre Mauroy during an international friendly encounter on Tuesday.
Soccer-Morata and Sarabia at the double as Spain beat Iceland 5-0
(Reuters) - Alvaro Morata scored a first-half double and substitute Pablo Sarabia added two more after the break as World Cup contenders Spain overwhelmed Iceland 5-0 in an international friendly in A Coruna on Tuesday.
Soccer-Belgium beat Burkina Faso as coach tests fresh faces
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An inexperienced Belgium beat Burkina Faso 3-0 in a friendly on Tuesday, overcoming a poor start and requiring an alert keeper as coach Roberto Martinez tested options ahead of the World Cup.
Every team that has qualified for the 2022 World Cup as final places confirmed for tournament in Qatar
World Cup qualifying has been coming thick and fast over the past few days as the final spots get confirmed ahead of Friday’s draw. Remarkably, we still won’t know every team who will be playing at Qatar 2022 by the end of this window with the inter-confederation play-offs coming on June 13-14 as well as Ukraine’s tie with Scotland getting pushed to June. Ad/> However, we are close to the final line-up, so let’s break it down (scroll to the bottom for the full list of qualified nations)...
Lewandowski, Ibrahimovic seek World Cup place as Poland, Sweden clash
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 28, 2022 shows on March 23, 2016 Poland’s Robert Lewandowski playing the ball during the international friendly football match against Serbia in Poznan and on June 22, 2016 Sweden’s forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic plays the ball during the Euro 2016 group E football match between Sweden and Belgium at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. – Either Robert Lewandowski or Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss out on the chance to play at the 2022 World Cup when Poland and Sweden clash in March 29, 2022 play-off. (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI and Valery HACHE / AFP)
John Egan hails Chiedozie Ogbene’s ‘unbelievable’ start for Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland defender John Egan could not be happier for Chiedozie Ogbene after his “unbelievable” start to life as a senior international.