Cristiano Ronaldo heading for his fifth World Cup after Portugal victory
Cristiano Ronaldo will get to play in his fifth World Cup in Qatar after Portugal defeated North Macedonia 2-0 in the European qualifying playoffs on Tuesday.
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Soccer-Italy edge Turkey 3-2 in friendly after World Cup qualifying agony
ANKARA (Reuters) - Italy won 3-2 in an entertaining friendly away to Turkey on Tuesday after Giacomo Raspadori struck twice although that was scant consolation for their agonising failure to qualify for the World Cup and added to Turkey's misery after they missed out.
Soccer-Netherlands snap Germany's winning streak with 1-1 draw
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Netherlands came from a goal down to snatch a 1-1 draw against visitors Germany in their friendly international on Tuesday and snap their opponents' eight-game winning run.
Kylian Mbappe scores twice for France, Netherlands hold Germany, Norway hit nine, Spain and Italy win
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France continued their preparations for the defence of the World Cup in Qatar with a 5-0 friendly win over South Africa. Mbappe struck in the 23rd minute at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy before Olivier Giroud, starting in the absence of the injured Karim Benzema, added a second. Ad/> Mbappe then netted the third from the penalty spot in the 76th minute before Wissam Ben Yedder and Matteo Guendouzi also got on the scoresheet.
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)...
McGinn mistake helps Hungary edge out Northern Ireland
Hungary capitalised on a mistake from Niall McGinn to edge out Northern Ireland 1-0 at Windsor Park.
Bruno Fernandes Brace Helps Portugal Beat North Macedonia To Qualify For 2022 World Cup
Bruno Fernandes fired Portugal to the 2022 World Cup by scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Italy's conquerors North Macedonia on Tuesday. Italy's shock exit had North Macedonia dreaming of their first ever appearance at a World Cup finals but Portugal and Fernandes proved a step too far in Porto. Fernandes eased Portuguese nerves at the Estadio do Dragao by finishing off Cristiano Ronaldo's pass in the first half and then made the win more comfortable in the second, latching onto an inch-perfect cross from the excellent Diogo Jota.
Portugal see off North Macedonia to qualify for 2022 World Cup
Bruno Fernandes fired Portugal to the 2022 World Cup by scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Italy’s conquerors North Macedonia on Tuesday.