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PARIS, April 16 : France will complete their World Cup preparations against Northern Ireland in Lille on June 8, days after opening their warm-up campaign against Ivory Coast, the French federation said on Thursday.
April 15 : France striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the World Cup, manager Didier Deschamps said on Wednesday, after he reportedly ruptured his Achilles tendon during Liverpool's Champions League defeat by Paris St Germain.
April 14 : Iraq coach Graham Arnold said his future beyond the World Cup remains undecided as his contract ends after the tournament and no formal talks have yet taken place, though retirement is not on his mind.
April 4 : Wins over England and Scotland underline Japan's status as the Asian nation most likely to make a major impact at the World Cup during an international window of mixed fortunes for the continent's qualifiers for this summer's finals.
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April 1 : Australian Graham Arnold, head coach of Iraq, said on Wednesday that his team would give everything at this year's World Cup and relish the opportunity to surprise the worlds.
MONTERREY, Mexico, March 31 : Iraq grabbed the last available place at the World Cup by beating Bolivia 2-1 in their inter-confederation playoff on Tuesday, sealing their return to the finals after a 40-year absence.
Italy failed to qualify for a third World Cup in a row after Alessandro Bastoni’s first-half red card proved costly in a dramatic 4-1 penalty shoot-out defeat away to Bosnia and Herzegovina.