From Masinga's magic to moments of madness: Highs and lows of Bafana's World Cup qualifiers
The FIFA World Cup qualifiers have not been kind to Bafana Bafana.
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As it happened: World Cup qualifiers - South Korea beat Singapore 5-0 in Seoul
SINGAPORE: Singapore took on South Korea in the second round of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup on Thursday (Nov 16). It was every bit the daunting task that most had expected, with the Lions 131 world ranking spots behind South Korea.
Son and star-studded South Korea cruise past Singapore 5-0 in World Cup qualifiers in Seoul
SEOUL: They had promised to take their opponents seriously despite the gulf which separated the two and South Korea did exactly that on Thursday (Nov 16) after a 5-0 win over Singapore in the World Cup qualifiers.
Creative Lee delights South Korea coach Klinsmann
South Korea coach Juergen Klinsmann was highly impressed with the creativity of Paris St Germain playmaker Lee Kang-in as his side opened their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 5-0 win over Singapore on Thursday.
Asian heavyweights win big to launch World Cup qualifying in style
HONG KONG: Asia's footballing heavyweights made fast starts to World Cup qualifying on Thursday (Nov 16) with Australia, Japan and South Korea plundering 17 goals between them in big wins on home soil.
Rangers 'interest' in Lawrence Shankland derailed by wild Celtic theory as synchronised thinking points to Hearts star
Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland could be at the heart of a transfer battle between Rangers and Celtic in January.
Hungary qualify for Euro 2024 after clinching draw
PARIS: Hungary qualified for Euro 2024 when a Bulgarian own goal late in stoppage time gave them a 2-2 draw in Sofia on Thursday. The Hungarians needed a single point to clinch their ticket to the finals in Germany but were trailing 2-1 before Alex Petkov headed into his own net in the 97th minute. The Hungarian players exploded in joy at the end of a match played in an empty stadium because of fears of violence. However Bulgarian fans protesting against their own football federation clashed with police outside the ground. The draw gave Hungary 15 points from seven games in Group G of European qualifying, two ahead of Serbia. The Hungarians join host nation Germany, Austria, Belgium, England, France, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and Turkiye as the teams qualified so far for next year’s finals. Hungary, whose play was largely directed by Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, took the lead in the 10th minute through Martin Adam but Spas Delev pulled Bulgaria level on 24 minutes. Bulgaria grabbed the advantage in a hard-fought game when Kiril Despodov placed a penalty beyond the outstretched hand of the Hungarian ‘keeper after Despodov had been fouled by Attila Szalai. But just as it seemed Hungary were slipping to defeat, the unfortunate Petkov headed a Hungarian cross into his own net.
Salah scores four, Lesotho shock Nigeria in World Cup qualifying
JOHANNESBURG: Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored four goals as Egypt trounced Djibouti 6-0, and minnows Lesotho pulled off a shock 1-1 draw in Nigeria in World Cup qualifying on Thursday. After reaching the 200-goal mark in English football last Sunday, Salah netted twice in each half of a Group A matchday one romp in Cairo.