Soccer-Peru seal World Cup playoff berth with 2-0 win over Paraguay
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru sealed a World Cup playoff spot on Tuesday after a 2-0 win over Paraguay secured fifth place in the South American qualifying group.
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Harry Maguire praised by Manchester United fans as Ronaldo and Fernandes book World Cup place
Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Wednesday, March 30.
Lewandowski Strikes As Poland Down Sweden To Reach 2022 World Cup
Robert Lewandowski slotted home a second-half penalty as Poland booked their berth at the World Cup finals with a 2-0 win over Sweden in Tuesday's play-off. After the Poland captain converted a spot kick, Piotr Zielinski put the game beyond doubt with a superb second goal for the hosts in Chorzow. Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny played a key role in Poland's victory with saves to deny Swedish playmaker Emil Forsberg in both halves.
UAE Stun South Korea To Earn World Cup Playoff With Australia
Harib Abdalla Suhail scored the all-important goal as the UAE stunned South Korea 1-0 on Tuesday to advance to an Asian qualifying playoff against Australia on the road to the World Cup in Qatar. South Korea and Iran had already made the cut directly from Group A in the final round of qualifying, leaving the UAE and Iraq in a crunch battle to clinch the third spot in order to earn the right to meet Australia, who finished third in Group B.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic responds to retirement talk as Sweden miss out on World Cup
Zlatan Ibramhimovic does not intend to retire from international football just yet, despite the 40-year-old’s Sweden side missing out on World Cup qualification on Tuesday night.
Turkey 2-3 Italy: Azzurri put their World Cup humiliation behind them
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.
Socceroos could miss the World Cup after 1-0 loss to Saudi Arabia
Graham Arnold's tenure as coach of the Socceroos is hanging by a thread after losing 1-0 to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning.
Rashford 'has got a LONG way to go' to make World Cup, insists Dawson
Dropped England star Marcus Rashford is up against it if he wants to make the World Cup squad, insists ex-defender Michael Dawson.