5 things we learned from Saudi Arabia’s successful World Cup qualification journey
Saudi Arabia are heading to the World Cup for a sixth time.
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Canada kept waiting after Costa Rica loss, US-Mexico draw
With Panama being surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw at home to bottom team Honduras, the Canadians needed only a draw in San Jose to secure their second ever World Cup appearance following the 1986 finals in Mexico. But the Canadians were rocked after defender Mark-Anthony Kaye was sent off on 34 minutes for picking up his second yellow card of the night. Costa Rica made the advantage count, and deep into stoppage time at the end of the first half Celso Borges headed home Gerson Torres's cross to score the game's only goal.
Italy humiliated by North Macedonia to miss second successive World Cup
Italy will miss their second World Cup in a row after slumping to a shock 1-0 play-off semi-final defeat to North Macedonia on Thursday.
From Mali 2002 villain to Cameroun 2021 hero, Aliou Cisse is Senegal’s man of the moment
[FILE]Senegal’s head coach Aliou Cisse (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Gianni Infantino says biennial World Cup plans 'give hope to Africans'
FIFA president Gianni Infantino controversially suggested on Wednesday that changes to football’s calendar might make Africans less likely to migrate to Europe and risk death in the Mediterranean Sea.