Ten-man Canada fail to clinch World Cup spot with loss to Costa Rica
:Battling Costa Rica edged 10-man Canada 1-0 on Thursday to deny the North Americans their first chance to clinch a spot in the 2022 World Cup finals.
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Tenacious 10-man Canada falls to Costa Rica in 1st loss of World Cup qualifying campaign
Canada's bid to seal World Cup qualification was put on hold Thursday after a 1-0 loss to Costa Rica that saw the Canadians play a man down for almost two-thirds of the match.
Marco Verratti admits Italy's loss to North Macedonia is a 'disaster'
Marco Verratti was distraught after Italy missed out on a second successive World Cup by losing 1-0 at home to North Macedonia in their playoff semi-final.
Italy Miss 2nd Successive FIFA World Cup After Shock Loss To North Macedonia
Roberto Mancini was reeling from the most painful defeat of his managerial career after Thursday's stunning, last-gasp 0-1 loss to North Macedonia meant they missed out on their second World Cup in a row. Mancini had become a national hero after leading the Azzurri back from the horrors of failing to reach the 2018 tournament and winning Euro 2020 last summer. However performance levels have dropped since those balmy nights and after throwing away automatic qualification in November Italy were dumped out in humiliating fashion in Palermo in a fraught play-off semi-final.
‘It’s too early’ – Roberto Mancini 'too disappointed' to discuss future after North Macedonia loss
Roberto Mancini says that he is too disappointed to discuss his future after his side’s shock loss against North Macedonia in their World Cup qualification play-off semi-final. Italy dominated for large swathes of the encounter at Stadio Renzo Barbera, but Aleksander Trajkovski delivered a fatal blow late on. Ad/> It means the European champions have failed to qualify for the last two editions of the World Cup.
Emma Raducanu’s struggles continue with loss to Katerina Siniakova in Miami
Emma Raducanu’s tough education in her maiden WTA Tour season continued on Thursday as she served for the match in her Miami Open debut and stood within two points of victory against Katerina Siniakova but failed to take any of her ample opportunities, eventually suffering a bitter 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 loss in the second round.
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold defends choices after Australia's World Cup qualifier loss to Japan
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has defended his choices during his team's key World Cup loss to Japan — a defeat that forces Australia to go through the intercontinental play-off in order to qualify for Qatar.
Italy to miss World Cup again after loss to North Macedonia
European champions Italy did not qualify for the World Cup four years ago, their first failure to reach soccer's global showpiece tournament since 1958, but they dominated from the off in Palermo and looked on course for victory.