World Cup qualifying: Canada's final push and what's happening in Europe
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World Cup qualifying Sport News
Portugal and Italy's World Cup qualifying routes with Cristiano Ronaldo chances in balance
At least one of Cristiano Ronaldo 's Portugal or Euro 2020 winners Italy will suffer World Cup heartbreak this week as their qualifying campaigns come to a head.
Russian soccer federation loses 3rd ruling at CAS ahead of World Cup qualifying playoffs
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday dismissed a third request by the Russian soccer federation for urgent rulings to freeze FIFA and UEFA decisions before World Cup playoffs begin this week.
Canadian men's soccer roster set for final 3 World Cup qualifying games
In July 2019, Canada coach John Herdman chose to see the glass half-full as CONCACAF revamped its road to the World Cup.
Vanuatu withdraw from World Cup qualifying due to COVID-19
Vanuatu have pulled out of Oceania's qualification tournament for this year's World Cup finals in Qatar due to a majority of their players and staff testing positive for COVID-19, the country's football federation (VFF) said on Saturday.
Russia loses bid to freeze ban from World Cup qualifying
Russia's request to freeze a FIFA ban on its soccer teams ahead of next week's World Cup qualifying playoffs was denied Friday.
Pulisic, Reyna and Pepi headline final USMNT World Cup qualifying squad
Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna and Ricardo Pepi headline the 27-man U.S. men's national team roster for the final round of World Cup qualifiers.
How Ghana are looking to ‘confuse’ Nigeria ahead of 2022 World Cup qualifying showdown - Addo
Ghana Football Association Executive Committee member Samuel Anim Addo believes delays in the public announcement of Ghana’s squad for their upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria will “confuse” the opposition.