A first international goal for Newcastle United’s Nick Woltemade was enough for Germany to beat Northern Ireland 1-0 in Belfast and take another step towards automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup. After starting their…
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Wales’ hopes of qualifying automatically for the World Cup were effectively ended as they lost 4-2 at home to Belgium in an absorbing contest that left the play-offs as their only realistic remaining route to…
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Cape Verde have become the second-smallest nation to reach the World Cup after the islanders beat Eswatini 3-0 at home. Victory meant the Blue Sharks secured top spot in their qualifying group and a place…
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England defender Millie Bright has announced her retirement from international football. The 32-year-old, who was part of England’s European Championship-winning team in 2022, made her senior debut in September 2016 and went on to win…
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Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is not expected to return from a knee injury until after the November international break. The midfielder suffered a medial collateral ligament injury in the Gunners’ win over West Ham on…
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Former Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere is set to be announced as manager of League One side Luton Town. The 33-year-old will succeed Matt Bloomfield, who was sacked earlier this month having spent less than a…
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Ghana became the fifth African nation to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup when Mohammed Kudus’ second-half goal was enough to see off recent nemesis Comoros in their final qualifier. Victory in Accra took…
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Memphis Depay broke the record for most assists for the Netherlands – and extended his own goalscoring record – in his side’s comfortable World Cup qualifying win over Finland. The 31-year-old forward picked out Aston…
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Ruben Neves’ stoppage-time header broke the Republic of Ireland’s hearts and handed Portugal a dramatic World Cup qualifying win in Lisbon after Cristiano Ronaldo was denied from the spot. Neves rose brilliantly to steer Francisco…
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Spain maintained their 100% winning start to World Cup qualifying with a routine win against Georgia in Elche. Crystal Palace midfielder Yeremy Pino opened the scoring in the 24th minute, tapping in Robin le Normand’s…
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