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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: September 11, 2013
The United States confirmed their place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil as the first CONCACAF zone nation to do so, with an impressive 2-0 victory over Mexico on Tuesday night. Jurgen Klinsmann‘s team had to bounce back from the disappointment of defeat to Costa Rica just four days earlier, and did so in style with their win in Columbus. The three points take the USMNT to...
Published: September 10, 2013
First off, congratulations to England for going top of their World Cup qualifying group with the home stretch in sight. Next, congratulations to any fans who managed to stay glued to the screen—or even awake—for the entire 90 minutes of another soulless, tempo-free performance from the national team under Roy Hodgson. All right, the bottom line is England got the job done against Ukraine...
Published: September 10, 2013
Robin van Persie was the Dutch hero once more as he hit two goals to see Holland to victory over Andorra, and in so doing ensuring that his nation will be at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil. Following on from his late penalty to snare a 2-2 draw for Holland against Estonia on Friday, van Persie stepped up once more on Tuesday to fire both goals in the 2-0 win over bottom-of-the-group Andorra. His...
Published: September 7, 2013
The World Cup in Brazil for 2014 is creeping closer, with the latest round of international games taking place this week. Many of the qualifying zones are now approaching their climax, with nations only a win or two away from sealing their place at the finals. As ever, a whole host of games and goals brought us some cracking imagery and storylines, and we’ve got the best of them here for you,...
Published: September 7, 2013
While domestic action takes a back seat for a few days, World Cup qualifiers are in full swing around the footballing world. And given the quality of players on show for their nations, it should be no surprise to find that plenty of quality goals were scored along the way! Here’s a roundup of all the best goals scored in international week so far. Fans of all nations will be hoping that the finals...
Published: September 7, 2013
Colombia and Ecuador battled out a World Cup qualifier in poor conditions due to a torrential rainstorm which delayed the kickoff by more than an hour, where the hosts were eventually victorious by a 1-0 scoreline. Colombia v Ecuador next up. Kick-off delayed by an hour (as in Russia earlier) due to heavy rain. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/9d0OBsAHCa — Alex Stone (@AlexStone7) September 6, 2013 Early...
Published: August 27, 2013
England have announced their latest squad for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, with manager Roy Hodgson opting to hand call-ups to uncapped pair Ross Barkley and Andros Townsend. Hodgson’s side are currently second in Group H with four matches left to play, with the fixtures on Sept. 6 and Sept. 10 pitting England against Moldova and Ukraine, respectively. England are currently...
Published: August 15, 2013
England ran out 3-2 winners over Scotland in an international friendly match on Wednesday, with the players on both sides getting a good warm-up in ahead of the start of the Premier League campaign on Saturday. While the focus for the managers will have been on assessing their options ahead of the final bouts of World Cup qualifying matches, one name will be assessed beyond all others in the aftermath...
Published: July 18, 2013
Though the main event is still almost a full decade away, debate continues to rage surrounding the FIFA World Cup of 2022. Ever since it was awarded to Qatar as the host, there have been plenty of voices suggesting other nations might have been better suited to what is a huge global event, with the high summer temperatures that the players will have to contend with just one of many issues to talk over. One...
Published: July 4, 2013
The latest edition of the FIFA World Rankings for international teams was released on Thursday, with this summer’s Confederations Cup victors Brazil making a significant jump back into the top 10. There were plenty of other movers, both up and down, with World Cup qualifying action taking place all over the globe at the start of summer. Here’s the complete breakdown of the latest rankings,...