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Watch the best of the action from Hampden as Junya Ito's 84th-minute strike consigns Scotland to defeat in their first World Cup warm-up friendly.
Scotland's followers have discovered there is a drawback to World Cup qualification after all. Nobody who paid and handsomely to sit through the sheer tedium of this fixture could reasonably deny that. Yes, Scotland, you can come to the party; but only after a clutch of international friendlies. It is just about worth the trade-off. Officially, this marked the start of the tournament buildup for the Scots and Japan. It was a game that involved the going through of motions rather than one from...
England's head coach still rates injury-prone Manchester City defender and seems likely to be a fundamental part of his squad this summer Every manager reserves the right to make an exception to the rules. For Thomas Tuchel, it is John Stones. The England head coach has watched Stones endure a lost season at Manchester City; another one, really, because things were similar for him last time out certainly in terms of appearances. Once again, there have been injury problems, the sense that Stones...
Junya Ito's late goal gave Japan a 1-0 win over Scotland in Steve Clarke's side's first 2026 World Cup warm-up game.
Kirsty Muir becomes the first British woman to win both the slopestyle and overall World Cup titles by finishing second in the season finale in Switzerland.
Steve Asmussen's Magnitude won the 30th Dubai World Cup to give the trainer a second win in the race after Curlin's success in 2008.
Updates from the friendly at Hampden Park (5pm GMT) Get in touch! Email Scott here with your thoughts Four months ago, this happened ... and now Scotland are coming down the road. A 28-year World Cup thirst will be slaked in three months' time, and the prep starts now. Kick-off is at 5pm GMT. It's on! Continue reading...
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Gene Menez, who hit the a Kentucky Derby trifecta last year, has revealed his 2026 Dubai World Cup best bets...
World Cup-winning teams need more than their starting 11, but the U.S. men's national team never had enough good bench options. Maybe that has finally changed?...
Noussair Mazraoui featured as Morocco drew 1-1 with Ecuador on Friday evening, in the first of two games that kickstart their preparation for the upcoming FIFA World Cup finals in North America this summer.
The USMNT will be without Chris Richards and Miles Robinson for Saturday's friendly against Belgium, posing new questions of the back line...
England's path to the summer World Cup continued on Friday evening, with Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford both featuring as the Three Lions drew 1-1 with Uruguay in a friendly.
As a player, Mauricio Pochettino suffered under World Cup pressure. As a manager, he hopes to help the USMNT's belief in the face of it US men's national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino probably understands the pressure of playing for your national team in a way few of his players can. Pochettino was a late cut from Argentina's World Cup plans in 1994 and 1998. He finally made the squad as a veteran in 2002, part of a stacked team favored by many to win the entire tournament. The...
NPR - 11 hours 22 min agoThe U.S. has gone unbeaten in its past five international matches. But now the team is upping the ante with games against Belgium and Portugal that could show fans whether a deep run is in the cards.
Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson says he has "big respect" for how veteran defender Seamus Coleman has "given everything" to his country's cause.
Portugal head coach, who describes the country as a football school', explains why he is ready to take risks in pursuit of World Cup glory You get there and the mountain is so big, you have no objective other than survive." It was summer 1995, Roberto Mart nez was 21, he had made one brief appearance for Real Zaragoza and just completed military service while playing regional football back in his home town of Balaguer. A complete unknown, he was heading to Wigan, wherever that was, and didn't...
The Flat is well and truly back! The Lincoln Handicap tops the domestic billing as the turf season gets underway on the level, before Forever Young goes for Dubai World Cup glory.
After another subdued performance in an England shirt, has Phil Foden wasted his last chance to make their World Cup squad?...
Ben White arrived to a chorus of jeers from the England support at Wembley when Thomas Tuchel introduced him as a 68th minute substitute. Of course he did. There ought to be no second chances for the Arsenal defender in the eyes of plenty of those present. He let the country down when he walked out on the England squad during the 2022 World Cup and made himself unavailable for the next two years. The real surprise was what happened next. It was one of those paper aeroplane Wembley friendlies, the...
The toughest cuts for the World Cup roster will likely come at the position the US manager considers to be the most important on the field Throughout his tenure as US men's national team manager, Pochettino has needed to be experimental in the heart of the park. The player pool he inherited had a first-choice midfield trio Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, and Yunus Musah with few adequately tested alternatives. There has since been ample rotation, testing partnerships and combinations. Today one...
The U.S. Men's National Team is back in action. It's set to take on Belgium on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia.
We examine how England's 1-1 draw with Uruguay has impacted Thomas Tuchel's plans for the World Cup, who has boosted their prospects and who now has an uphill battle to make the plane this summer...
Chris Richards and Miles Robinson out for Belgium game Robinson to also miss Tuesday friendly v Portugal Richards arrived from Crystal Palace with knee issue If the US men's national team needed a test run for how a sudden injury crisis could affect preparations for games against top opponents at the World Cup, they have one now. Injuries to defenders Chris Richards and Miles Robinson have the US facing a sudden center-back shortage ahead of friendlies against Belgium on Saturday and Portugal...
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