New Zealand will now face the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF in a two-legged playoff for a berth in Brazil. ...
03:23 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Messi says fans of Agentina team are more enthusiastic than ever before, snapping up all the tickets to the team's Friday match against Venezuela. ...
02:50 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was left out of Cote d'Ivoire's squad for football World Cup qualifier against Gambia on Saturday. ...
02:02 PM, Mar 21, 2013
San Marino have lost their last 50 international matches and are joint-bottom of FIFA's 206 nations in the ranking table. ...
12:29 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Germany are at the top of 2014 World Cup qualifying Group C with 10 points from four games. ...
12:18 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Australia are second in Group B of Asia qualifying, eight points behind runaway leaders Japan and equal on five points with Iraq and Oman. ...
12:58 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Xavi is a major doubt for World Cup Group I qualifier after he missed Tuesday's training session due to a niggling hamstring injury. ...
08:45 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Ferdinand, who has been replaced by Steven Caulker, says he wants to continue playing for England and will be available for future matches this year. ...
07:16 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Rio Ferdinand will join up with England for this month's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro, confirmed Ferguson. ...
12:27 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Sneijder missed two qualifiers in October last year through injury and then friendlies against Germany and Italy. ...
07:11 PM, Mar 15, 2013
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was recalled to the England squad by manager Roy Hodgson on Thursday for this month's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro. ...
09:50 PM, Mar 14, 2013
The Serbians have nothing to lose when they visit bitter Balkan rivals Croatia in a World Cup Group A qualifier on March 22 and raucous fan support can only put pressure on the home side, Serbia right back Branislav Ivanovic said. ...
06:17 PM, Mar 14, 2013
Pankaj Advani is all set to skip the Asian Billiards Championship to take part in the World Championship Qualifiers. ...
07:55 PM, Feb 20, 2013
CNN-IBN's Arnab Sen speaks to the India chief coach Michael Nobbs about the preparations of the Indian hockey team ahead of the World Cup qualifiers beginning on Monday. ...
10:43 AM, Feb 18, 2013
Santiago: Claudio Borghi, coach of Chilean national football team, was fired after his team lost 1-3 to Serbia in an international friendly played in St Gallen, Switzerland. The bitter loss on Wednesday was just the last straw, as the 48-year-old lost his job mainly because of the team's poor performance in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, reports Xinhua. "The record isn't good after the last four matches we have played...
01:22 PM, Nov 15, 2012
Singapore: Three moments of late magic helped Uzbekistan, Iraq and Qatar grab key 1-0 wins in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday as Asian champions Japan rode their luck before edging to the brink of a place in Brazil. Nine of the 10 teams remaining in the two groups of Asian qualifying have been hard to split after numerous low scoring, close-fought matches with Japan proving the exception. The Blue Samurai...
10:58 AM, Nov 15, 2012
Berlin: Sweden staged an amazing comeback to earn a 4-4 draw with Germany, scoring four goals in the final half-hour in their World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday. Miroslav Klose scored two early goals and Germany dominated for an hour before Sweden came back from a four-goal deficit. Sweden's coach Erik Hamren called his team's comeback "historical." "I have never seen a thing like this in an international," Hamren said....
01:36 PM, Oct 17, 2012
Warsaw: The World Cup qualifier between Poland and England was postponed and moved to Wednesday because of a waterlogged pitch in Warsaw. Heavy rain left large pools of water across the pitch at National Stadium ahead of kickoff in Tuesday's game. Stadium officials decided not to close the retractable roof over the stadium despite the inclement forecast, and FIFA representatives decided to postpone the match after two pitch inspections. The...
08:58 AM, Oct 17, 2012
Bucharest: High-scoring Netherlands took control of their World Cup qualifying group by beating main rival Romania 4-1 on Tuesday to maintain their perfect record after four games. Jeremaine Lens opened the scoring in the ninth minute after goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu punched a ball into his path for an easy header into an empty net, while Bruno Martins Indi added the second with a shot from six meters in the 29th....
08:51 AM, Oct 17, 2012
Madrid: Substitute Olivier Giroud ended Spain's 24-match winning streak in qualifiers on Tuesday, scoring a deserved equalizer on the final push for France to draw 1-1 in Group I qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. Spain reserve Juanfran Torres gave away possession in midfield, allowing Franck Ribery to cross for Giroud to head beyond goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the fourth minute of added time in the match at Vicente Calderon...
08:34 AM, Oct 17, 2012
