HARRY KANE was forced to have his ankle strapped just 10 days before the start of the World Cup. England’s No9 was being attended to by a member of the Three Lions’ staff raising concerns over his fitness. Kane, 24, remains integral if Gareth Southgate’s men are to upset the odds in Russia. He was […]
SWITZERLAND’S last World Cup warm-up game sees them welcome fellow finalists Japan. Borussia keeper Yann Sommer and midfielder Denis Zakaria played the full 90 minutes of Switzerland’s 1-1 draw with Spain in Villareal to rubber stamp their fitness. And Stoke City’s Xherdan Shaqiri came through the full 90 minutes after a training ground injury scare last […]
ZLATKO DALIC’S team face Senegal in Osijek at Gradski Vrt in their last warm-up match before the team heads to Russia. Croatia face another African side in Nigeria in their World Cup opening group clash. On Sunday in Croatia fell victim to Brazil star Neymar on his return from a long injury lay-off. Philippe Coutinho […]
PORTUGAL are expected to welcome back Cristiano Ronaldo for their final pre-World Cup warm-up friendly against Algeria on Thursday. The game in Lisbon is the curtain-raiser to their Group B against Spain on June 15. Ronaldo returned to training with the national team following a week off in Marbella with his family after Real Madrid’s […]
ICELAND and Ghana meet for the first time ever in Thursday’s friendly in Reykjavik. World Cup bound Iceland, so effective at Euro 2016, were beaten by Norway 3-2 on Saturday. Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson, out since March with a knee injury, put Iceland ahead after Alfred Finnbogason’s penalty cancelled out Bjorn Johnsen’s opener. But Bournemouth’s Joshua King […]