USA will miss next year’s World Cup after a shock defeat at Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday. Bruce Arena’s side finished fifth in the final North American standings in a disastrous end to their qualifying campaign. The US hadn’t missed the World Cup since 1986 and have generally made light work of qualifying. But their […]
LIONEL MESSI hit a superb hat-trick for Argentina to beat Ecuador and secure a World Cup spot. The 30-year-old delivered when his country needed most as they avoided a qualification disaster to book their trip to Russia. The two-time World Cup winners and 2014 runners-up were in real danger of missing the tournament for just […]
FRANCE secured top spot in their 2018 World Cup qualifying group with a home win over minnows Belarus. Goals from Antoinne Griezmann and Olivier Giroud – along with Sweden’s failure against the Netherlands – meant the French finished at the summit of Group A. Atletico ace Griezmann got the ball rolling on 27 minutes when […]
U2 have had their Argentina gig delayed by 80 minutes so football fans can watch their nation fight for a spot at the 2018 Russia World Cup. Lionel Messi and the rest of the star-studded squad have endured a miserable qualifying campaign and need to win to guarantee making the play-offs. Argentina could even pull-off […]
ARGENTINA face having to play on a flooded pitch in Quito as they battle to keep their World Cup dream alive. A picture from the Ecuadorian capital appear to show large pools of water sat on the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa surface. Assim está o campo que a Argentina busca sua classificação. E deve chover mais […]