The North Macedonia players have “90 minutes to fulfil” the “dream of a whole country” said key midfielder Elif Elmas ahead of Tuesday’s 2022 World Cup play-off against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal.
Italy is once again reeling after failing to reach a second straight World Cup, throwing away automatic qualification before falling to a devastating defeat in the play-offs to North Macedonia.
Portugal have been well and truly warned not to take the threat of North Macedonia lightly as they face Italy’s conquerors in a decisive World Cup qualifying play-off on Tuesday.
Gareth Southgate insists there would be no benefit from England boycotting the World Cup amid concerns about Qatar’s human rights record.
Russia’s future in the World Cup is teetering on a knife-edge after Fifa’s plan to allow them to play on neutral territory were dismissed as “unacceptable” by rivals, plunging the qualifying process for football’s showpiece event into chaos.
England manager Gareth Southgate has set his sights on the nation’s “missing piece” as he targets World Cup glory in 2022.
South African Football Association (Safa) president Dr Danny Jordaan revealed they are set to hold a meeting with the Department of Health on the possibility of allowing fans back into the stadium.
Prosecutors have tabled fresh allegations of bribes being paid to Fifa executive committee members to vote for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup.
Former England international Wayne Rooney has admitted he should not have gone to the 2006 Fifa World Cup.
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