Draxler out of Germany's qualifier vs Kazakhstan
Germany midfielder Julian Draxler has been ruled out of Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan while Sven Bender has joined the squad.
Spain defender Alba doubtful for France game
Spain defender Jordi Alba is in doubt for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against France after injuring a muscle in his right leg. Barcelona says the ...

NIreland-Russia qualifier postponed for 2nd time
A second attempt to play Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Russia has been aborted due to bad weather in Belfast. Heavy snow initially ...
Wales stages stirring comeback, beats Scotland 2-1
Wales scored twice in three second-half minutes to secure a 2-1 comeback win over Scotland in World Cup qualifying on Friday, keeping alive its faint ...

England thrashes San Marino 8-0 in WCup qualifier
England showed no mercy in its World Cup qualifier against San Marino on Friday, thrashing the joint-bottom team in the FIFA rankings 8-0 to record ...
Walcott to miss England games with pelvic injury
England will be without Theo Walcott for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Montenegro on Tuesday after the Arsenal winger tore his pelvic muscle ...

Spain, Portugal slump to draws in WCup qualifying
Spain and Portugal left themselves in dangerous territory in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup by slumping to disappointing draws on an otherwise ...

Bosnia beats Greece 3-1 in World Cup qualifying
Edin Dzeko scored twice as Bosnia beat Greece 3-1 on Friday to move three points clear at the top of its World Cup qualifying group. Bosnia tops Group ...

France warms up for Spain by beating Georgia 3-1
France beat Georgia 3-1 to go top of its World Cup qualifying group on Friday, and pile the pressure on Spain ahead of their showdown next week.

Ireland holds Sweden to 0-0 draw in WCup qualifier
Sweden was held to a 0-0 draw by Ireland on Friday to barely hold on to second place in their World Cup qualifying group. Ireland dominated the ...

Spain held to 1-1 draw by Finland in WC qualifier
Spain conceded a late goal Friday to draw 1-1 at home with Finland, conceding top spot to France in their World Cup qualifying group and jeopardizing ...

Netherlands beats Estonia 3-0 in WCup qualifier
The Netherlands made it five wins out of five World Cup qualifiers on Friday after goals from Rafael van der Vaart and Robin van Persie helped secure ...

Belgium beats Macedonia 2-0 in WCup qualifier
Goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Eden Hazard led Belgium to a 2-0 win at Macedonia in World Cup qualifying on Friday. The result puts Belgium level with ...

Ukraine too good for Poland in WCup qualifier
Two goals inside the first 10 minutes helped Ukraine to a 3-1 victory over Poland in their World Cup qualifier on Friday. Andriy Yarmolenko opened the ...

Denmark wins 3-0 at Czech Republic in qualifying
Andreas Cornelius, Simon Kjaer and Niki Zimling scored in the second half Friday to lead Denmark to a 3-0 victory at the Czech Republic in qualifying ...

Croatia beats Serbia 2-0 in tense WCup qualifier
Croatia beat Serbia 2-0 in a highly charged 2014 World Cup qualifier on Friday, the first match as independent states between the bitter Balkan foes ...

Striker Gomez to sit out qualifier in Kazakhstan
Germany's only striker, Mario Gomez, will miss Friday's World Cup qualifying match in Kazakhstan because of a thigh injury. Gomez hurt his right ...

England looking to avoid slip-up in San Marino
Roy Hodgson's recollections of the night England last played San Marino away will be very different to the average Englishman. While England was ...
Croats, Serbs to meet in highly charged qualifier
Security will be tight and UEFA will be watching closely when Croatia and Serbia meet in a highly charged World Cup qualifier, their first match as ...
Germany plays Kazakhstan twice in 4 days
To prepare for the World Cup qualifying match in Kazakhstan, Germany practiced on artificial turf playing handball. Friday's match in Astana will be ...

Glimpse of Spain's future in match vs. Finland
Missing four of its veteran players, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque could offer a glimpse of what the future holds in store for the world champions ...
European powers resume qualifying with easy games
The European powers resume qualifying for the 2014 World Cup on Friday with some of the easiest matches they'll play on the road to Brazil.
France needs strikers to find form against Georgia
Scoring chances could be scarce against a Georgia team expected to defend in numbers, so France will need one of its misfiring forwards to hit form ...

Italy seeks continuity, Brazil revival in friendly
Italy hasn't beaten Brazil since a memorable victory en route to the 1982 World Cup title and will be looking to show off its newfound swagger in ...
Webb urges FIFA to give CONCACAF more influence
The CONCACAF region that includes the United States wants a bigger say in the decision-making at the heart of FIFA. Jeffrey Webb, president of ...