Fifa World Cup: Italy, Portugal in same playoff bracket, only one to qualify for Qatar 2022

The Azzurri and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal both finished second in their qualifying groups, behind Switzerland and Serbia respectively.

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· Nov 27, 2021 · 10:01 am

World Cup qualifiers: Netherlands book Qatar 2022 spot, Wales and Ukraine enter playoffs

Late goals from Steven Bergwijn and Memphis Depay sealed a 2-0 win over Norway for the Dutch.

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· Nov 17, 2021 · 10:05 am

World Cup qualifiers: Argentina qualify for Qatar 2022 after draw with Brazil, Uruguay’s hopes fade

The qualification caps a fine year for Argentina and Lionel Messi, who won their 15th Copa America in July.

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· Nov 17, 2021 · 09:45 am

World Cup qualifiers: Italy miss out on automatic qualification, England score ten past San Marino

The European champions were pipped to the top spot by Switzerland who beat Bulgaria 4-0 as Roberto Mancini’s men were held to a 0-0 draw by Northern Ireland.

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· Nov 16, 2021 · 09:21 am

World Cup qualifiers: Ronaldo’s Portugal forced into playoffs; Spain, Croatia seal Qatar 2022 spots

The former European champions were stunned 2-1 by Serbia who took top spot in the Group and qualified for the World Cup.

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· Nov 15, 2021 · 09:49 am

World Cup qualifiers: Jorginho misses penalty as Italy held, Kane nets hat-trick in England victory

The European champions need to win their final game against Northern Ireland to ensure qualification for Qatar 2022.

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· Nov 13, 2021 · 10:16 am

World Cup qualifiers: Di Maria’s goal sinks Uruguay as Argentina inch closer to Qatar 2022 berth

Lionel Messi only played the last quarter of the game as he made his comeback from injury in the 1-0 victory.

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· Nov 13, 2021 · 09:44 am

World Cup qualifiers: Spain edge out Greece to inch closer to Qatar 2022, Ireland hold Portugal

Pablo Sarabia’s penalty proved enough for La Roja to take all three points in Athens and move a point above Sweden.

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· Nov 12, 2021 · 12:55 pm

World Cup qualifiers: Brazil thump Uruguay to close in on Qatar 2022, Argentina stretch unbeaten run

Raphinha scored a brace as Brazil all but mathematically booked their place at the World Cup with a 4-1 thrashing of Uruguay.

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· Oct 15, 2021 · 11:06 am

World Cup qualifiers: Ronaldo nets hat-trick as Portugal win big, Denmark qualify for Qatar 2022

The Portuguese great scored his 10th international hat-trick in the 5-0 win over Luxembourg.

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· Oct 13, 2021 · 09:22 am

Football: Arsene Wenger says offside calls could be automated by next year

Close offside calls are currently decided by video-assisted refereeing, but FIFA has been working to develop “advanced offside technology”.

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· Oct 12, 2021 · 09:47 pm

World Cup qualifiers: Germany book Qatar 2022 berth, Belgium made to wait after Wales’ victory

Timo Werner scored a brace for Germany as they eased past North Macedonia to finish the job.

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· Oct 12, 2021 · 09:16 am