China out to prove World Cup run no fluke
Seoul (AFP) – Ambitious China are out to prove that reaching the third round of 2018 World Cup qualifying was no fluke when they take on bogey side South …
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New Russia coach shakes up squad amid World Cup worries
Moscow (AFP) – New Russia boss Stanislav Cherchesov has made wholesale changes for his first game in charge against Turkey as he bids to revive a demoralised squad to …
ESPN adds Asia World Cup Qualifiers to schedule
Just in time for the next round of World Cup Qualifiers next weekend, ESPN has added the rights to the region’s World Cup 2018 Qualifiers to its already extensive …
Off-field chaos costing Africans World Cup – Nigeria boss
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Nigeria’s Olympic football coach Samson Siasia believes an African country could win the World Cup if it weren’t for the pitiful state of sports …
Geoff Hurst reunited with hat-trick ball 50 years on
London (AFP) – Geoff Hurst was reunited with the ball he hit a hat-trick with in the 1966 World Cup final on Saturday as English football marked the 50th …
Germans still disputing England 1966 World Cup final goal
Hamburg (AFP) – Fifty years after THAT goal at Wembley, West Germany captain Uwe Seeler still insists England’s Geoff Hurst’s controversial shot never crossed the line in the 1966 …
1966 World Cup still stirs English senses, 50 years on
Paris (AFP) – This Saturday marks 50 years since English football’s finest hour, when Alf Ramsey’s side beat West Germany 4-2 in an incident-packed 1966 World Cup final at …
FIFA president hopes Africa gets two more World Cup slots
Abuja (AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Monday he hopes Africa gets two more spots at the World Cup if his proposal for the tournament to be …