Sentences with phrase «cup qualifying»

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez is sure to have breathed a huge sigh of relief at that news, as Suarez was his team's driving force in reaching the finals, scoring 11 of their 25 goals in the regular CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying section.

Four second - half goals against Group H's bottom side Gibraltar saw Estonia get off the mark in World Cup qualifying.

Mario Mandzukic's early header proved enough for Croatia to claim their second straight win in World Cup qualifying Group I with a 1 - 0 triumph over Finland in Helsinki.

Netherlands, who sacked coach Danny Blind this week with their World Cup qualifying hopes in dire straits, took the lead on 10 minutes when Quincy Promes» shot took a double deflection and went in off Alessio Romagnoli.

Embed from Getty Images Despite a number of injury concerns over the past week of World Cup qualifying games, Arsenal look to be in pretty good shape after welcoming back a number of players.

Slovakia scored three times in the first half as they cruised to a 4 - 0 home victory over Lithuania in World Cup Qualifying European Group F.

Indeed, Kwesi Appiah's side haven't taken to the field since their disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign...

Guillermo Varela received his first call - up to the Uruguay national side and was on a watching brief as a 2 - 2 draw with Brazil and 1 - 0 win over Peru sent them top of South America's world cup qualifying group.

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7 - 0: Basel v SS Folgore 24/08/00, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg

Fresh off his goal for Italy in a 1 - 0 win over Israel in World Cup qualifying, Lazio striker Immobile was in full control at the Stadio Olimpico against remodeled Milan, which spent more than 200 million euros (nearly $ 250 million) in the transfer market.

The 29 - year - old striker came off the bench for Northern Ireland on Saturday when Stuart Dallas» dramatic late winner strengthened the country's hold on second spot in their World Cup qualifying group.

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Reds» midfielder Gini Wijnaldum reported back to Melwood with a hip injury after limping off during Holland's 1 - 0 World Cup qualifying defeat to France and at the time of writing, it's unsure whether he will be involved against Manchester United this evening.

Bouncing back has been a recurring theme of Duffy's career, and he has been central to Ireland's impressive start to their World Cup qualifying campaign.

Christian Benteke scored the quickest ever goal in World Cup qualifying to help Belgium to a comfortable 6 - 0 victory away at Gibraltar.

The new, temporary boss clearly believes that the tried and tested players that went through the gruelling Asian World Cup Qualifying stage are the bulk of squad who he thinks can get the job done.

New Zealand keeper Richard Wilson went 921 minutes without conceding a goal during New Zealand's successful World Cup qualifying campaign in 1982.

Lamichhane, 17, and his teammates made history earlier this month when Nepal gained one - day international status at the World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe.

In September, he was the best player on the field in the U.S.'s 4 - 0 World Cup qualifying win against Trinidad and Tobago, his first national team start.

Sanchez returned to the starting line - up and scored a second - half brace as Chile came from behind to upstage Uruguay 3 - 1 in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.

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Colombia's Faryd Mondragón is believed to be the only footballer ever to compete in six consecutive World Cup qualifying tournaments.

The player spent the international break back in South America after being called up to play for Argentina in World Cup qualifying assignments against Chile and Bolivia.

Croatia, who finished second to Iceland in World Cup qualifying, were drawn into the same group as the island nation for this summer's tournament.

Christian Pulisic blows by Joevin Jones in the USA's 4 - 0 World Cup qualifying win over Trinidad and Tobago on Sept. 6, 2016, in which he assisted on a goal scored by Jozy Altidore.

Iceland beat out Croatia to top its World Cup qualifying group last fall and was drawn against them again into Group D this summer, along with Argentina and Nigeria.

Spennymoor Town's Dan Lowson found himeself in the spotlight in September, 2016 after he scored an 80 - yard free - kick in the first round of FA Cup qualifying against Radcliffe Borough.

I was, maybe still am, but I have taken some pleasure in the performance of the home nations in this World Cup qualifying campaign.

The draw put them level in the Hex (World Cup Qualifying Table) with Costa Rica.

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar had to have a brain scan in 1993 after being hit on the head with a rock during a World Cup qualifying match between Zimbabwe and Egypt.

Paraguay was disappointing in World Cup Qualifying, finishing 7th out of the 10 teams in CONMEBOL.

Gerrard's first goal for England came in 2001 when he scored the second goal of a 5 - 1 rout over Germany during a 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match in Munich, helping England secure a spot in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

This is a direct result of the proliferation of soccer specific stadiums and the Federation's insistence on hosting USMNT World Cup Qualifying home matches in these venues.

Alexis Sanchez scored a second - half brace as Chile came from behind to upstage Uruguay 3 - 1 in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying.

With the Gunners set to face Watford next Saturday and with Costa Rica and Chile playing World Cup qualifying matches less than three days before that, the chances of Alexis Sanchez and Joel Campbell being ready to play after a long haul flight back to England are pretty slim.

Arsenal fans may sometimes be a bit down on the France international striker, but Olivier Giroud will be the toast of his nation this week after scoring the second goal, and what turned out to be the winner, in their final World Cup qualifying match, but will it be enough to convince Arsene Wenger to give the big centre forward a rare Premier League start when Arsenal travel to Watford on Saturday?

Even if Alexis and his Chilean teammates can win their final two World Cup qualifying games over the next few days, they are not certain to be in Russia next summer as they are currently sixth in the table with only the top four going through.

Arsenal fans and Arsene Wenger will be hoping that the prognosis on the injury suffered by the Arsenal and Germany international defender Shkodran Mustafi last night in the final World Cup qualifying match against Azerbaijan will not prove to be too bad.

He has celebrated his breakthrough in style and has continued his exploits whilst playing for the England U19 side in this week's World Cup Qualifying rounds.

The simple fact is that the Germany boss has left the Arsenal play maker Mesut Ozil out of his latest squad for the World Cup qualifying games against Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan, Squawka.com has reported, explaining that his decision was based on the idea that Ozil would be better off recharging his batteries.

Peru ended a lengthy World Cup qualifying drought, reaching the final stage for the first time since 1982 after outlasting New Zealand in an intercontinental playoff.

In 1997 FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, sent two investigators to Baghdad to question members of the Iraqi national team who'd allegedly had their feet caned by Uday's henchmen after losing a World Cup qualifying match to Kazakhstan.

He helped Nigeria beat their closest rivals, Algeria, for the World Cup Qualifying spot last night, but all the focus was on this lovely bit of footwork.

The five - time champion Seleçao eased to first place in CONMEBOL's World Cup qualifying table, led by attacking talents like Neymar, Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho and a manager, Tite, who has reinvigorated the international powerhouse.

Former Force India F1 reserve driver Juncadella was competing in Blancpain GT Sprint Cup qualifying when he ran wide at Stirlings Bend.

Embattled U.S. Men's National Team manager Jurgen Klinsmann has been considered by many to be a disappointment after the team's recent struggles in World Cup qualifying.

It was the beginning of the end for Vogts, who was gone by October after a disastrous start to World Cup qualifying.

But he played a key role for his country as they kept a second clean sheet in four days to secure a goalless draw which gave them a 1 - 0 aggregate win over Italy in their World Cup qualifying playoff.

I can't imagine that Pizzi would actually refuse him to leave the camp, although they do have a World Cup Qualifying match tonight 30 minutes after the transfer window closes, which could prove to be a problem for any potential suitors.