Tag: Soccer
France draws 1-1 with Ukraine, Finland held 2-2 at home
PARIS — Defending champion France opened its qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup with a tame 1-1 draw against Ukraine, while Bosnia-Herzegovina scored...
France draws, Dutch lose at start of WC qualifying in Europe
The road to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup began for European teams on Wednesday with a slip-up by France to open its title...
Ronaldo scoreless as Portugal tops Azerbaijan 1-0 in Group A
TURIN, Italy — Cristiano Ronaldo was held scoreless as Portugal needed an own-goal to defeat Azerbaijan 1-0 in Group A of World Cup qualifying...
Belgium wins Group E opener, Czech Republic thrashes Estonia
BRUSSELS — Top-ranked Belgium produced a subdued but controlled display to start its qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup with a 3-1 win...
Luis Enrique praises youngsters debuting with national team
<p>MADRID — Spain coach Luis Enrique has had only a few days to work with some of the youngsters he called up for the...
Croatia loses 1-0 to Slovenia at start of WCup qualifying
Croatia, the runner-up at the 2018 World Cup, lost the opening match of its qualifying campaign for the 2022 tournament as Slovenia secured a...
Yilmaz nets hat trick as Turkey beat Netherlands 4-2
<p>ISTANBUL — Veteran striker Burak Yilmaz scored a hat trick as Turkey stunned the Netherlands 4-2 on Wednesday in the opening game of European...
MLS sets new stadium opening dates in full 2021 schedule
NEW YORK — Major League Soccer confirmed the opening dates for its three new stadiums while releasing the full 34-game schedule for its 26th...
Norway team makes human-rights statement before WC qualifier
<p>MALAGA, Spain — Norway's national team used its opening qualifying game for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to make an apparent statement about...
Pulisic confident at Chelsea, hopes for Olympic appearance
<p>Christian Pulisic is confident of regaining a regular role with Chelsea and would like to play for the U.S. at the Olympics while realizing...