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India have never played Brazil, and Raphinha is out before the first meeting in Kolkata

Khalid Jamil’s India, ranked 138th, face world No. 5 Brazil at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, the highest-ranked opponent they have met since FIFA...

Oct 3, 2026

Santi Denia won Olympic gold with Spain’s youngsters, and now he brings Czechia to Oviedo with no points

Spain are without Ferran Torres and Nico Williams for Saturday’s Nations League game, and the Czechia coach in the other dugout knows several of their...

Oct 3, 2026

Donnarumma made seven saves in Paris, and Italy spoiled Zidane’s first home game as France coach

Michael Olise’s free-kick put France ahead, but Alessandro Bastoni equalised and ten-man France were held 1-1 by Italy in the Nations League.

Oct 3, 2026

Croatia’s fans are banned from Rijeka, and up to 6,000 schoolchildren will watch them take on England

Croatia and England are both on three points in League A Group 3, and Saturday’s game is being played without home supporters after a UEFA sanction.

Oct 3, 2026

North Korea led with 21 minutes left, and Japan won a third straight Asian Games women’s gold on penalties

Hanon Nishio’s late equaliser forced extra time in Fukuroi, and Shu Ohba’s save gave Japan a 5-3 shootout win over North Korea in the final.

Oct 2, 2026

South Korea cannot train at Toyota Stadium, and their captain is nursing a sore foot before the Asian Games final with Japan

South Korea go for a fourth straight Asian Games football gold against Japan on Saturday at 4pm IST, after a week of logistical trouble and two fitnes...

Oct 2, 2026

Zidane’s first home game as France coach is against Italy, and Mancini says France are much further ahead

France have two 1-0 away wins and no goals against in the Nations League. Italy, who won 3-1 on their last trip to Paris, come to the Stade de France...

Oct 2, 2026

Greece were 2-0 up at half-time, and Reijnders’ 89th-minute strike earned the Netherlands a draw in Thessaloniki

Fotis Ioannidis and Giorgos Masouras put Greece in control at the Toumba Stadium. Xavi’s half-time substitutes changed the game, and Greece stay top o...

Oct 2, 2026

Wales had not scored in League A, and Neco Williams’ free-kick beat ten-man Norway in Cardiff

Daniel James equalised and then drew a red card for Torbjorn Heggem, and Williams curled the free-kick in as Wales came from behind to win 2-1.

Oct 2, 2026

Ronaldo walked out on Wednesday, and Portugal scored four without him in Copenhagen

Gonçalo Ramos set up one goal and scored another as Portugal beat Denmark 4-2 at Parken to make it three Nations League wins from three.

Oct 2, 2026

Wirtz hit the post and Bischof was waiting, and Klopp finally has a Germany win

Germany beat Serbia 2-0 in Munich for Jürgen Klopp’s first win in charge, and go to Nations League leaders Greece on Sunday.

Oct 1, 2026

Wales have not scored in League A, and Norway bring Haaland to Cardiff with Odegaard a doubt

Craig Bellamy’s side are bottom of Group 4 after defeats in Lisbon and Copenhagen, and the World Cup quarter-finalists arrive on Thursday night.

Oct 1, 2026

Klopp has not won in two games, and Urbig makes his Germany debut against bottom side Serbia in Munich

Germany host Serbia at the Allianz Arena with Jürgen Klopp still looking for a first win. Jonas Urbig starts in goal, and Nico Schlotterbeck is out wi...

Oct 1, 2026

Japan were two minutes from going out, and they beat Uzbekistan 9-8 on penalties to meet Korea in a third straight Asian Games final

Sena Ishibashi’s 88th-minute header took the semi-final in Osaka to extra time, and Go Oiwa’s under-21 side won a ten-round shootout to reach Saturday...

Oct 1, 2026

Ronaldo has walked out of Portugal’s camp in Copenhagen, and Jorge Jesus says no player will change his mind

The 41-year-old left after his coach said he would not start against Denmark, and has promised to explain why in due course.

Oct 1, 2026

Greece have won both away games in League A, and their first home game is against a Netherlands side without Gakpo

Ivan Jovanović’s side beat Serbia and Germany on the road, and a win over Xavi’s Netherlands in Thessaloniki would put them five points clear in Group...

Sep 30, 2026

Scotland played 80 minutes with ten men, and Switzerland won 3-0 on Pocognoli’s first night at Hampden

Jack Hendry’s early red card handed Switzerland a free-kick goal, and Dan Ndoye set up two more as the Swiss stayed top of Nations League B1.

Sep 30, 2026

China led for 11 minutes, and Bae Jun-ho’s late header put South Korea into another Asian Games final

Eom Ji-sung set up both goals as the three-time defending champions came from behind to beat China 2-1 in Osaka.

Sep 30, 2026

Pulisic’s record stood for ten years, and 17-year-old Mathis Albert broke it as the US beat Chile 4-2

The Dortmund forward became the youngest scorer in USMNT history in stoppage time in St. Louis, on the night Tim Ream said goodbye.

Sep 30, 2026

Manchester City booked £950m in sponsorship, and the commission says £831m of it came from their owners

The Premier League has published the independent commission’s ruling on Manchester City, which finds the club guilty of every financial charge. City s...

Sep 30, 2026

Sulc was sent off after 25 minutes, and Gordon and Kane gave England their first Nations League win in Prague

Trent Alexander-Arnold set up Anthony Gordon on his first England start in almost two years, and Harry Kane scored his 87th international goal as ten-...

Sep 30, 2026

Rodri showed Seville the World Cup, and Yamal scored twice as Spain beat Croatia 4-1 to go 40 games unbeaten

Lamine Yamal scored inside two minutes again and set up Marc Pubill’s first Spain goal, as the world champions’ first home game since winning the Worl...

Sep 29, 2026

China beat South Korea twice at under-22 level in 2025, and now they meet for an Asian Games final place

South Korea are chasing a fourth straight Asian Games title, and China stand in the way in Osaka on Wednesday, 30 September.

Sep 29, 2026

Pocognoli is Scotland’s first foreign manager since Berti Vogts, and his first Hampden game is against the group leaders

Scotland drew a blank in Slovenia on the Belgian’s debut, and the Nations League group leaders arrive in Glasgow without Granit Xhaka.