International friendly

29 articles tagged with "International friendly"

Jun 10, 2026

Messi off the bench and into the record books as Argentina sign off with a 3-0 win over Iceland

Lionel Messi came off the bench to score and break a 69-year Argentina goalscoring record as the holders beat Iceland 3-0 in their final World Cup war...

Jun 10, 2026

Brahim Diaz strikes but Odegaard earns Norway a draw with Morocco

Brahim Diaz’s early goal looked like sending Morocco into the World Cup on a high, but Martin Odegaard’s 75th-minute equaliser earned Norway a 1-1 dra...

Jun 9, 2026

Olise hat-trick sends France to the World Cup with a 3-1 win over Northern Ireland

Michael Olise scored all three as France signed off their World Cup preparations with a 3-1 friendly win over a spirited young Northern Ireland in Lil...

Jun 9, 2026

Oyarzabal and Pedri see Spain past Peru in their final World Cup warm-up

Spain rounded off their World Cup preparations with a controlled 3-1 win over Peru in Puebla, coping comfortably even without the injured Lamine Yamal...

Jun 8, 2026

Adams double sends Scotland to the World Cup on a high after Bolivia rout

Lawrence Shankland, Scott McTominay and a Ché Adams double had Scotland four up by half-time against Bolivia, the perfect send-off before their first...

Jun 7, 2026

Endrick off the bench settles a scrappy Brazil win over Egypt

Two defensive mix-ups, one teenage substitute and a familiar warning for Carlo Ancelotti as Brazil closed their World Cup preparations with a nervy vi...

Jun 7, 2026

Kane settles it as a freestyling England edge New Zealand in the Florida heat

Rio Ngumoha lit up his debut and Harry Kane supplied the finish, but Thomas Tuchel was far from satisfied with a loose England display in sweltering T...

Jun 7, 2026

Havertz and Sané sink the USA as Germany sign off with a ninth straight win

Antonee Robinson’s thunderous volley briefly hauled the hosts level, but Germany’s class told at Soldier Field as Julian Nagelsmann’s side made it nin...

Jun 7, 2026

Guedes and Bruno earn Portugal a 2-1 win over Chile after Ronaldo’s half-time exit

Goncalo Guedes scored after replacing Cristiano Ronaldo at half-time and Bruno Fernandes added a fine second as Portugal beat Chile 2-1 in a World Cup...

Jun 7, 2026

Lautaro and Simeone see Argentina past Honduras as Messi waits on the bench

Lautaro Martinez scored a penalty and set up Giuliano Simeone as Argentina eased to a 2-0 win over Honduras in their first World Cup warm-up, with Lio...

Jun 6, 2026

Ronaldo’s Portugal host Chile in Lisbon as the World Cup looms

Portugal round off their World Cup preparations against Chile at the Estadio Nacional on Saturday, with Cristiano Ronaldo set to lead the line at what...

Jun 6, 2026

Brazil face Egypt in their final World Cup tune-up without the injured Neymar

Brazil round off their World Cup preparation against Egypt in Cleveland on Saturday, but Carlo Ancelotti has to do it without Neymar, who is racing to...

Jun 5, 2026

Ivory Coast stun France 2-1 in Nantes as Deschamps gets a World Cup warning

A second-half comeback from Guela Doue and Amad Diallo handed France a 2-1 defeat in their penultimate warm-up, denting Les Bleus’ build-up before the...

Jun 5, 2026

The World Cup warm-ups are sending the favourites a warning

France, Spain and the Netherlands all stumbled within 24 hours of each other against supposedly lesser opponents. In a 48-team tournament built for up...

Jun 5, 2026

England open their World Cup warm-up against New Zealand in the Florida heat

Thomas Tuchel takes his side into the Florida heat for the first of two send-off games, with acclimatisation and minutes for the fringe mattering more...

Jun 5, 2026

USA host Germany at Soldier Field in a final World Cup dress rehearsal

Mauricio Pochettino’s co-hosts close out their preparations against Julian Nagelsmann’s Germany in Chicago on Saturday, the last test before the tourn...

Jun 5, 2026

Mexico shrug off an early scare to thump Serbia 5-1 in their World Cup send-off

Two own goals and a Luis Chávez stunner helped the World Cup co-hosts recover from going behind in Toluca, rounding off their preparations with a stat...

Jun 5, 2026

Doski’s stunner earns Iraq a 1-1 draw with a much-changed Spain in La Coruña

Ferran Torres put a rotated Spain ahead at the Riazor, but Merchas Doski’s left-footed effort levelled it and the World Cup favourites could not find...

Jun 4, 2026

Greece snatch a late 2-2 draw to spoil Sweden’s World Cup send-off

Viktor Gyökeres and Gustaf Nilsson had Sweden in front, but Giorgos Masouras’ stoppage-time strike earned Greece a 2-2 draw in Solna to take the gloss...

Jun 3, 2026

Deschamps takes France to Nantes to face Ivory Coast before the World Cup

France play Ivory Coast at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Thursday, a World Cup warm-up that brings Didier Deschamps back to the club where his career b...

Jun 3, 2026

Tielemans and Lukaku give Belgium a 2-0 win over Croatia in Rijeka

Belgium beat Croatia 2-0 in Rijeka on Tuesday, Youri Tielemans striking before the break and Romelu Lukaku adding a late second in their World Cup bui...

Jun 2, 2026

Diaz and a vintage James cameo see Colombia past Costa Rica

Luis Diaz scored one and made another, and a second-half turn from James Rodriguez lit up a 3-1 World Cup warm-up win over Costa Rica in Bogota.

Jun 2, 2026

Osorio and Nelson seal a clean-sheet win for Canada over Uzbekistan

Goals from Jonathan Osorio and Jayden Nelson earned the World Cup co-hosts a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan in a rain-soaked Edmonton, with their home tourna...

Jun 2, 2026

Modric meets De Bruyne as Croatia host Belgium in a World Cup tune-up

Croatia welcome Belgium to Rijeka on Tuesday for a final friendly before the World Cup, with Zlatko Dalic set to trial a back three and both veteran p...