International friendly

40 articles tagged with "International friendly"

Oct 12, 2026

India have never scored against Russia’s women, and Sunday’s 8-0 in Kolkata makes it 22 conceded in four meetings

Three Russian players scored twice as India lost the second Kolkata friendly 8-0, three days after a 4-0 defeat in the first.

Oct 9, 2026

India’s first women’s international in Kolkata had six debutants, and Russia won it 4-0

Kira Petukhova’s second-half double pulled world No. 27 Russia clear of a young India side at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan. The two meet again on Sun...

Oct 7, 2026

Thapa had India level with Uruguay until lightning stopped play, and Forlán’s side won 6-1 in Kolkata

A thunderstorm halted Tuesday’s friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium with the score at 1-1. Uruguay scored five times after the restart, two of them from...

Oct 3, 2026

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...

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 26, 2026

Ryan Williams scored at his club ground, and India held World Cup side Panama 1-1 in Bengaluru

Ryan Williams put India ahead in the 41st minute at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium before Omar Valencia equalised from long range. Brazil and Uruguay com...

Sep 24, 2026

Panama did not score at the World Cup, and India have not won in four before they meet in Bengaluru

India play Panama for the first time on Friday at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, with Ryan Williams back from injury at his club ground.

Sep 16, 2026

India are ranked 138th, and Panama, Brazil and Uruguay are all coming to play them

Brazil have never played a senior match in India and will be the best-ranked opponent the Blue Tigers have faced since 1992. Three World Cup nations a...

Sep 6, 2026

Forlan’s first Uruguay squad has 46 names in it, and the last stop is Kolkata

Luis Suarez is not among the 46 Uruguay named on Saturday. Federico Valverde and Rodrigo Bentancur are, and the tour finishes at Salt Lake on 6 Octobe...

Jul 13, 2026

Brazil national football team players: the 26 Ancelotti used, and the ten who made their debuts

Every player Carlo Ancelotti took to Australia and India, with caps, goals and clubs after the three friendlies, plus who was left out and Brazil’s No...

Jul 6, 2026

Argentina national football team players: the squad after Messi’s farewell, and the eight debutants

Argentina won three home friendlies 14-0 in the window that ended with Lionel Messi’s farewell, and handed eight players their first caps. Here is the...

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...