A powerless spectator as Wales's World Cup dreams were crushed by the Republic of Ireland, Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has arrived at a crucial tipping point in his career.... more »
Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill fears "every single" potential opponent in the World Cup play-offs, but after eliminating Wales, he thinks few teams will want to face his side.... more »
The Republic of Ireland claimed a World Cup play-off spot at Wales' expense after James McClean's crisp second-half strike earned his side a 1-0 victory in Cardiff on Monday.... more »
Antonio Candreva lifted Italy to a 1-0 win over Albania in their final World Cup qualifying game on Monday that assures the Azzurri are top seeds for November's play-offs.... more »
Aleksandar Prijovic scored after coming on as a second-half substitute to steer Serbia to a 1-0 win over Georgia and secure a place at next year's World Cup finals.... more »
Less than 18 months after sensationally knocking England out of Euro 2016, Iceland qualified for the World Cup for the first time on Monday following a 2-0 win over Kosovo.... more »
Teenage France star Kylian Mbappe simply needs more matches under his belt to start shining on the international stage, according to goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.... more »
Midfielder Leon Goretzka netted twice as Germany routed Azerbaijan 5-1 on Sunday to make history with a perfect World Cup qualifying record of 10 wins in as many games.... more »
Robert Lewandowski scored a European qualifying record 16th goal as Poland defeated Montenegro 4-2 on Sunday to reach next year's World Cup, but Scotland missed out on the play-offs after a 2-2 draw in Slovenia.... more »
Julian Draxler will miss Germany's final World Cup qualifier on Sunday against Azerbaijan with flu as the hosts chase a record 10 straight wins on the road to Russia.... more »
Blaise Matuidi's early goal saw off Bulgaria 1-0 on Saturday and kept France top of European World Cup qualifying Group A, while the Netherlands' hopes are hanging by a thread despite a 3-1 win in Belarus.... more »
Sweden laid down the gauntlet to France in European World Cup qualifying as Marcus Berg scored four goals in an 8-0 thrashing of Luxembourg on Saturday.... more »
Thiago Alcantara dropped out of the Spain squad for Monday's trip to Israel due to an ankle ligament injury, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) confirmed on Saturday.... more »
Zlatko Dalic was named new Croatia coach on Saturday after Ante Cacic was sacked following the team's 1-1 draw with Finland in a World Cup qualifier.... more »
Italy and coach Gian Piero Ventura were in the firing line Saturday after an "abysmal" 1-1 draw against Macedonia in Turin left the Azzurri's path to the World Cup uncertain.... more »
Giorgio Chiellini's first-half goal was cancelled out by Aleksandar Trajkovski as Italy struggled to a 1-1 draw against Macedonia in Turin on Friday, condemning the four-time champions to the World Cup play-offs.... more »
Spain secured their place at the World Cup finals in Russia next year as goals from Rodrigo, Isco and Thiago Alcantara ensured a comfortable 3-0 win over Albania from a match laced with political tension on Friday.... more »
Tom Lawrence scored his first international goal to earn Wales a vital 1-0 victory in Georgia on Friday and keep them in the hunt for a place at next year's World Cup.... more »
Netherlands captain Arjen Robben still has hope that the struggling Dutch can reach next year's World Cup, despite their perilous position in qualifying ahead of Saturday's trip to Belarus.... more »
