Chinese President Xi Jinping meets FIFA's Gianni Infantino

BEIJING (AP) Chinese President Xi Jinping met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Wednesday amid speculation that China could be planning to bid for a future World Cup.
JUNE 14, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets FIFA's Gianni Infantino

BEIJING (AP) Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino amid speculation that China could be planning to bid for a future World Cup.
JUNE 14, 2017

What Tuesday's Hex results mean for the USMNT and Mexico's World Cup qualifying chances

A draw and a win. How does the picture for the region's power teams look now?
JUNE 14, 2017
What Tuesday's Hex results mean for the USMNT and Mexico's World Cup qualifying chances

Report: Workers on World Cup construction sites face abuse

MOSCOW (AP) Workers building stadiums for next year's World Cup in Russia have faced repeated abuses and routinely gone unpaid for several...
JUNE 14, 2017
Report: Workers on World Cup construction sites face abuse

Japan and South Korea stumble on road to 2018 World Cup

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Japan and South Korea dropped points in 2018 World Cup qualification on Tuesday, in games that both teams were exp...
JUNE 13, 2017
Japan and South Korea stumble on road to 2018 World Cup

Palestine soccer leaders appeal to CAS over FIFA ruling

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The Palestine soccer association has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA's decision to delay a ruling on the dispute over the p...
JUNE 13, 2017

Japan stumbles in bid to qualify for World Cup

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Japan stumbled in its bid to qualify for the World Cup by being held to a 1-1 draw by Iraq on Tuesday.
JUNE 13, 2017
Japan stumbles in bid to qualify for World Cup

Iran qualifies for World Cup with win at home vs Uzbekistan

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran became the second team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup by beating Uzbekistan 2-0 late Monday, sparking celebratio...
JUNE 13, 2017
Iran qualifies for World Cup with win at home vs Uzbekistan

Arena rebuilds US confidence after Klinsmann

MEXICO CITY (AP) Bruce Arena has managed the tricky task of establishing a sense of calm along with urgency within the U.S. soccer team. I...
JUNE 13, 2017
Arena rebuilds US confidence after Klinsmann

Australia set to bid for 2023 Women's World Cup

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) Australia is set to enter the bidding for the 2023 Women's World Cup, with the government committing to fund the campaign despite a heavy backlash from a...
JUNE 13, 2017

Univision gets most viewers for 2017 soccer game

NEW YORK (AP) The 1-1 draw between the United States and Mexico on Sunday night drew the most viewers in the U.S. for any soccer match this year.
JUNE 12, 2017

Arena rebuilds US confidence after Klinsmann

MEXICO CITY (AP) Bruce Arena has managed the tricky task of establishing a sense of calm along with urgency within the U.S. soccer team. I...
JUNE 12, 2017
Arena rebuilds US confidence after Klinsmann

Iran qualifies for 2018 World Cup after beating Uzbekistan

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran became the second team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup by beating Uzbekistan 2-0 on Monday.
JUNE 12, 2017
Iran qualifies for 2018 World Cup after beating Uzbekistan

Oasis song tribute planned ahead of France-England friendly

PARIS (AP) France and England players will walk out to the sound of ''Don't Look Back in Anger'' from Oasis for Tuesday's friendly at Stade de France in a tribute to victims of t...
JUNE 12, 2017

Iran targets World Cup spot; China and Qatar target survival

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Iran could become just the second team to advance through qualifying for the 2018 World Cup - after Brazil - while...
JUNE 12, 2017
Iran targets World Cup spot; China and Qatar target survival

CONCACAF World Cup qualifying standings after the USMNT's draw against Mexico

Here are the World Cup qualifying standings after the United States' draw with Mexico.
JUNE 12, 2017
CONCACAF World Cup qualifying standings after the USMNT's draw against Mexico

Iran targets World Cup spot; China and Qatar target survival

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Iran could become just the second team to advance through qualifying for the 2018 World Cup - after Brazil - while...
JUNE 12, 2017
Iran targets World Cup spot; China and Qatar target survival

England beats Venezuela to lift U20 World Cup for 1st time

SUWON, South Korea (AP) England won the Under-20 World Cup by beating Venezuela 1-0 in the final on Sunday for its first global soccer tit...
JUNE 11, 2017
England beats Venezuela to lift U20 World Cup for 1st time

FIFA removes Qatari match officials due to diplomatic crisis

FIFA has waded into the escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis by removing a Qatari referee from a 2018 World Cup qualifier following a request from the United Arab Emirates.
JUNE 11, 2017

England beats Venezuela 1-0 to win U20 World Cup

SUWON, South Korea (AP) England won the Under-20 World Cup final beating Venezuela 1-0 on Sunday for its first global title since 1966.
JUNE 11, 2017
England beats Venezuela 1-0 to win U20 World Cup

World soccer star Drogba scores in debut with American side

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) It wasn't in front of tens of thousands at London's famed Stamford Bridge, nor the masses inside World Cup venues of years past. But Didier Drogba's presen...
JUNE 11, 2017

US players thinking of 3 points in Mexico, not border wall

MEXICO CITY (AP) Getting three points, not heightened political tension between the United States and Mexico, is the focus of American pla...
JUNE 11, 2017
US players thinking of 3 points in Mexico, not border wall

Lewandowski hat trick keeps Poland on course for World Cup

WARSAW, Poland (AP) Robert Lewandowski hit a hat trick and stretched his 11-game run of scoring in successive World Cup qualifiers as Pola...
JUNE 10, 2017
Lewandowski hat trick keeps Poland on course for World Cup

BC-AP Sports Preview Digest

Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Friday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:
JUNE 9, 2017

4 stars of the USMNT's win over Trinidad and Tobago

These are the four players who shone the brightest in the 2-0 World Cup qualifying win.
JUNE 9, 2017
4 stars of the USMNT's win over Trinidad and Tobago

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