Dutch head back to World Cup; playoffs for Turkey, Ukraine
The Netherlands will be back at the World Cup after an eight-year gapNOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Wales secures playoff seeded spot with draw against Belgium
Wales has secured a seeded spot in the World Cup playoffs by holding Belgium to a 1-1 draw after rallying from a goal down in their final qualifier in Group ENOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MATCHDAY: Netherlands gets second chance to reach World Cup
It’s a second chance for the Netherlands to tie up first place and an automatic spot in the tournament in QatarNOVEMBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belgium books World Cup ticket with 3-1 win over Estonia
Belgium has booked its place at next year’s World Cup with a 3-1 win over Estonia in their qualifying groupNOVEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MATCHDAY: France, Belgium, Netherlands can qualify for WCup
France, Belgium and the Netherlands have a chance of qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar when they play their next-to-last group games on SaturdayNOVEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Talking points as WCup qualifying in Europe reaches climax
European nations play their last group games in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup over the next week and some of the continent’s biggest teams still aren't assured of advancing to...NOVEMBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Injured Tielemans out of Belgium's World Cup qualifiers
Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans has been ruled out of his national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of injuryNOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wales player David Brooks diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma
Wales midfielder David Brooks says he will begin cancer treatment next week after being diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin lymphomaOCTOBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Germany qualifies for WCup; Russia, Croatia clinch playoffs
Germany has became the first country to qualify for the 2022 World CupOCTOBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hollywood makeover breathes new life into Welsh soccer club
It is nearly a year since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney completed their out-of-nowhere $2.5 million takeover of beleaguered Welsh soccer club WrexhamOCTOBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Netherlands and Germany battle to wins in WCup qualifying
The Netherlands and Germany were among the winners in World Cup qualifying games but neither did it in convincing styleOCTOBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Daniel James scores for Wales to hold host Czechs to 2-2
Daniel James scored in the second half for Wales to hold host Czech Republic 2-2 in World Cup qualifyingOCTOBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MATCHDAY: Croatia, Dutch under pressure in WC qualifying
Croatia wants to avoid the indignity of failing to qualify for a World Cup after reaching the final in 2018 and it is neck and neck with Russia at the top of their groupOCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belgium beats Belarus, extends lead in WC qualifying group
Midfielder Dennis Praet has scored the lone goal as a Belgium team missing many of its stars beat Belarus 1-0 to open a nine-point lead in its World Cup qualifying groupSEPTEMBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lukaku scores in 100th international, Belgium beats Czechs
Romelu Lukaku has celebrated his 100th international with a goal as Belgium opened up a six-point lead after a 3-0 win against the Czech Republic in World Cup qualifyingSEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Italy sets unbeaten record; Germany, Spain top WCup groups
Italy has set an international record of 36 games unbeaten as Germany and Spain returned to the top of their World Cup qualifying groupsSEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lukaku nets 2 as Belgium beats Estonia in WCup qualifying
Romelu Lukaku scored twice as top-ranked Belgium came from an early goal down to beat Estonia 5-2 in World Cup qualifying and stay atop Group ESEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thigh injury rules Ramsey out for Juventus and Wales
Juventus will likely be without Aaron Ramsey for several weeks after the midfielder injured his right thighAUGUST 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
American Otasowie joins Club Brugge from Wolverhampton
American Owen Otasowie has transferred to Club Brugge in Belgium after making his Premier League debut for Wolverhampton last seasonAUGUST 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belarus ordered to play World Cup home qualifiers in Russia
Belgium and Wales will have to go to neutral Russia to face Belarus in World Cup qualifying gamesJULY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia shocks Argentina 2-0 in men's Olympic soccer
Two-time Olympic men’s soccer champion Argentina has been stunned 2-0 by Australia in their opening game at the Tokyo GamesJULY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
White's 2 goals give Britain 2-0 win over Chile in Tokyo
Ellen White scored a pair of goals and Britain opened the Olympic women’s soccer tournament with a 2-0 victory over ChileJULY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Verratti goes from Euro 2016 nightmare to Euro 2020 final
Marco Verratti's European Championship was almost over before it had even startedJULY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Denmark takes on Czechs for spot in Euro 2020 semifinals
Somehow Denmark keeps on going at the European ChampionshipJULY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
American Konrad de la Fuente joins Olympique Marseille
American forward Konrad de La Fuente has transferred to Olympique Marseille from BarcelonaJUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
