The USMNT effectively qualified for the 2022 World Cup on Sunday night in Orlando with an impressive 5-1 victory over Panama at Exploria Stadium. Christian Pulisic recorded his first U.S. hat-trick when his country needed him most, Paul Arriola connected on a rare header and Jesús Ferreira added one after Gregg Berhalter trusted him to lead the line.
Costa Rica dio un importante paso en su sueño de ir a Catar 2022, luego de vencer como visitante a El Salvador, en la penúltima fecha eliminatoria de la Concacaf.
Los ticos vencieron por 1-2 a La Selecta y si hoy Panamá cae ante Estados Unidos asegurará al menos su paso al playoff intercontinental vs. el ganador de Islas Salomon y Nueva Zelandia. Con 22 puntos, además, le puso presión al mismo Estados Unidos y México en la pelea por boletos directos.
A capacity crowd of 30,000 was on hand in Toronto on Sunday to watch Canada become the first Concacaf nation to earn its place at the 2022 World Cup with a 4-0 victory over Jamaica.
Pese a tener la clasificación al Mundial de Catar en la punta de los dedos, el proceso de Gerardo Martino al mando de la selección mexicana ha sido bastante turbulento.
No importa que sus números generales sean positivos, al final del día, los aficionados no le perdonan la incapacidad del Tri de vencer a rivales como Estados Unidos y Canadá y le recriminan constantemente el estilo de juego desplegado en el campo.
PORTO, Portugal - Cristiano Ronaldo is excited about the return of experienced defender Pepe to the Portugal squad after he missed Thursday's 3-1 win over Turkey due to COVID-19.
"The king is back! Pepe is back in the house! Look out!" a smiling Ronaldo shouted before Portugal's training session on a warm and sunny Sunday morning in Porto as the 39-year-old defender emerged from the dressing room.
After scoring in Argentina's 3-0 win over Venezuela in World Cup qualifying Friday night, Lionel Messi's post-match comments made global headlines as the 34-year-old indicated that this might be his last year in international football.
United States head coach Gregg Berhalter is urging his players to stay "in the moment" ahead of Sunday's World Cup qualifier at home to Panama with a shot at reaching the finals on the line.
The U.S. battled to a 0-0 draw away to Mexico on Thursday and sit three points behind leaders Canada in the CONCACAF group standings. They are tied with Mexico on 22 points but are above them in second place on goal difference.
Christian Eriksen said he made his return to international football in the "perfect way" by scoring two minutes after coming on for Denmark on Saturday following a near-fatal heart attack last year.
Denmark lost 4-2 to the Netherlands in the international friendly, with Eriksen producing a stunning finish into the top corner in the 47th minute after he came on as a half-time substitute.
Si en medio del partido entre México y Estados Unidos te diste cuenta de algo extraño pasaba con el ojo derecho de Gerardo Martino, te contamos que no fuiste el único. El Tata tiene un problema y ese problema lo tiene práctimante abajo del viaje que hará el Tri para enfrentar a Honduras, en el penúltimo partido de las eliminatorias rumbo a Catar 2022.
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BAMAKO — Mali defender Moussa Sissako scored a first-half own goal and was sent off four minutes later to dent his country’s World Cup qualifying hopes as they lost 1-0 at home to Tunisia in Friday’s first leg of their playoff tie.
The 21-year-old Sissako, making his fourth appearance for Mali, put the ball in his own net with a back pass in the 36th minute which caught goal keeper Ibrahim Mounkoro off his line.