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Argentina beats Peru to close in on World Cup spot; Brazil and Uruguay draw
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Lautaro Martínez's goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over Peru on Tuesday in a South American qualifying match in Buenos Aires and left the hosts close to a spot in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Its main continental rivals Brazil drew...
Soccer's 'worst' national team rises toward 2026 World Cup chance after Nations League group win
GENEVA (AP) — The official worst national team in men's soccer is within sight of entering qualifying playoffs for the 2026 World Cup in North America. San Marino’s stunning progress this year, as the team ranked No. 210 by FIFA, was capped Monday by a 3-1 win over Liechtenstein...
Uruguay beats Colombia 3-2 on last-minute goal in South American qualifying
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay beat Colombia 3-2 on Friday with a last-minute goal in South American World Cup qualifying, and eased the pressure on coach Marcelo Bielsa. It was Uruguay's first home win in a year and its first victory overall since the latest Copa America...
Messi, Vinicius have frustrating nights as Argentina loses and Brazil draws in World Cup qualifying
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Vinicius Júnior had frustrating nights in South American World Cup qualifying. While Messi could not help his team avoid a 2-1 defeat at Paraguay, Vinicius Junior missed a second-half penalty as Brazil was held to a...
Struggling Australia and Saudi Arabia play a crucial Asian World Cup qualifier
Australia hosts Saudi Arabia in a crucial World Cup qualifier at Melbourne on Thursday while Japan and South Korea can take a big step towards North America in 2026 when the third round of Asian qualifying reaches the halfway stage. With only the top two teams from each of the three...
Vinícius back for Brazil and Martínez for Argentina in South American 2026 World Cup qualifying
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina and Brazil will have two of their leading stars available again as South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup resumes with the last two rounds of games this year. Defending World Cup champion Argentina will once again count on goalkeeper...
Turner confident he will regain playing time after appearing in one club match in eight months
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Turner has started one club match in eight months, not what he was hoping for when he left Major League Soccer for the Premier League in the summer of 2022. “Obviously in a perfect world at some point I’m going to get my break and I’m going to get a...
After hosting World Cup, Qatar praised by UN rights body for labor law reforms but urged to do more
GENEVA (AP) — Qatar was praised at the United Nations’ top human rights body on Tuesday for improving labor laws before the 2022 World Cup, though it was urged to fully abolish its employment system for migrant workers. Qatar returned to the Human Rights Council in Geneva for its...
Israeli teams can't play international games at home. Now, are Maccabi's away games at risk?
The violence against fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam has some Israelis worried that it isn't safe for their sports teams and fans to travel to games abroad. Many Palestinians want them banned entirely over Israel's conduct of the war with Hamas. Israel's soccer teams play...
Peru arrests the country's soccer boss as part of a criminal investigation into fraud
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian police arrested the head of the country's soccer federation Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations that he abused his position to extort local clubs into ceding their television rights. Agustín Lozano is the second Peruvian soccer boss to...
