FOOTBALL: WORLD CUP 2002 - Holders Stunned by Newcomers; France 0 Senegal 1REMEMBER the name Papa Bouba Diop, for Senegal's giant midfielder provided as sensational and glorious a start to the World Cup as could possibly be imagined.
PARIS, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Back-to-back Women's World Cup holders United States unsurprisingly strengthened their grip on the top position in a recent FIFA world ranking, also building the largest gap over the second-placed side in the ranking's history. After overcoming four fellow top six...
The FIFA Club World Cup is a replacement competition of the Intercontinental Cup which ran from 1960 - 2004. The Intercontinental Cup was an attempt to identify the best club team in the world, but only featured teams from the CONMEBOL and UEFA confederations. Pelewas the all-time top scorer...
Rapinoe's nightmare farewell as USA crash out USA had not turned up to the World Cup party before Sunday. Flat and uninspired as they finished second in Group E while failing to win two first-stage matches for the first time in this competition, they have been subject to fierce criticism ...
The Netherlands, 2019 Women's World Cup runners-up, face South Africa on Sunday, while title holders U.S. play third-ranked Sweden in a blockbuster last 16 clash.■ Aitana Bonmati (L) of Spain vies with Coumba Sow of Switzerland during the round of 16 match between Switzerland and Spain...
Five-time world championsBrazilwill welcome title holdersArgentinain a crucialFIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiersfootball match at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. TheBRA vs ARG footballmatch is scheduled to start at 6:00 AM IST (Indian Standard Time) on Wednesday. ...
UEFA Nations League: World Cup holders France draw Belgium, Italy to face Spain in semi-finals The draw for the UEFA Nations League semi-finals has been conducted, with the top four best teams in Europe set to battle for ultimate glory. O...
You never know what you are going to get from France at a World Cup. They always deliver star power but bringing that all together has proved rather difficult over the years. As holders of the World Cup, France are among the favourites for the t...
England's victory now means they have set up a pulsating quarter-final against current World Cup holders France - with the match to be shown live on ITV1 and STV this Saturday. Goals in quick succession by England's Jordan Henderson and Captain Harry Kane saw the Three Lions cruis...
Spain are the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup winners after Olga Carmona's first-half strike made the difference in a 1-0 final defeat of European champions England.