Morocco stun Belgium to claim long-awaited World Cup win It was Morocco's first win at a World Cup since they beat Scotland in 1998. Sports 27 Nov, 2022
Relentless Iran do their talking on the pitch in defeat of Wales Even before the match had kicked off, the focus was firmly on the players as they sang the national anthem, Sports 25 Nov, 2022
Mane seals historic Cup of Nations victory for Senegal Mane had missed an early penalty in the game but stepped up to make history for the west African nation, and banish the memories of their 2019 failure when they lost the final to Algeria. Sports 07 Feb, 2022
Portugal survive scare against Iran to make knockouts Portugal draw 1-1 with Iran to finish second European champions will meet Uruguay in round of 16 Ronaldo misses penalty in second half SARANSK: Portugal came perilously close to a group stage exit from the World Cup during a... 26 Jun, 2018
Costa grabs lucky goal as relieved�Spain�edge Iran Lucky Costa goal enough for Spain Striker notches third goal of World Cup Dogged Iran miss late chance KAZAN: A fortuitous second half goal by Diego Costa broke a Persian stonewall and lifted Spain to a 1-0 win over a courageous... 21 Jun, 2018
Iran first team to arrive in Russia for World Cup MOSCOW: Iran became the first team to arrive in Russia for the World Cup on Tuesday, nine days before the opening match of the June 14 to July 15 tournament. Iran have been drawn in Group B alongside former World Cup winners Spain, reigning... 06 Jun, 2018
Amid war, Syria hopes to reach World Cup for 1st time DAMASCUS: In the midst of a long-running and ruinous war, millions of Syrians may finally have something to be joyful about. Syria's national soccer team has a chance to qualify for next year's World Cup — what would be the Arab nation's first... 04 Sep, 2017
War-torn Syria on verge of World Cup fairytale HONG KONG: Against all odds, Syria's footballers have overcome more than six years of civil war and internal political rifts to raise hopes of qualifying for their first ever World Cup. Forced to play their home games away due to security concerns,... 02 Sep, 2017
South Korea draw with Iran, miss chance to seal 2018 spot Iran hold out with 10 men Korea face tricky trip to Tashkent in finale Three teams can still grab automatic World Cup spot SEOUL: South Korea squandered a chance to book their spot at next year's World Cup finals on Thursday after... 31 Aug, 2017
Iran qualifies for World Cup with win at home against Uzbekistan TEHRAN: Iran became the second team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup by beating Uzbekistan 2-0 late Monday, sparking celebrations in the streets. It is the first time Iran has qualified for consecutive World Cups, and will be its fifth... 13 Jun, 2017
Australia in control of World Cup fate: coach SYDNEY: Under-pressure Australia coach Ange Postecoglou has downplayed the significance of Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against United Arab Emirates as the Socceroos battle to remain in contention for an automatic berth to Russia in... 27 Mar, 2017
Lippi leads China over SKorea 1-0 in World Cup qualifier SEOUL: Marcello Lippi earned his biggest win since taking over as coach of China, 1-0 against South Korea in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday. Lippi, who led his native Italy to the World Cup title in 2006, was hired by China in October. Yu... 24 Mar, 2017
