
Belmadi’s bench bites: Ivory Coast overturn France in World Cup tune-up
Ivory Coast beat France 21 at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, handing D. Deschamps a home defeat during France’s World Cup preparations. D....

Hašek’s Second-Half Surge Seals Czech Republic’s 3-1 Win Over Guatemala
Czech Republic handled Guatemala 31 tonight in Harrison, using a friendly at Sports Illustrated Stadium as a live audit of I. Hašek’s depth ...

Mexico Hits Five, Pins Serbia Back and Sends Warning Shot Before World Cup
Mexico 51 Serbia, Toluca: J. Aguirre’s reshaped 4141 moved from rehearsal to statement, five goals and a surge of conviction two weeks befor...

Friendly Pressure Cooker: Thailand and Kuwait Test Qualifying Readiness in Pathum Thani
Thailand face Kuwait today at BG Stadium in Pathum Thani, with a 12:30 PM UTC kickoff. Both sides are chasing rhythm more than reputation, y...

Hong Kong’s early rise: High press plans meet Mongolia’s compact counters in tune-up test
Hong Kong against Mongolia arrives this morning with Hong Kong Stadium already locked into friendly mode, yet the stakes are real for Liu Ch...

Pressure Test in the Lion City: Singapore and China Chase Clarity Before Qualifiers
Singapore host China at Jalan Besar Stadium tonight, with kickoff set for 7:30 PM local time. T. Ogura and B. Ivanković share the objective ...

Wiśniewski strikes at 95 to spare Poland in bruising 2-2 with Nigeria
Poland 2 Nigeria 2, and it took Przemysław Wiśniewski scoring in the fifth minute of stoppage time to rescue M. Probierz from a bruising fri...

Luca Zidane repels Dutch as Algeria snatch De Kuip upset
On Wednesday night at De Kuip, in front of 40,306 expectant fans, the Netherlands lost a friendly that was supposed to showcase depth ahead ...

Bartesaghi Shines as Esposito Strike Edges Italy Past Stubborn Luxembourg
Italy got it done in Luxembourg last night, a narrow 10 signed by Francesco Pio Esposito in the 49th minute. G. Gattuso sent out a 433 built...

Panama Proves Depth as Dual XI Surges Past Dominican Republic 4-2
Thomas Christiansen saw his Panama side beat the Dominican Republic 42 at Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, a rehearsal in which he again ...
