Croatia recovered from a dour opening 60 minutes in Osijek to beat Senegal 2-1 and finish their World Cup preparations with a much-needed victory. (more…)
Goncalo Guedes impressed with an eye-catching brace as Portugal brushed aside Algeria 3-0 in a routine World Cup warm-up.
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England claimed a 2-0 win over Costa Rica in their final World Cup warm-up match, courtesy of goals from Marcus Rashford and Danny Welbeck.
Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard were on target as Belgium continued their World Cup preparations with a dominant 3-0 win over Egypt.
Nathan Ake’s late goal punished a wasteful 10-man Italy as the Netherlands rescued a scarcely deserved 1-1 draw in Turin on Monday evening. (more…)
Neymar will play some part in Brazil’s pre-World Cup friendly against Croatia on Sunday, head coach Tite has confirmed. (more…)
Gareth Southgate was pleased to see England challenged ahead of the World Cup after Nigeria produced a much-improved second-half showing at Wembley. (more…)
Manuel Neuer made his long-awaited comeback as Germany slipped to a surprise 2-1 pre-World Cup friendly defeat to Austria. (more…)
Vincent Kompany was replaced with an apparent injury as Belgium and Portugal continued their World Cup preparations with a low-key 0-0 draw in Brussels. (more…)
England beat Nigeria 2-1 in a World Cup warm-up game at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening, writes DEAN WORKMAN.