The 31-year-old went down after a tackle from behind by Nicolas de la Cruz in the 44th minute, holding his left leg in pain and calling for medical attention as his team mates looked on anxiously.

Needing a point to be certain of qualifying for next year's tournament in Germany, Gareth Southgate's side fell behind to Gianluca Scamacca's early goal.

As Bangladesh defeated Maldives 3-2 on aggregate to secure their spot in the World Cup Qualifiers for the third successive time yesterday, the men in red and green seemed to be celebrating endlessly, even fifteen minutes after the final whistle of the second leg match.

France international Jean-Clair Todibo on Monday apologised for laughing during a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the Israel-Hamas conflict and a murdered French teacher before a Euro 2024 qualifier last week.

Bangladesh beat Maldives 2-1 in the second leg of their World Cup pre-qualifiers fixture at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in Bashundhara on Tuesday.

Messi, who has said he will retire before the 2026 World Cup, was included in the squad despite carrying a muscle problem which has kept him out of action for club side Inter Miami.

Ronaldo netted his 126th and 127th Portugal goals, further extending his record as the top all-time men's international goalscorer.

Spectators at the King Baudouin stadium in the Belgian capital were told to remain inside the ground following an announcement that the players would not return for the second half

After snatching a draw at stoppage time in the first leg, Bangladesh will now eye a victory over the higher-ranked Maldives in the return leg of their first-round fixture in the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers today.

The team will play two Chinese Super League teams in friendly matches, first facing Qingdao Hainiu on November 5 before playing against Chengdu Rongcheng three days later.

Barcelona midfielder Gavi scored the only goal early in the second half in Oslo, bouncing a shot into the corner to help Spain qualify for next year's finals in Germany with two games to spare.

Wales breathed new life into their chances of qualifying for Euro 2024 as Harry Wilson's double earned a famous 2-1 win over Croatia in Cardiff on Sunday.

Julian Nagelsmann got off to a winning start as Germany's coach on Saturday with his team securing a comfortable 3-1 win over the United States in a friendly.

La Roja can book their place in Germany next summer with a win in Oslo, but Haaland and Norway stand in their way, desperately chasing victory to give themselves a chance of progress.

Giacomo Bonaventura curled in his first Italy goal and Domenico Berardi produced a fine strike of his own to double the lead in Bari.

England manager Gareth Southgate said it made no sense to boo Jordan Henderson after fans turned on the midfielder during Friday's 1-0 friendly win over Australia.

Portugal coach Roberto Martinez hailed superstar Cristiano Ronaldo following his match-winning performance against Slovakia in the Euro 2024 qualifiers on Friday, mentioning the 38-year-old as a 'reference point for young players'.

France, Belgium and Portugal all blinked with a Euro 2024 place in their grasps but clung on for one-goal victories on Friday night which made them the first sides to qualify for next year's tournament.

AS Roma forward Stephan El Shaarawy was called up to the Italy team on Friday after Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo were sent home amid a probe into alleged gambling offences.

Argentine coach Diego Cruciani is likely to return as the head coach of Abahani for the 2023-24 season as the club management decided not to renew the contract of Portuguese coach Mario Lemos.