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Injured Lewandowski out of England-Poland, doubt for Bayern

Robert Lewandowski will be out for up to 10 days with a knee injury sustained with the Polish national team, ruling him out of Wednesday's game against England

Updated On : 29 Mar 2021 | 9:08 PM IST

Ireland's qualifying campaign sinking, coach under pressure

Ireland's only taste of Qatar might well be in Tuesday's friendly with the World Cup hosts. A midweek 3-2 loss at Serbia stung, but Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home against Luxembourg shocked. Seamus Coleman described the latter as embarrassing. Ireland is not only at the bottom of Group A, it's also winless in 10 games since Stephen Kenny became coach last year. Despite a qualifying campaign already in tatters, the chairman of Ireland's soccer association voiced his support for Kenny as the team left Sunday for the friendly against Qatar in Hungary. It won't count in the standings, but a victory over Qatar could at least stem the bleeding, especially if it showcases the fluid, possession-based soccer that made Kenny an appealing hire. Anything else increases the already considerable pressure on the coach. A long summer awaits in any case. Ireland failed to qualify for the European Championship and will face Portugal when the qualifying campaign continues on Sept. 1. Portugal and Ser

Updated On : 29 Mar 2021 | 9:06 PM IST

Germany cruise to 3-0 win over Iceland in WC qualifier

Two quick first-half goals from Leon Goretzka and Kai Havertz paved the way for Germany's 3-0 victory over Iceland to kick off their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

Updated On : 27 Mar 2021 | 3:02 AM IST

Europe starts 2022 World Cup qualifying amid pause for pandemic

The 55 national soccer teams in Europe will start World Cup qualifying this week for the 2022 tournament in Qatar even as South America and Asia pause amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 10 European qualifying groups kick off Wednesday and will play 75 games in eight days. Some teams will play triple-headers in a schedule squeezed by the loss of dates in June because of the postponed European Championship. No World Cup qualifying game in Europe has been lost to travel and quarantine restrictions. Fears that players based in Germany would be denied travel did not materialize, so Robert Lewandowski can play for Poland in England and David Alaba will join Austria in Scotland. The pandemic was felt in three teams losing what home advantage exists when most games are still played without fans. Cristiano Ronaldo will not play for Portugal at home, though he will be on familiar ground in Turin, Italy. Portugal chose the stadium of Juventus as the neutral host for its opening qualifier agai