Remembering The Miracle of Córdoba (Austria 3-2 West Germany)
Scoring the winning goal against a rival with three minutes remaining. Ending a 47 year spell without defeating a rival. Preventing a rival from progressing…
Scoring the winning goal against a rival with three minutes remaining. Ending a 47 year spell without defeating a rival. Preventing a rival from progressing…
With the 2018 World Cup countdown well and truly underway, there are several nations with their eyes on the famous trophy, perhaps none more so…
The dust has settled after the prestigious World Cup draw in Russia last week and the groups are in. They have been decided, discussed and…
Morocco/ المغرب November 11th 2017 The top two teams in Group C, Morocco and Ivory Coast, met in Abidjan in what was a winner takes…
The third instalment of “How They Qualified” features three UEFA nations, two South Americas, including the story of how Argentina almost missed the World Cup,…
Part two of this mini season entitled How They Qualified involves the second batch of teams to qualify for Russia 2018. There are five European…
With the draw for the 2018 World Cup draw just days away, 32 nations eagerly anticipate the results of the draw, which pits the creme…
We now know the identities of the 32 teams that will battle it out for glory in Russia next summer and it is shaping up…
Age Hareide’s Denmark pulled off arguably the shock of Europe’s 2018 World Cup Qualification campaign in the final game of it at The Aviva Stadium…
Sweden beat Italy to a place in next year’s World Cup after a goalless draw in Milan in what turned out to be Buffon’s swansong….
Sweden secured a slender advantage from the first leg of their World Cup play-off against Italy after a 1-0 victory in Stockholm on Friday. “The…
When Wales and the Republic of Ireland were drawn together in Group D on that July evening at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg there…
Match Report: Serbia vs Georgia: 2018 World Cup Qualifying Group D Matchday Ten 10th October 2017 A late strike from substitute Aleksandar Prijovic was just…
13th October 1993, Gérard Houllier’s French side is a certainty to qualify for the World Cup in the USA the following summer. Les Blues sit…
It seems quite some time since a World Cup was hosted by a country without serious question marks hanging over their suitability. Brazil’s stadia have…
Modern day football is never too far away from controversy, conflict and corruption, which makes the uplifting stories that little bit more special. The rise…
Sixty years is a long time, too long for fans of the Red Dragon. Wales’ only World Cup appearance came in 1958, a spirited run…
Northern Ireland secured second spot in Group C with two games yet to play after overcoming Czech Republic 2-0 at Windsor Park on Monday. The…
Even though Ligue 1 is currently on a break, it is no time to sleep on French football. Upon this international break, let’s take a…
Year 1922 After WW1, the war was over, but the war was continuing for Turkey. The Turkish nation didn’t admit defeat and kept fighting. It…