Iraq and Norway both return to the FIFA World Cup stage after prolonged absences, and take on each other in their tournament opener in Boston on Tuesday evening, with the European team coming into ...

FIFA World Cup debutants Cape Verde open their campaign on Monday in Atlanta against European champions Spain, in one of the bigger on-paper mismatches of the group stage of this year's tournament.

John Stones says England’s first pre-World Cup friendly in the US will be part of a “progression” when they face fellow finals participants New Zealand in Tampa on Saturday. England meet Costa Rica in ...

Jose Sa says Portugal are “contenders” for the World Cup and have “tried to understand what was missing” at previous tournaments as the 2006 semi-finalists work towards their opener against DR Congo ...