31 October 2024

Crowned footballers

Yesterday night in Seoul were awarded the annual prizes for best players of the Asian continent.
For the first time in South Korea were crowned the greatest footballers of 2023 where at the end of the ceremony we found out which are the 23 winners for men and women category. Each of their names can be seen on the website of the confederation.

30 October 2024

Lost an official elimination game

On 15 October Libya and Nigeria were supposed to play its group D qualifying match for the Africa Cup of nations 2025/26. But prior of their arrival the visiting players were mistreated at the airport by the local people and after a long wait they decided to return back home.
Therefore, the organizers of the event brought a verdict that this game will never be replayed, Libya automatically looses this duel 3:0, and also its football association have to pay a financial fine of 50,000 dollars (46,223 euros).

29 October 2024

Exclusive packages are already available

On the last night in November is the big final of the Copa Libertadores 2024 competition which will be played in Argentina, and specially for this match the official travel agency of the South American organization is offering a unique experience.
From last Thursday Absolut sport has presented exclusive and licensed packages with flights, hotels from 3 of up to 5 stars accommodation and tickets for the mentioned duel. Additionally, this service includes exclusive transportation from the hotel to the stadium, travel insurance and on-site assistance. Various prices for this unforgettable night can be found on their website.

28 October 2024

Wants to be reelected

On Thursday Patrice Motsepe has revealed that he will seek another term for the president of the African football organization. The 62-year-old from South Africa wants to stay on the job for the second successive time after he won it in 2021.
Who would be chosen to be the eighth president of the confederation is going to be known in March of next year.

27 October 2024

Applications have been received

At the end of September the hosting city of the final match for the Champions league 2027 tournament got suddenly empty while four days ago the European football organization has received couple of requests from member associations of welcoming the last two clubs on its soil.
Officially, the capitals of Azerbaijan and Spain have shown interest to organize the last duel in 2 years time. The first country have suggested the Olympic stadium where Baku is aiming to be the debut host, whilst Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid wants to win the bid for the second time (after the 2018-19 edition). An ending decision of who will it be would be known in the summer period of 2025.

26 October 2024

Revealed candidates

Yesterday the African football organization have announced which players and clubs are candidates for the upcoming best awards for this year. Up to 10 of them have been chosen, prizes for the men category will be given 7 times, and all names can be seen on their website. Playing performance which is covered just to be on the list ranges from January until October 2024.
Which footballers would be the best from this continent is going to be known on 16 December in Marrakesh, Morocco.

25 October 2024

Perfect turnaround has occurred in second half

Conference league 2024-25 season, match 2, single night:

Vikingur Reykjavik - Cercle Brugge 3:1

Scorers: 0:1 16 (15.41) Kazeem Olaigbe
               1:1 17 (16.55) Ari Sigurpalsson
               2:1 76 (75.30) Danijel Djuric
               3:1 82 (82.18) Gunnar Vatnhamar

- The 11 metre shot from Danijel Djuric (Vikingur Reykjavik) was beautifully saved on 45+1 (45.38).

ApoeL - Borac Banja Luka 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 63 (62.37) Stefan Savic

Celje - Bashakshehir 5:1

Scorers: 1:0 04 (04.16) Tamar Svetlin
               2:0 29 (29.01) Ivan Brnic
               3:0 34 (33.59) Svit Seshlar
               4:0 50 (50.05) Armandas Kuchys
               4:1 75 (74.26) Dimitrios Pelkas
               5:1 77 (76.44) Armandas Kuchys

Gent - Molde 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 24 (23.29) Noah Fadiga
               1:1 77 (77.16) Mats Moller Daehli
               2:1 90+5 (94.44) Archie Brown

Larne - Shamrock rovers 1:4

Scorers: 0:1 02 (02.18) Joshua Honohan
               0:2 23 (23.03) Johnny Kenny
               0:3 30-own goal (29.42) Tomas Cosgrove
               1:3 48 (47.24) Christopher Gallagher
               1:4 53 (52.59) Graham Burke

Sankt Gallen - Fiorentina 2:4

Scorers: 1:0 23 Felix Mambimbi
               1:1 49 Lucas Martinez Quarta
               1:2 54 Jonathan Ikone
               2:2 61 Lukas Gortler
               2:3 69 Jonathan Ikone
               2:4 90+3 Robin Gosens

Hearts - Omonia 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 16 (15.57) Alan Forrest
               2:0 23 (22.51) Blair Spittal

Djurgarden - Vitoria 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 58 (57.36) Manuel Silva
               1:1 62 (61.33) Daniel Stensson
               1:2 78 (78.11) Nuno Valente Santos

Rapid Wien - Noah 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 31 (30.33) Dion Drena Beljo

Jagiellonia - Petrocub 2:0

Scorer: 1:0 69 Afimico Pululu
             2:0 72 Afimico Pululu

The new saints - Astana 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 40 (39.26) Rory Holden
               2:0 78-pen (77.22) Declan McManus

Hjk - Dinamo Minsk 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 46 (45.21) Liam Moller

- From 80 Dinamo Minsk had to play with 10 players because Trofim Melnichenko was awarded with a direct red card.
- On 82 (81.59) the penalty from Luke Plange (Hjk) was perfectly saved.

Olimpija - Lask 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 14 (13.21) Alejandro Blanko
               2:0 80 (79.50) Pedro Lucas Schwaizer

Betis - Kobenhavn 1:1

Scorers: 1:0 07 (07.03) Abdessamad Ezzalzouli
               1:1 77-pen (76.21) Kevin Diks

Mlada Boleslav - Lugano 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 38 (37.36) Renato Steffen

- Mlada Boleslav could have equalized at 81 (80.59), however the weak 11 metre strike from Patrik Vydra was easily saved.

Pafos - Heidenheim 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 25 Patrick Mainka

Tsc - Legia 0:3

Scorers: 0:1 10 Bartosz Kapustka
               0:2 47 Lucas Linhares
               0:3 62 Kacper Chodyna

Europa league 2024-25 season, game 3, night 2 of 2:

PaoK - Viktoria 2:2

Scorers: 0:1 30 Milan Havel
               0:2 38 Matej Vydra
               1:2 84 Tarik Tissoudali
               2:2 90+3 Abdul Rahman Baba

- Sampson Dweh (Viktoria) saw his second yellow card on 69.

Ferencvarosh - Nice 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 15-own goal Moise Bombito

- Visiting midfielder Pablo Rosario saw a direct red card on 84 (83.33).

Qarabag - Ajax 0:3

Scorers: 0:1 36 (35.26) Kenneth Taylor
               0:2 74-pen (73.31) Wout Weghorst
               0:3 76 (76.16) Chuba Akpom

- Qarabag has finished this match with 9 men: first to leave was Julio Romao on 15 (14.21) who received a direct red card, followed by Elvin Cafarguliyev that was awarded with his second yellow card at 79 (78.48). 

Maccabi Tel Aviv - Real Sociedad 1:2 (neutral place)

Scorers: 0:1 18 (18.03) Jon Pacheco
               0:2 64 (63.46) Sergio Gomez
               1:2 81 (80.55) Dor Turgeman

- Osher Davida had to leave Maccabi Tel Aviv due to 2 yellow cards on 87 (87.19).

Midtjylland - Union Saint-Gilloise 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 18 (17.38) Ousmane Diao

Roma - Dynamo Kyiv 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 23-pen Artem Dovbyk

Eintracht - Rigas futbola shkola 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 79 Hugo Larsson

Anderlecht - Ludogorets 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 67 (66.52) Samuel Edozie
               2:0 90+4 (93.57) Ander Dreyer

- Bad boy in this game was Caio Vidal (Ludogorets) who on 29 (29.13) received a direct red card.

Athletic club - Slavia Praha 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 33 (32.48) Nicholas Williams

Porto - Hoffenheim 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 45+1 (46.10) Tiago Djalo
               2:0 74 (74.12) Samuel Omorodion

Olympique Lyonnais - Beshiktash 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 71 (70.58) Gedson Fernandes

Fenerbahche - Manchester united 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 14 Christian Eriksen
               1:1 49 Youssef en Nesyri

Glasgow rangers - FcsB 4:0

Scorers: 1:0 10 (09.25) Thomas Lawrence
               2:0 30 (30.15) Vaclav Cherny
               3:0 54 (54.16) Vaclav Cherny
               4:0 71 (71.01) Hamza Igamane

Malmo - Olympiacos 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 29 Ayoub el Kaabi

Twente - Lazio 0:2

Scorer: 0:1 34 Pedro Ledesma
             0:2 67 Gustav Isaksen

- On 10 the home goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall had to depart because of a direct red card.

Tottenham - Az 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 53-pen Richarlison de Andrade

- David Moller Wolfe (Az) on 65 received a direct red card. 

24 October 2024

Hattrick has started from 55 seconds

Europa league 2024-25 season, game 3, night 1 of 2:

Braga - Bodo/Glimt 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 52 (52.06) Hakon Evjen
               1:1 63 (63.20) Sikou Niakate
               1:2 90+3 (93.20) Villads Nielsen

- On 67 (66.21) the only goal scorer of the home club had to leave because of 2 yellow cards.

Galatasaray - Elfsborg 4:3

Scorers: 1:0 28 (27.46) Mauro Icardi
               2:0 39-own goal (38.30) Isak Pettersson
               3:0 43 (43.19) Barish Alper Yilmaz
               3:1 52 (51.51) Niklas Hult
               3:2 65-pen (64.24) Michael Baidoo
               4:2 83 (82.43) Yunus Akgun
               4:3 90+1 (91.02) Johan Larsson

Champions league 2024-25 season, duel 3, night 2 out of 2:

Atalanta - Celtic 0:0

Benfica - Feyenoord 1:3

Scorers: 0:1 12 (11.33) Ayase Ueda
               0:2 33 (32.38) Antoni Milambo
               1:2 66 (65.52) Kerem Akturkoglu
               1:3 90+1 (91.17) Antoni Milambo

Barcelona - Bayern 4:1

Scorers: 1:0 01 (55 seconds) Raphael Belloli
               1:1 18 (17.33) Harry Kane
               2:1 36 (35.47) Robert Lewndowski
               3:1 45 (44.43) Raphael Belloli
               4:1 56 (55.39) Raphael Belloli

Atletico Madrid - Lille 1:3

Scorers: 1:0 08 Julian Alvarez
               1:1 60 Edon Zhegrova
               1:2 74-pen Jonathan David
               1:3 89 Jonathan David

Red bull Salzburg - Dinamo Zagreb 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 49 Sandro Kulenovic
               0:2 84 Bruno Petkovic

- Direct red card on this game was for the home goalkeeper Alexander Schlager at 65.

Young boys Bern - Inter 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 90+3 Marcus Thuram

- At 48 Marko Arnautovic could have taken Inter into the lead, but his weak 11 metre shot was perfectly saved.

Manchester city - Sparta Praha 5:0

Scorers: 1:0 03 Philip Foden
               2:0 58 Erling Haaland
               3:0 64 John Stones
               4:0 68 Erling Haaland
               5:0 88-pen Matheus Nunes

23 October 2024

Catastrophe followed after the club was comfortably leading with two goals

Champions league 2024-25 season, duel 3, night 1 out of 2:

Milan - Club Brugge 3:1

Scorers: 1:0 34 Christian Pulishic
               1:1 50 Kyriani Sabbe
               2:1 60 Tijjani Reijnders
               3:1 70 Tijjani Reijnders

- From 40 Raphael Onyedika has left the visitors because he saw a direct red card.

Monaco - Crvena zvezda 5:1

Scorers: 1:0 19 Takumi Minamino
               1:1 26-pen Cherif Ndiaye
               2:1 45+4 Breel Embolo
               3:1 54 Wilfried Singo
               4:1 70 Takumi Minamino
               5:1 90+6 Maghnes Akliouche

Girona - Slovan 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 42 (42.18) Miguel Gutierrez
               2:0 72 (72.06) Juan Pedro Lopez

- Christian Stuani could have made 3:0 for Girona at 87 (87.20), but his 11 metre strike was perfectly saved.

Sturm - Sporting 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 22 (22.15) Nuno Santos
               0:2 53 (52.27) Viktor Gyokeres

Psg - Psv 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 34 Noa Lang
               1:1 55 Achraf Hakimi

Real Madrid - Borussia Dortmund 5:2

Scorers: 0:1 30 (29.21) Donyell Malen
               0:2 34 (33.33) Jamie Gittens
               1:2 59 (59.17) Antonio Rudiger
               2:2 61 (61.05) Vinicius de Oliveira junior
               3:2 83 (82.37) Lucas Vasquez
               4:2 86 (85.37) Vinicius de Oliveira junior
               5:2 90+3 (92.36) Vinicius de Oliveira junior

Arsenal - Shakhtar 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 29-own goal Dmytro Riznyk

- On 77 the penalty from Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) was beautifully saved.

21 October 2024

Two same and one different number

For the last time this month the three European international club league events are going to entertain us. Two of them are going to play the same round, while the third would be behind by only one digit. In the expectation of 3 kick offs the whole schedule for next week looks like this:

Champions league (match 3)
Tuesday, 22 October at 18.45 CEt: Milan - Club Brugge.
Tuesday, 22 October at 18.45 CEt: Monaco - Crvena zvezda.
Tuesday, 22 October at 21.00 CEt: Arsenal - Shakhtar.
Tuesday, 22 October at 21.00 CEt: Aston villa - Bologna.
Tuesday, 22 October at 21.00 CEt: Girona - Slovan.
Tuesday, 22 October at 21.00 CEt: Juventus - Stuttgart.
Tuesday, 22 October at 21.00 CEt: Psg - Psv.
Tuesday, 22 October at 21.00 CEt: Real Madrid - Borussia Dortmund.
Tuesday, 22 October at 21.00 CEt: Sturm - Sporting.

Wednesday, 23 October at 18.45 CEt: Atalanta - Celtic.
Wednesday, 23 October at 18.45 CEtStade Brestois - Bayer.
Wednesday, 23 October at 21.00 CEt: Atletico Madrid - Lille.
Wednesday, 23 October at 21.00 CEt: Barcelona - Bayern.
Wednesday, 23 October at 21.00 CEt: Benfica - Feyenoord.
Wednesday, 23 October at 21.00 CEt: Manchester city - Sparta Praha.
Wednesday, 23 October at 21.00 CEt: Rasenballsport Leipzig - Liverpool.
Wednesday, 23 October at 21.00 CEt: Red bull Salzburg - Dinamo Zagreb.
Wednesday, 23 October at 21.00 CEt: Young boys Bern - Inter.

Europa league (game 3)
Wednesday, 23 October at 16.30 CEt: Braga - Bodo/Glimt.
Wednesday, 23 October at 16.30 CEt: Galatasaray - Elfsborg.

Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEtEintracht - Rigas futbola shkola.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEtFerencvarosh - Nice.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Maccabi Tel Aviv - Real Sociedad (playing in Belgrade, Serbia).
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Midtjylland - Union Saint-Gilloise.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: PaoK - Viktoria.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Porto - Hoffenheim.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Qarabag - Ajax.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Roma - Dynamo Kyiv.

Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Anderlecht - Ludogorets.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEtAthletic club - Slavia Praha.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEtFenerbahche - Manchester united.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEtGlasgow rangers - FcsB.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Malmo - Olympiacos.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Olympique Lyonnais - Beshiktash.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Tottenham - Az.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Twente - Lazio.

Conference league (duel 2)
Thursday, 24 October at 16.30 CEtVikingur Reykjavik - Cercle Brugge.

Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: ApoeL - Borac Banja Luka.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Celje - Bashakshehir.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEtDjurgarden - Vitoria.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Gent - Molde.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Hearts - Omonia.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Jagiellonia - Petrocub.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Larne - Shamrock rovers.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Panathianikos - Chelsea.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Rapid Wien - Noah.
Thursday, 24 October at 18.45 CEt: Sankt Gallen - Fiorentina.

Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Betis - Kobenhavn.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Hjk - Dinamo Minsk.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Mlada Boleslav - Lugano.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Olimpija - Lask.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Pafos - Heidenheim.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: The new saints - Astana.
Thursday, 24 October at 21.00 CEt: Tsc - Legia.

20 October 2024

Lawsuit filed

One of the biggest football name of the Iberian Peninsula is being blamed for dishonesty, of whom simultaneously, with one other (their opponents from that time) are also mentioned in a negative way.
Accused of tax fraud, match fixing and corruption, this Tuesday the Portuguese court has officially filed a lawsuit against Benfica and its former officials (boss and advisor) together with ex directors from Vitoria futebol clube. Happening on the period between 2016 and 2019, the club from Setubal would deliberate lost 2 of its championship games, while in exchange the former Benfica director (Luis Felipe Vieira) has agreed player transfers to financially benefit their rivals and for these businesses has paid 1,3 million euros. For giving / receiving unreasonable advantages and tax deception with criminal activities Benfica is indicted with active corruption, whilst their opponents were charged with a passive one (with the same scheme).
Hence, prosecutors wants Luis Felipe Vieira to stop perform any job in football for 5 years, and his former club to be expelled from all sport tournaments.

19 October 2024

Awaiting for the decision

On Tuesday Libya and Nigeria had to entertain each other from qualifiers of the Africa Cup of nations 2025/26, however prior to that, this duel was cancelled because of an unusual incident.
This game got postponed because the visitors have complained of poor treatment and reception of its players and staff from locals that was stuck at Baninah airport for more than 12 hours without any food, communications, and transport for someone to collect and took them to the hotel. Angrily and exhausted the footballers have decided to return back, although they were aware that the game might be lost. Immediately the Disciplinary committee of the African football organization is reviewing the whole case, and the final outcome of who is to blame and who is not will be announced in Ethiopia when the Executive committee meeting is scheduled for 22 October.

18 October 2024

Punished for bad behaviour

Yesterday the European football organization has penalized one Balkan country thus their association had to deliver 34.500 euros. The disciplinary action for Croatia was for the duel that was played last month against Poland at the European version of the Nations league event.
For throwing various objects from the home fans onto the terrain the fine was 15,000 euros together with 8,000 because they ran inside after the final whistle. Additionally, 7,000 was also included that was for reprimands of the players and officials from the team while the financial penalty of 4,500 euros was for the pyrotechnics that was prepared by their own spectators.

17 October 2024

Date for draw is known

So far 5 confederations are playing elimination games for the World Cup 2026, while today the last one have announced when the whole layout is going to be familiar and dates of when it will start and end their journey.
At the European zone the group games would have to be played from March until November of 2025, and between 26 and 31 March of the following year are scheduled the play off duels. When this will be completed, 16 teams would travel from this continent to the 2026 final event.
But before we all jump into the future, first the 12 qualifying groups have to familiar. The ceremony of the draw is expected to be on Friday, 13 December in Zurich (Switzerland).

16 October 2024

Joy for the home crowd was brought by one player only

Elimination duels for World Cup 2026 - South American region, game 10 of 18:

Colombia - Chile 4:0

Scorers: 1:0 34 Davinson Sanchez
               2:0 52 Luis Diaz
               3:0 82 Jhon Duran
               4:0 90+2 Luis Sinisterra

Paraguay - Venezuela 2:1

Scorers: 0:1 24 Jon Aramburu
               1:1 59 Antonio Sanabria
               2:1 74 Antonio Sanabria

- At 41 (40.39) Paraguay had a penalty, however the shot from Julio Enciso was beautifully saved.

Uruguay - Ecuador 0:0

Argentina - Bolivia 6:0

Scorers: 1:0 19 Lionel Messi
               2:0 43 Lautaro Martinez
               3:0 45+2 Julian Alvarez
               4:0 69 Thiago Almada
               5:0 84 Lionel Messi
               6:0 85 Lionel Messi

Brazil - Peru 4:0

Scorers: 1:0 38-pen Raphael Belloli
               2:0 54-pen Raphael Belloli
               3:0 70 Andreas Pereira
               4:0 74 Luiz Henrique

Second halves were decisive

Nations league 2024-25 - European version, play 4, night 3 out of 3:

Northern Ireland - Bulgaria 5:0

Scorers: 1:0 15 (14.42) Isaac Price
               2:0 29 (28.49) Isaac Price
               3:0 32-own goal (31.39) Dimitar Mitov
               4:0 81 (80.25) Isaac Price
               5:0 88 (88.15) Joshua Magennis

- Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) has slightly hit the crossbar from 11 metres on  44 (43.23).

Scotland - Portugal 0:0

Spain - Serbia 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 04 (04.07) Aymeric Laporte
               2:0 65 (64.37) Alvaro Morata
               3:0 77 (76.43) Alejandro Baena

- Spain had a penalty on 54 (53.58), however the strike from Alvaro Morata missed the whole goal.
- From 76 (75.49) Serbia had to play with 10 players because Strahinja Pavlovic was awarded with a direct red card.

Switzerland - Denmark 2:2

Scorers: 1:0 25 (25.09) Remo Freuler
               1:1 27 (26.33) Gustav Isaksen
               2:1 45-pen (45.17) Zeki Amdouni
               2:2 69 (68.22) Christian Eriksen

Kosovo - Cyprus 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 30 (29.41) Amir Rrahmani
               2:0 51 (51.13) Ermal Krasniqi
               3:0 70 (69.59) Emir Sahiti

Belarus - Luxembourg 1:1 (neutral place)

Scorers: 1:0 54 (53.50) Sergey Politevich
               1:1 78-pen (77.30) Gerson Rodrigues

- Valery Gromyko could have taken Belarus to a 1:0 lead, but his weak 11 metre shot at 11 (10.43) was beautifully saved.

Lithuania - Romania 1:2

Scorers: 1:0 07-pen Armandas Kuchys
               1:1 18-pen Razvan Marin
               1:2 64 Denis Dragush

Without a boring draw

North, Central America and Caribbean edition of Nations league 2024-25, match 4, night 3 of 3:

Dominican Republic - Antigua and Barbuda 5:0 (neutral arena)

Scorers: 1:0 14 Luiyi de Lucas
               2:0 34 Heinz Morschel
               3:0 45-pen Dorny Romero
               4:0 52 Hector Firpo junior
               5:0 74 Cesar Garcia

Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cayman islands 1:1 (neutral ground)

Scorers: 0:1 60 Zachary Scott
               1:1 90+9-own goal Joshwa Campbell

Bermuda - Dominica 3:2

Scorers: 1:0 37-own goal Marcus Bredas
               2:0 44 Kole Hall
               2:1 50 Troy Jules
               2:2 59-pen Audel Laville
               3:2 68 Jai Bean

Costa Rica - Guatemala 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 09 Warren Madrigal
               2:0 38 Kenneth Vargas
               3:0 72 Francisco Calvo

Barbados - Bahamas 6:2

Scorers: 0:1 05 Brandon Adderley
               1:1 08 Andreas Applewhaite
               2:1 14 Niall Reid-Stephen
               3:1 28 Sheran Hoyte
               3:2 42-own goal Nicoli Brathwaite
               4:2 47 Omani Leacock
               5:2 52 Andreas Applewhaite
               6:2 64 Sheran Hoyte

Suriname - Guyana 5:1

Scorers: 1:0 03 Sheraldo Becker
               2:0 09 Sheraldo Becker
               2:1 12 Jalen Jones
               3:1 33 Virgil Misidjan
               4:1 50 Denzel Jubitana
               5:1 69 Ridgeciano Haps

Belize - Turks and Caicos islands 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 28 Jordi Polanco
               2:0 39 Moises Hernandez
               3:0 57 Krisean Lopez

Quickest opener of these qualifiers was achieved

Elimination matches for Africa Cup of nations - Morocco 2025 / 2026, duel 4, night 3 of 3:

Lesotho - Gabon 0:2 (neutral terrain)

Scorers: 0:1 54 Shavy Babicka
               0:2 84 Rody Effaghe

Tanzania - Democratic Republic of Congo 0:2

Scorer: 0:1 87 Meschack Elia
             0:2 90+2 Meschack Elia

Chad - Zambia 0:1 (neutral place)

Scorer: 0:1 69 Kennedy Musonda

- Marius Mouandilmadji has failed to convert a penalty for Chad at 84.

Sudan - Ghana 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 62 Ahmed al-Tash
               2:0 64 Mohamed Abdel Raman

South Sudan - Uganda 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 14 Denis Omedi
               1:1 20 Yohanna Juma
               1:2 65-own goal Alfred Leku

Malawi - Senegal 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 90+5 Sadio Mane

Guinea-Bissau - Mali 0:0

Rwanda - Benin 2:1

Scorers: 0:1 42 Andreas Hountondji
               1:1 69 Innocent Nshuti
               2:1 75-pen Djihad Bizimana

Sierra Leone - Ivory coast 1:0 (neutral stadium)

Scorer: 1:0 84 Amadou Bakayoko

Botswana - Cape Verde 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 52 Thabang Sesinyi

Congo - South Africa 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 33 Elias Mokwana
               1:1 45+2 Mons Bassouamina

Niger - Angola 0:1 (neutral arena)

Scorer: 0:1 01 (48 seconds) Ambrosini Cabaca

Mauritania - Egypt 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 88 Ibrahim Adel

Central African Republic - Morocco 0:4 (neutral ground)

Scorers: 0:1 34 Eliesse ben Seghir
               0:2 37 Eliesse ben Seghir
               0:3 49-pen Youssef en Nesyri
               0:4 65 Abdessamad Ezzalzouli

Ethiopia - Guinea 0:3 (neutral location)

Scorers: 0:1 15 Serhou Guirassy
               0:2 19 Abdoulaye Toure
               0:3 23-pen Serhou Guirassy

Comoros - Tunisia 1:1 (neutral soil)

Scorers: 1:0 49 Faiz Selemani
               1:1 68 Yassine Meriah

Libya - Nigeria suspended

- The guests have returned home (this Monday night) after they were badly treated at the Libyan airport.

Own goals have formed the final result

Asian qualifiers for World Cup 2026, stage 3 out of 4, match 04 of 10:

Japan - Australia 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 58-own goal (57.29) Shogo Taniguchi
               1:1 75-own goal (75.09) Cameron Burgess

South Korea - Iraq 3:2

Scorers: 1:0 40 Oh Se-hun
               1:1 49 Aymen Hussein
               2:1 74 Oh Hyeon-gyu
               3:1 83 Lee Jae-sung
               3:2 90+4 Ibrahim Bayesh

People's Republic of China - Indonesia 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 20 Behram Abduweli
               2:0 44 Zhang Yuning
               2:1 85 Thom Haye

Kyrgyzstan - North Korea 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 10 Khristiyan Brauzman

Uzbekistan - United Arab Emirates 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 76-pen (75.38) Otabek Shukurov

- From 65 (64.49) the guests have played without Abdulla Hamad because of a direct red card.

Islamic Republic of Iran - Qatar 4:1

Scorers: 0:1 17 (16.22) Almoez Ali
               1:1 42 (41.29) Sardar Azmoun
               2:1 48 (47.35) Sardar Azmoun
               3:1 65 (64.45) Mohammad Mohebi
               4:1 90+7 (97.05) Mohammad Mohebi

Jordan - Oman 4:0

Scorers: 1:0 25 Yazan al Naimat
               2:0 49 Ali Ilwan
               3:0 54 Yazan al Naimat
               4:0 87 Ali Ilwan

Palestine - Kuwait 2:2

Scorers: 0:1 30-pen Yousef Naser al Sulaiman
               1:1 40-pen Wessam Abou Ali
               1:2 79 Yousef Naser al Sulaiman
               2:2 90 Zaid al Qanbar

- For 2 yellow cards Camilo Saldana had to depart Palestine at 54.

Saudi Arabia - Bahrain 0:0

- The 11 metre shot from Salem al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) was perfectly saved on 19.