Published by DPA Iran coach Dragan Skočić has played down the political aspects of another World Cup group stage meeting with the United States, saying he and the team would only be focusing on football. The two teams will meet on November 29 at the Qatar tournament in Group B which also features England and possibly Ukraine as well. The

Published by Al-Araby The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has asked that Egypt’s World Cup qualifier be replayed after the Pharaohs were knocked out by Senegal during a tense match in Dakar. The EFA said that star player Mohammad Salah was “attacked” by Senegal fans, who continuously shone green lasers into the eyes of the Egyptian players. “We asked for a

Published by Sports Illustrated By Daniel Chavkin The President commended the soccer team for returning to the World Cup later this year. Wednesday night, despite losing to Costa Rica, the U.S. Men’s National Team clinched a World Cup bid for the first time since 2014. Players, fans and analysts all over the country took to Twitter to celebrate the United

Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) – Qatar World Cup chief executive Nasser Al-Khater has called for a meeting with Gareth Southgate after the England manager said he is unhappy some fans will not feel safe travelling to the event due to concerns over human rights issues in the country. Homosexuality is illegal in the Gulf state and there is also