Tag: 2022 FIFA World Cup

Yemen national soccer team coach dies from COVID-19

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SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s soccer association said Sunday that the country's national team coach Sami al-Naash has died from COVID-19. ...

African World Cup qualifying groups postponed to September

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ZURICH — African qualifying groups for next year's World Cup have been postponed and will start in September instead of June, FIFA said Thursday. ...

South Africa hires Belgian Hugo Broos as coach

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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa hired African Cup-winning coach Hugo Broos on a five-year deal on Wednesday. ...

South Korea: North Koreans pull out of World Cup qualifying

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials say North Korea has told soccer’s Asian governing body it will not participate in World Cup qualifiers...

Fox gains US English-language rights to Copa América

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LOS ANGELES — This June's Copa América will be televised in the United States on Fox's networks. ...

Egypt’s national soccer team coach positive for coronavirus

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CAIRO — Egypt’s national team coach has tested positive for the coronavirus, the country's soccer association announced Saturday. ...

SAmerica World Cup qualifying to resume before Copa America

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SAO PAULO — South American qualifying for the 2022 World Cup will resume in June with rounds seven and eight before the Copa America....

PSG, Bayern the big names missing from Super League plan

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DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The new Super League soccer competition in Europe is, surprisingly, missing the names of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. ...

Löw limps closer to exit after Germany’s latest painful loss

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DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Joachim Löw's explanations of what went wrong in the German national team’s latest humiliating loss have become a familiar ritual. ...

Spain beats Kosovo, national broadcaster downgrades visitors

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MADRID — Spain cruised past Kosovo 3-1 on Wednesday in a World Cup qualifier that attracted more attention off the field because of Spain’s...