ISTANBUL, March 26 (Reuters) - Turkey moved within one game of ending their long World Cup absence as Ferdi Kadioglu's second-half goal secured a 1-0 win over Romania in their playoff semi-final on Thursday,

Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in the European semifinals on Thursday. Also advancing to the playoff finals scheduled for Tuesday were Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Poland, Turkey, Kosovo, Denmark and Czechia.

The U.S. men’s national team entered the March international window with two main objectives: return to play against two top opponents, and learn the identity of its final group opponent at the 2026 World Cup.

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Four-time champion Italy hosts Northern Ireland in the standout semifinal of the World Cup playoffs in Europe on Thursday. The Azzurri are under pressure to avoid failing to qualify for soccer’s biggest event for a third consecutive time after being eliminated by Sweden in 2017 and North Macedonia in 2022.

Atakan Karazor will be part of the Turkey squad for this month’s World Cup playoffs.The VfB Stuttgart captain confirmed the call-up following his side’s 1-0 Bundesliga win over RB Leipzig on

The Turkish Football Federation has suspended all league games in the country after a club president punched a referee in the face late Monday at the end of a top-flight match. MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca ran on to the pitch and attacked referee ...

BRATISLAVA, March 26 (Reuters) - Kosovo twice came from behind to beat Slovakia 4-3 away in a thrilling playoff semi-final on Thursday and ensure a decisive home clash against Turkey on Tuesday for a World Cup place The Balkan nation have only been playing international football since 2014 and have never qualified for a major tournament,

Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore. A photo of Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel’s controversial celebration, taken from a now-deleted social media post by Turkish soccer club Antalyaspor. A photo of Israeli soccer player Sagiv ...

The Iranian men’s national soccer team has started training in southern Turkey ahead of upcoming international friendlies, according to Turkish media reports.