Tokyo (AFP) – Italy on Thursday named debutants Alessandro Ortombina and Malik Faissal to start against Japan in their Nations Championship opener in Tokyo as they look to build on their Six Nations ...

The fairy-tale for Cape Verde continues as the tournament debutants proceeds to the knockout stage. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Four fresh All Blacks are set to debut during next month’s Nations Championship. Hurricanes wingers Josh Moorby and Fehi Fineanganofo, prop Xavier Numia and Blues loose forward Anton Segner have ...

Curaçao won the first World Cup point in their history on Saturday as they drew 0-0 with Ecuador in a breathless match of many chances but no goals. Curaçao goalkeeper Eloy Room made 15 saves against ...

Colombia triumphed with a 3-1 victory over debutants Uzbekistan in their Group K match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Azteca Stadium in Mexico. Colombia opened the scoring through Daniel Munoz in the ...

Santa Clara, United States: Austria were given a scare by World Cup debutants Jordan on Tuesday before securing a 3-1 win rounded off by a penalty in added time from veteran forward Marko Arnautovic.

Cape Verde pulled off a World Cup shock by holding Spain to a 0-0 draw in their opening game on Monday, ‌where the European champions and ⁠one of the tournament favourites could find no way ‌past the ...

Germany on Sunday crushed debutants Curacao 7-1 in their Group E match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Houston Stadium in the US. The National Eleven secured an early lead with Felix Nmecha playing off ...

Germany won their first opening match at a World Cup since lifting the trophy in 2014 as they eased to a 7-1 win against debutants Curacao in their opening Group E match in Houston on Sunday. The ...

HOUSTON, June 14 (Reuters) - Germany began their World Cup campaign with a thumping 7-1 victory over debutants Curacao on Sunday in a match where history was made on several fronts and the one-sided ...

Four nations will debut at the World Cup this summer, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan all set to grace the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It's 16 years ...