Thursday night was a busy night in South America. Colombia, as well as Uruguay and Paraguay, all secured their tickets to the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada next summer.
Colombia confirmed their place with a 3-0 win at home to Bolivia, the same score that Uruguay beat Peru by. In fact, four of the five games played on Thursday night were won 3-0 by the side playing at home.
The three goalscorers against Bolivia were James...
Alongside Paraguay and Colombia, inaugural World Cup winners Uruguay were one of three South American sides to book their place at the finals in North America next summer.
A 3-0 win at home to already eliminated from qualification Peru was enough for Marcelo Bielsa's side to secure their place at a fifth consecutive World Cup finals.
As for Bielsa himself, this will be his third time managing at the World Cup, having done so with his native Argentina in...
During the penultimate round of CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers on Thursday night, Paraguay secured their spot at a World Cup finals for the first time since the 2010 edition in South Africa, with a 0-0 draw at home to Ecuador.
In that tournament, the South Americans managed to reach the quarter-finals, topping a group that included Italy, before beating Japan on penalties in the round of 16. They narrowly lost 1-0 to eventual champions Spain in the quarter-finals.
This was...
Due to their participation in the UEFA Nations League knockout phase, Germany were one of a number of nations starting their World Cup qualifying campaign in September - just nine months before the tournament begins.
As a result, they are in a group with just four teams, alongside Northern Ireland, Luxembourg, and Slovakia.
Sounds easy, right? Well, it's easy until it's not. And it has already proved not to be.
Indeed, Julian Nagelsmann's side got their qualifying campaign off...
Fulham have reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign young winger Tyrique George in a permanent deal reportedly worth £22 million, including add-ons and a significant sell-on clause.
George, 20, is now set to undergo a medical as he prepares to finalise his move to Craven Cottage. The signing represents a major investment for Fulham, who are strengthening their squad with talented young players ahead of the Premier League season.
The winger leaves Chelsea seeking regular first-team opportunities and the chance...
