South American managers set to experiment before marathon journey to World Cup 2026 begins
South America's post-World Cup silly season will be short, with one set of friendlies before the 2026 qualification campaign kicks off in September.
South America's post-World Cup silly season will be short, with one set of friendlies before the 2026 qualification campaign kicks off in September.
Man City midfielder Alex Robertson appears set to declare his allegiance to Australia after being named in the Socceroos squad to face Ecuador.
Manchester City's Alex Robertson is eligible for three other national teams in addition to Australia, so coach Graham Arnold had to move quickly.
With Graham Arnold set to name his first Socceroos squad since Qatar '22, ESPN's Joey Lynch takes a look at which players are pushing for selection.
After naming a 23-man roster for an upcoming friendly against Morocco, here are three questions facing Brazil's makeshift squad.
England and Australia have locked in an agreement that will see the Matildas and Socceroos head to London for friendlies in April and October.
The USMNT finished without a victory from its two January friendlies after a 0-0 draw with Colombia at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday.
Paxten Aaronson, the younger brother of Brenden Aaronson, impressed in his debut even if the USMNT couldn't ultimately score against Colombia.
Follow along with updates and reaction as the USMNT faces Colombia in a friendly match from Carson, Calif.
In the first game of a new World Cup cycle, the USMNT player pool inspired optimism with young talent in full swing despite losing to Serbia.
The United States let an early lead slip in a 2-1 loss to Serbia at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
Follow along at 10 p.m. ET with updates and reaction from Los Angeles as the USMNT faces Serbia in its first match since the World Cup ended.
Italy manager Roberto Mancini's decision to play a 3-4-3 formation did not work out as Italy lost 2-0 away to Austria at the Ernst Happel Stadium.
World Cup-bound Cameroon scored first but could only draw 1-1 with Panama in a friendly international on Friday.
Mohamed Salah produced an inspired assist as Egypt upset Belgium 2-1 in Roberto Martinez's side's final World Cup warm-up match.
Bruno Fernandes scored twice in the first half and debutant Goncalo Ramos and Joao Mario added late goals as Portugal crushed Nigeria 4-0.
Barcelona youngster Ansu Fati scored in his Spain's 3-1 victory over Jordan in a World Cup warm-up on Thursday.
Ghana scored twice in the space of four second-half minutes to secure a convincing 2-0 win over Switzerland in their World Cup warm-up friendly.
Freiburg winger Vincenzo Grifo scored a pair of goals for Italy in a routine 3-1 win friendly win over Albania on Wednesday night.
A goal and an assist from Mattias Svanberg led Sweden to a 2-1 win over Mexico who failed to secure a confidence-boosting victory on Wednesday.
Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug's late goal sealed a 1-0 win over a well-drilled Oman side on Wednesday.
A late goal by substitute Krzysztof Piatek secured Poland a 1-0 win over Chile on Wednesday as regular starters rested ahead of the World Cup.
Argentina warmed up for the World Cup with a 5-0 hammering of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
World Cup-bound Costa Rica bid farewell to home fans with a 2-0 victory over Nigeria in a friendly international on Wednesday.