Bahrain and Palestine will play a friendly international match on Friday to get ready for the 2023 Asia Cup. The Pearl Divers finished on top of the standings with nine points out of a possible nine after winning all three of their matches in Group E. They won easily against Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Turkmenistan. Next year, they will make their sixth and fifth consecutive appearance in the tournament. In January of this year, Hélio Sousa’s team also competed in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, but they lost in the semis to Oman, who defeated them 1-0. After cruising through Group…
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As Bangladesh takes on Seychelles in the International Friendlies on Saturday, the time for action is drawing near. Following their International Friendlies draw with Malawi, which ended in a tie of 1-1, Bangladesh is getting ready for this match. In recent games, Bangladesh’s attack has not been very good. Over the course of their previous six games, they have scored just three goals against opponents. Additionally, Bangladesh has had eight goals scored against them in those meetings. Seychelles and Maldives played to a 0-0 draw in an International Friendlies match. In the six previous games that Seychelles have played, the…
Czech Republic and Poland get their 2024 European Championship qualification campaign underway when they face off at the Sinobo Stadium on Friday (March 24). The two sides last met in a friendly in November 2018, where Lokomotiva secured a slender 1-0 win at the Stadion Energa. Following their horror outing in the 2022 Nations League, Czech Republic will head into the qualifiers looking to right a few wrongs and give their fans something to cheer about. Jaroslav Silhavy’s side managed one win in six Group A2 games and picked up just four points from a possible 18 to finish rock-bottom…
Sweden will entertain Belgium at the Nationalarenan in their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign opener on Friday. The hosts are playing their first game since January when they recorded a 2-1 win over Iceland in a friendly. They played another friendly earlier that month, defeating Finland 2-0. Belgium will be playing their first game since a goalless draw against Croatia in the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. They were eliminated from the competition following that draw. Domenico Tedesco has replaced Roberto Martinez as the head coach for Belgium and will be taking charge of the team for…
Saudi Arabia host Venezuela at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah on Friday (March 24) for a friendly. The Green Falcons play for the first time since their group stage exit from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar last November. Herve Renard’s side started their campaign with a stunning 2-1 win over eventual winners Argentina, but defeats to Poland and Mexico knocked them out before the knockouts. Saudi Arabia played in the Arabian Gulf Cup in January this year, but it was mostly a second-string group. They lost to Iraq and Oman after beating Yemen in their…
Kuwait host Philippines at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City on Friday (March 24) for a friendly as international football return after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The Blue Wave are reeling from a disappointing Asia Cup qualifying campaign which saw them go out in the third round, before losing in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup in January this year. The Middle Eastern side will look to rebuild themselves ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers later this year with a first participation at the tournament since 1982 in sight. Philippines, meanwhile, also endured heartbreak…
Uzbekistan and Bolivia lock horns at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, for a friendly on Friday (March 24). The White Wolves begin preparations for next year’s Asia Cup, having sealed their place in the Qatar showpiece following an impressive campaign in the qualifiers. Manager Srecko Katanec has named 25 players for this month’s double header, including prolific forward Eldor Shomurodov, who has scored 33 goals. He needs just one more to equal Maxim Shatskikh’s Uzbekistan record. Olympic Tashkent defender Saidazamat Mirsaidov is the only uncapped player in the squad. Bolivia, meanwhile, are looking to recover…
Austria is going head to head with Azerbaijan starting on 24 Mar 2023 at 19:45 UTC at Raiffeisen Arena stadium, Linz city, Austria. The match is a part of the European Championship, Qualification Group F. Currently, rank 1st, while Azerbaijan hold 2nd position. Austria will be hoping to begin their European Championship qualification campaign with a victory at home against Azerbaijan on Friday. However, the visitors potentially represent dangerous opponents having won each of their last five games ahead of their trip to Linz. After being relegated from League A in the Nations League last year, Austria restored significant confidence…
Serbia vs Lithuania will be entering the rings of the grounds facing each other in the event. The matches are going to be a football event taking off with the event on March 25, 2023, for Serbia vs Lithuania. The game will be taking off for the UEFA EURO Qualifiers at 01:15 AM (IST) for Serbia vs Lithuania. The grounds hosting the team’s Serbia vs Lithuania are the grounds of Red Star Stadium. https://twitter.com/SerbianFooty/status/1638991345044934658?s=20 The event is going to be a Matchday 1 out of the 10 for the qualification round of Group G for Serbia vs Lithuania. Serbia is…
Serbia is going head to head with Lithuania starting on 24 Mar 2023 at 19:45 UTC at Stadium Rajko Mitic stadium, Belgrade city, Serbia. The match is a part of the European Championship, Qualification Group G. Currently, Serbia rank 5th, while Lithuania hold 3rd position. Serbia and Lithuania kick off their Euro 2024 qualification campaign when they meet at the Rajko Mitic Stadium on Friday night. It is the first competitive meeting between the two nations since October 2019, when Friday’s hosts ran out 2-1 winners after a brace from Aleksandar Mitrovic. Serbia have enjoyed very little success trying to…
At the Ulsan, Munsu Football Stadium, South Korea and Colombia will play a friendly match on Friday. In contrast, Colombia’s failure to qualify for the World Cup the year before ended its streak of consecutive international appearances. After they failed to qualify for the World Cup, Reinaldo Rueda was fired as their head coach. As his replacement, Nestor Lorenzo became the seventh Argentine La Tricolor coach. Under Lorenzo, who is 57 years old, the visitors’ first four games have been successful. The visitors have won three of those four games and drawn one. They will have high expectations for this…
Moldova is going head to head with Faroe Islands starting on 24 Mar 2023 at 19:45 UTC at Zimbru stadium, Chisinau city, Moldova. The match is a part of the European Championship, Qualification Group E. Currently, Moldova rank 4th, while Faroe Islands hold 3rd position. European Championship qualifying gets underway for Moldova and Faroe Islands on Friday night as they clash in Group E at Stadionul Zimbru in Chisinau. Both nations are aiming to reach their first-ever major tournaments in a qualifying group in which two of the five teams will advance to next year’s competition in Germany. Moldova are…
Gibraltar is going head to head with Greece starting on 24 Mar 2023 at 19:45 UTC at Estadio Algarve stadium, Faro city, Portugal. The match is a part of the European Championship, Qualification Group B. Currently, Gibraltar rank 2nd, while Greece hold 3rd position. Gibraltar and Greece will be attempting to get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign off to a winning start when they square off on Friday evening. With France, Netherlands and Republic of Ireland making up the remainder of Group B, neither side can afford to lose their opening fixture. Gus Poyet has gone on to enjoy somewhat…
Bulgaria is going head to head with Montenegro starting on 24 Mar 2023 at 17:00 UTC at Huvepharma Arena stadium, Razgrad city, Bulgaria. The match is a part of the European Championship, Qualification Group G. Currently, Bulgaria rank 1st, while Montenegro hold 4th position. Bulgaria will be looking to continue their impressive start under new manager Mladen Krstajic when they host Montenegro in the first round of Euro 2024 qualifying on Friday. Joining Hungary, Lithuania and Serbia in Group G, Bulgaria and Montenegro will both fancy their chances of reaching the competition proper in Germany next year, but a strong…
On Friday, a friendly match between Japan and Uruguay is scheduled to take place at the Japan National Stadium. In contrast, Uruguay defeated Ghana 2-0 in their most recent match. The victory for Uruguay was secured by Flamengo attacker Giorgian de Arrascaeta, who scored twice in the first half. Japan enters this match having lost to Croatia coached by Zlatko Dalic in the World Cup by a score of 1-1 (1-3p). Ivan Perisic, a wingback for Tottenham Hotspur, scored in the second half to cancel out Japan’s first-half goal scored by Celtic attacker Daizen Maeda. On penalties, Croatia eventually prevailed.…