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HOUSTON — Frenkie de Jong is a fitness doubt for the Netherlands‘ Group F showdown with Sweden on Saturday, Durch coach Ronald Koeman said. The Dutch were already without Quinten Timber for the game in Houston after the defender suffered concussion during training following an accidental clash with teammate Teun Koopmeiners. – World Cup clinching scenarios for every group And speaking at the pre-match news conference on Friday, Koeman said:…

A thunderous strike from Morocco forward Ismael Saibari stunned Scotland inside two minutes in Boston, as Steve Clarke’s side suffered a 1-0 defeat in their second Group C match. The Tartan Army were forced to endure a pretty fire 45 minutes as Scotland struggled to cope with Morocco’s attacking threats. However, the African side couldn’t add to their goal tally and while Scotland did improve in the second half, it…

NEW YORK — Tunisia will take inspiration from Cape Verde‘s draw with Spain as they look to launch their FIFA World Cup salvage act against Japan in Monterrey on Saturday, according to newly appointed head coach Herve Renard. Renard was jetted in to replace coach Sabri Lamouchi after Tunisia’s opening 5-1 defeat to Sweden, an insists that he hasn’t arrived in the camp with a magic wand that can immediately…

SEATTLE — Zlatan Ibrahimovic was succinct in saying he thinks that the United States men’s national team has a chance to win the World Cup. Defender Chris Richards doesn’t think it’s a wild idea at all, either. After the U.S. turned in a second convincing and largely-complete performance in beating Australia, 2-0, on Friday, Richards addressed Ibrahimovic’s one-word reply — “Yes” — when the former Sweden star was asked on…

SEATTLE – United States defender Alex Freeman celebrated a “full circle family moment” on Friday, scoring a goal in the Americans’ 2-0 win over Australia on the same field — kind of — where his father, Antonio Freeman, Jr. once had a banner day for the Green Bay Packers. The goal came in the 43rd minute, as Freeman was quickest to react when Sergiño Dest’s shot was deflected high in…

SEATTLE, Washington – Tony Popovic has said that, with hindsight, he perhaps should have made more changes to his starting XI, after a “flat and lethargic” first half condemned the Socceroos to a 2-0 FIFA World Cup defeat against the United States. Jumping on their opponents straight from the opening whistle, the Americans pressed and harangued the Australians to within an inch of their lives at Seattle Stadium and were…

Iran‘s soccer federation said on Thursday it will lodge a complaint with FIFA after its request to travel to Los Angeles two days before Sunday’s World Cup match against Belgium was denied. Iran’s base camp was moved from Arizona to Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of the tournament and the team has said it is unfairly being made to travel to matches the day before games and return immediately after. – Welcome…

HOUSTON — Graham Potter has warned Sweden’s World Cup opponents that strike-duo Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres will get better as the tournament progresses. Sweden face Netherlands in Houston on Saturday, fresh from hammering Tunisia 5-1 in their Group F opener. Both Isak and Gyökeres scored in that game despite it being just the second time the pair have played together in a year, chiefly due to Isak’s long-running fitness…

SEATTLE – No Christian Pulisic? No problem. The United States men’s national team, playing without its injured star attacker, continued its captivating surge in this World Cup on Friday, beating Australia 2-0 to advance to the knockout rounds with one group-stage game remaining. The U.S. hasn’t won Group D just yet, but this victory — the first time since 1930 that the Americans have won back-to-back World Cup matches —…