2018 uefa world cup qualifying

Czech-Vietnamese goalkeeper Filip Nguyen (Photo: FoxSports) The overseas Vietnamese footballer is set to receive a Vietnamese passport and could be called up to play for the Vietnamese national team for their World Cup 2022 qualifiers which are scheduled to take place in early September. Filip Nguyen was born in 1992 in Prague to a Vietnamese father and a Czech mother. The 26-year-old keeper currently plays for FC Slovan Liberec, one of the most successful teams in the Czech Republic. The side have won the Czech First League three times in addition to a Czech Cup win. Filip Nguyen stands at 1.9 metres tall and is considered to be the club’s number one goalkeeper. He signed his current contract with Slovan Liberec in February last year which runs through until 2021. He played 13 matches for the side during the 2018-19 season. As a youngster, the Czech-Vietnamese goalkeeper trained at the ABC Branik Prague Football Institute. He had previously played for AC Sparta Prague … [Read more...] about Filip Nguyen may receive call up for World Cup 2022 qualifiers

Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined his Portugal team-mates on Tuesday (Mar 19) ahead of the start of Euro 2020 qualifying this week following a nine-month absence from the national team. Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the all-time list of international scorers with 85 goals. (Photo: AFP/PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA) The 34-year-old Juventus forward was recalled by Portugal coach Fernando Santos for games at home to Ukraine and Serbia, having not played for his country since the 2018 World Cup. Ronaldo was rested for the last six Portugal games while he settled at his new club following his departure from Real Madrid last July. The reigning European champions, who are through to the UEFA Nations League final in June, kick off their Group B campaign in Lisbon on Friday against Ukraine before facing Serbia on Mar 25. "Cristiano adds quality to any team. It's a pleasure to play with him and he's very important for us," Portugal defender Joao Cancelo, Ronaldo's team-mate at Juventus, told … [Read more...] about Ronaldo joins Portugal camp for Euro 2020 qualifiers

Initially seen as another unwanted addition to an already cluttered fixture list, the Nations League has proved a welcome alternative to lukewarm friendly internationals and one-sided European qualifying ties. The last week saw England go from relegation to winning their group in eight minutes, a dramatic qualification for the Netherlands at the expense of world champions France and the astonishing humbling of Belgium by Switzerland. Trailing 2-0 after less than 20 minutes and needing to score four times to win their group, the Swiss pulled themselves together to beat the World Cup semi-finalists 5-2. Lower down the ladder, the competition has produced historic first competitive wins for Gibraltar and Kosovo, putting the latter within two matches of an improbable place at European Championship in 2020. It has been a far cry from the traditional World Cup and Euro qualifying tournaments where six-team groups feature mismatches such as Germany against San Marino and Spain against … [Read more...] about Ingenious format and even games equals Nations League success