Australia will donate part of their match fees from a World Cup 2026 qualifier against Palestine in Kuwait City on Tuesday towards humanitarian efforts in Gaza.

Five years after a photo with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked questions over his loyalty to Germany, Ilkay Gundogan will captain the national side during Saturday's international friendly against Turkey in Berlin.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi spoke to the media following the 2-0 loss to Uruguay in the World Cup qualifiers. The intensity of the match against Uruguay was in focus and Messi suggested that younger Uruguay players needed to learn some respect.

Yamal had become Spain's youngest player and scorer in a 7-1 qualifying win against Georgia in September

Liverpool's Diaz scored two goals in five minutes as Colombia came from behind to stun Brazil.

It was Lionel Messi and Argentina's first defeat of the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign

Bangladesh kicked off their World Cup Qualifiers campaign with a thumping 7-0 defeat to mighty Australia in Group I fixture at AAMI Park Stadium in Melbourne yesterday, with substitute Jaime Maclaren stealing the spotlight with a second-half hattrick.

Bangladesh captain Jamal Bhuiyan said that the facilities in the country’s football have changed for the better in the span of his national team career.

This is Bangladesh’s joint worst result in the Qualifers, as they had earlier lost by the same margin in the 1994 Qualifiers against the UAE.

Even though Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera is eager to show improvement of his charges, the men in red and green will probably look to avoid embarrassment in their opening World Cup Qualifiers fixture against Australia at the AAMI Park in Melbourne today.

Despite losing the country's top scorer, Diniz is not expecting a new hero to emerge in a young team brimming with talent set to face Colombia on Friday, 6am Bangladesh Time, and world champions Argentina on Wednesday (6.30am, Bangladesh Time).

Argentina face Uruguay on Friday, 6am Bangladesh Time before playing Brazil next Wednesday (6.30am Bangladesh Time).

"It's a very proud thing for me to have as an owner, to have a player like that, the best player in the world, in our team."

Bangladesh defender Bishwanath Ghosh said that everyone from goalkeeper to strikers have to combine in organising the defence when his team face a vastly superior Australia in a World Cup Qualifier fixture in Melbourne on Thursday.

The handover of the renovated ground of the Bangabandhu National Stadium is set to be deferred by a few more weeks after the joint inspection team of National Sports Council (NSC) and Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday found some shortcomings around the newly-laid drainage system.

Garcia lasted just five months at Napoli after replacing Spalletti.

Giroud will now miss home matches against Fiorentina and Frosinone after the international break.

Diaz Sr is credited with aiding the meteoric rise of his son, who is the first Indigenous Colombian to make it to world football's top echelons.

Suarez, with 68 international goals to his name, has been in superb form for Brazilian club Gremio with 16 goals in 29 games but has not featured for Uruguay since Bielsa took over in May.

Two days into Australia, the national football team's booters are still battling to adjust to the chilly temperature in Melbourne, but they expect to acclimate before the match against Australia on Thursday.