Franck Ribery, fighting to shrug off a back injury, on Monday figured in coach Didier Deschamps' 23-player World Cup squad....
World Cup-bound Honduras suffered a second deflating friendly defeat in four days on Sunday as they were beaten 4-2 by Israel....
Victor Caceres flicked home an 89th minute equaliser as Paraguay held World Cup bound France to a 1-1 draw on a wet evening in Nice on Sunday....
Victor Caceres flicked home an 89th minute equaliser as Paraguay held World Cup bound France to a 1-1 draw on a wet evening in Nice on Sunday....
Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, recovering from right knee surgery, figured in Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli's 23-player World Cup squad announced on Sunday....
Results of World Cup warm-ups on Saturday:...
Results of World Cup warm-ups on Saturday:...
Results of World Cup warm-ups on Saturday:...
Iraq's football association finally chose a new president on Saturday, potentially staving off threats of indefinite suspension from the sport's global governing body after multiple postponements of the polls....
Iraq's football association is due to finally hold long-postponed elections for its board Saturday, following threats from the sport's global governing body that postponing them any further risks indefinite suspension....
AFP Sports diary for May 31 to June 27:...
Results from World Cup warm-up matches on Friday:...
Results from World Cup warm-up matches on Friday:...
France striker Karim Benzema, who is still recovering from an adductor strain, said Friday he was working his way back to full fitness but admitted he was doubtful for Sunday's friendly against Paraguay....
France's 1998 World Cup winning coach Aime Jacquet on Friday visited Les Bleus training camp outside Paris to rally the troops ahead of their Brazil campaign....
Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suarez learned the hard way that his team is not ready for the World Cup in a 2-0 loss to Turkey in a friendly Thursday....
Mevlut Erdinc scored one goal and set up another as Turkey defeated Brazil-bound Honduras 2-0 on Thursday in a World Cup warmup friendly match....
AFP Sports Schedule for Friday May 30:...
England will hope to leave their supporters optimistic of World Cup success when they tackle Peru at Wembley Stadium on Friday in their final home friendly before the tournament begins....
Colombia goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon will make history when he turns 43 on June 21 as he will become the oldest player to be part of any World Cup finals squad....
Olivier Giroud scored a double as France stepped up their World Cup preparations on Tuesday with a 4-0 victory over Norway at the Stade de France in the first of three pre-tournament friendlies....