Kick Off: 1105, 13/06/2017 Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Brazil suffered a disappointing loss to Argentina at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last week and Australia could feel the backlash when they take on the Selecao in Tuesday’s international friendly. Tite suffered his first defeat in charge of the Samba Stars following … Read more
Kick Off: 2000, 13/06/2017 Stadium: Stade de France TV: ITV France and England both go into Tuesday night’s international friendly on the back of testing World Cup qualifiers and an honourable draw could be the best bet in Paris. Dele Alli and Wayne Rooney netted in a 2-0 win for … Read more
Kick Off: 0730, 11/06/2017 Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Uruguay will be kicking themselves for not reaching the U20 World Cup final but can gain some compensation by beating Italy in Sunday’s third-place play-off. The South Americans were much the better side when these two teams met during the group … Read more
Kick Off: 1100, 11/06/2017 Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium England will play in their first ever U20 World Cup final on Sunday and we’re backing the Young Lions to prove too classy for Venezuela. No England team at any level has featured in a World Cup decider for 51 years … Read more
It may feel like a quiet summer football-wise but the Confederations Cup looks set to provide a tantalising glimpse of the next generation of international stars. We have looked back over the tournament’s history and discovered players who have an early taste of success here usually go on to have … Read more
Kick Off: 1945, 11/06/2017 Stadium: Philip II Arena Spain have won all six past meetings with Macedonia and are expected to make short work of their hosts again in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier in Skopje. La Roja sit alongside Italy at the top of the Group G table on 13 … Read more
Kick Off: 1945, 11/06/2017 Stadium: Red Star Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 Wales face a tough test when travelling to Belgrade without Gareth Bale and we fear they may find Group D leaders Serbia just too strong in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier. The Eagles finished strongly when drawing 1-1 in … Read more
Kick Off: 1945, 10/06/2017 Stadium: Nuremberg TV: Sky Sports 1 Punters will be trying to predict the winning margin when Germany host San Marino in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier and we’re edging towards the lower end of the forecasts. Joachim Low has opted to give many of his big names … Read more
Kick Off: 0900, 08/06/2017 Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Uruguay are bidding to reach the Under-20 World Cup final for the second time in three renewals of this tournament when taking on Venezuela in South Korea. The South American side had to go all the way to penalties when beating … Read more
Kick Off: 1200, 08/06/2017 Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium England will go into their first Under-20 World Cup semi-final for 24 years as slight favourites to edge out Italy in South Korea. Paul Simpson’s side are unbeaten in five games at this tournament and look to be getting stronger and … Read more
Kick Off: 1700, 11/06/2017 Stadium: Aviva Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 The Republic of Ireland have started well in their World Cup qualifying group and can take another big step forward on the Road to Russia by beating Austria in Dublin on Sunday evening. James McClean scored the only goal … Read more
Kick Off: 1945, 09/06/2017 Stadium: A Le Coq Arena TV: Sky Sports 3 Belgium must cope without Eden Hazard for Friday night’s World Cup qualifier against Estonia but are still expected to prove too strong in Tallinn. The Chelsea star is out for three months with an ankle injury suffered … Read more
Kick Off: 1700, 10/06/2017 Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium TV: Sky Sports 4 Northern Ireland have made a fine start to their World Cup qualifying group and will seek to maintain the momentum with a positive result in Azerbaijan on Saturday evening. Michael O’Neill’s side were convincing 4-0 victors when these … Read more
Kick Off: 2030, 07/06/2017 Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Colombia travel to Spain looking to protect fifth place in the FIFA rankings and that could make them worth siding with in Murcia. The hosts will have one eye on Saturday’s tricky World Cup qualifier in Macedonia and may also rest the … Read more