Long-term absentees make triumphant returns

Long-term absentees make triumphant returns

Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia return to the world finals The trio join Egypt and Nigeria, who had both qualified with a game to spare Côte d’Ivoire would have gone through had they beaten Morocco at home THE DAY REPLAYED - A tense final day of the African qualifying competition for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ ended with Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia joining Egypt and Nigeria as the continent’s five qualifiers. While the last two world finals saw the same quintet of Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria represent Africa on both occ... FIFA.com - News

Neymar’s Brazil to face Germany in Olympic final

Neymar’s Brazil to face Germany in Olympic final

Nigeria 0-2 GermanySao PauloHorst Hrubesch's Germany side ensured European representation in the gold-medal match with a goal in either half of Wednesday's second semi-final. Leipzig defender Lukas Klostermann made it advantage Germany by converting Max Meyer's ninth-minute cross at the end of a sweeping move. Substitute Nils Petersen later removed any doubt about the outcome at the Arena Corinthians, angling home the 89th-minute clincher following Davie Selke's cross-shot. It put the seal on a clinical German performance.Brazil 6-0 HondurasRio de JaneiroTwo Neymar goals bookended an emphatic Brazilian success. The forward g... UEFA.com - News