A 1-1 draw with impressive World Cup newcomer Iceland is far from a fatal blow to Argentina’s chances of advancing from a well-balanced group that also includes Croatia and Nigeria.
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Jose Luis Sanchez Sola received an eight-game suspension after the United Soccer League said he made physical contact with a fan following the Lights’ 4-0 loss Wednesday at Phoenix Rising FC.
Day 2 of the World Cup started Friday with an unexciting match between Egypt and highly favored Uruguay, with Egyptian star Mohamed Salah on the bench with a shoulder injury.
The Lights will only have 14 players, counting two goalkeepers, available for the start of their match against Seattle Sounders FC 2 at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cashman Field.
Ronaldo had twice given Portugal the lead with first-half goals, but Diego Costa equalized for Spain with a goal in each half. Nacho Fernandez then put 2010 champions ahead with a one-timer from outside the area in the Group B match.
Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iranian women have been banned from attending soccer matches and other male-only sporting events.
Pockets of orange seats were clearly visible in the lower tiers of the Yekaterinburg Arena, which has a 33,061 capacity for World Cup games.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz talks about the biggest news of the World Cup and breaks down the first round of the group stage.
Las Vegas isn’t on the short list of cities under consideration to host 2026 World Cup games because the cost would be too steep.
It was Russia’s first World Cup win since 2002 and ended a seven-game winless run overall — the national team’s longest winless streak in 20 years.
The Lights goalkeeper made seven saves but proved incapable of stemming the tide in a 4-0 loss at Tempe, Ariz. on Wednesday.
Soccer handicapper Jeremy Pond is sticking with Spain as his choice of champion even though it fired Julen Lopetegui as its national team coach Wednesday after he took the coaching job at Real Madrid.
The Lights acquired forward Omar Salgado, who was selected No. 1 in the 2011 Major League Soccer SuperDraft, on loan from the expansion team El Paso USL on Wednesday.
William Hill will offer multiple ways to bet on each Lights game and its app will feature live in-game wagering.
The five World Cup favorites with single-digit odds are Brazil (7-2), Germany (4-1), France (13-2), Spain (13-2) and Argentina (8-1).