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Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman on Thursday said that Lionel Messi's Argentina football team allegedly deceived the state by not coming to play a match even after receiving money for it.

Thomas Tuchel said Phil Foden's place in England's World Cup squad is "not a guarantee" after failing once more to hit peak form for the Three Lions.

FIFA raised its top ticket price for the World Cup final to $10,990 (approximately Rs 10.19 lakh) during the glitch-hampered reopening of sales Wednesday after the 48-team field for this year's tournament was finalized.

The 20-year-old Argentinian was accused of making a racist insult towards Vinicius Jr in February, while covering his mouth with his shirt.

Defending champion Arsenal advanced to the Women's Champions League semi-finals despite a 1-0 loss to Chelsea in a London derby on Wednesday.

Tensions are rising at Borussia Dortmund after centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck said a contract extension sought by the club remains far from being agreed.

The phase for the event in the United States, Mexico and Canada involves more than 3 million tickets.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino told AFP Tuesday that Iran "will be at the World Cup" and will play their group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite the Middle East war.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Tuesday promised to "continue to support" Iran's preparations for the World Cup as he met the Iranian national team for the first time since the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on the country a month ago.

Robert Lewandowski signaled he may have played his last game for Poland after narrowly missing out on a World Cup spot.

Williams was included in India's squad after FIFA cleared his change of association.

Iran coach Graham Arnold challenged his players to "shock the world" after Iraq became the 48th and final team to qualify for the World Cup with a nerve-shredding 2-1 win over Bolivia.

Italy have failed to qualify for FIFA World Cup for three consecutive editions, despite winning the 2020 European Championships.

Viktor Gyokeres sent Sweden to the 2026 World Cup as he netted a dramatic late winner to hand his country a 3-2 win over Poland in their European play-off final on Tuesday.

Kaoru Mitoma's composed finish in the first half of the friendly at Wembley condemned England to their first ever defeat at the hands of an Asian nation.

It was an eighth defeat in a row for the US against European sides.

Thomas Tuchel says he now has more "clarity" after England's final home match before the World Cup, but there appear to be more questions than answers after a limp 1-0 defeat against Japan.

Spain's football federation and coach Luis de la Fuente condemned anti-Muslim chants that marred the 0-0 draw with Egypt in Barcelona on Tuesday in a pre-World Cup friendly.