World Cup Qualifiers 2018 News

The Indian football team could get to play one of their biggest matches in recent times if AIFF manages to execute their plans to perfection and fix a date with 2018 World Cup runners-up Croatia. AIFF general secretary Kushal Das held initial talks about the matter during his visit to Zagreb.

Former Indian footballer IM Vijayan feels that India’s draw against Asian champions Qatar in World Cup qualifiers was a major stride for Indian football towards a golden future. He feels that the inspiring performance in the away match will boost the players ahead of the remaining fixtures.

Lionel Messi has reportedly paid the wages of the entire security staff of the Argentina Football Association  after learning that they had gone without pay for almost six months owing to the financial troubles faced by the AFA.

Werder Bremen and Arsenal got into some friendly banter on Twitter after Bremen's £4.5million summer signing from Arsenal, Serge Gnabry, scored a hattrick for the German National team. The 21-year-old was handed his debut by Joachim Low paid back his manager with three brilliant goals.

Polish striker Robert Lewandowski was attacked by a flare thrown by the home fans in the Group E European Qualification game against Romania yesterday. The Bayern Munich player recovered from the early shock to complete a seven minute brace to ensure Poland sit pretty at the top of Group E.