AFP Sport looks at five talking points ahead of the action: - Spain title defence gets serious ... begin their journey to reach the 2026 World Cup with a new manager at the helm following ...

Spain lead Group E on four points, from Japan and Costa Rica on three each, while Germany have one, with a final round of matches to come. The only World Cup group-stage clash to pit two former ...

Spain finish second on four points, ahead of Germany on goal ... But Japan held on to seal a famous win against Spain and send Germany out of the World Cup - four years after they fell at the ...

England and Germany cruised and World Cup champions Spain downed Portugal on matchday three in the women's Nations League on ...

Despite a few concerns, there was plenty of cause for optimism ahead of World Cup qualification as Germany defeated Italy ... of course, point to the drop in performance in the second half ...

With the international break done and dusted with all the major World Cup contenders in action, who's looking sharp right now ...

Germany's oracle octopus Paul picked Spain to beat the Netherlands in the World Cup final on Sunday in a live television broadcast watched across Europe. Spain booked their place in their first World ...

France won 2-0 in Norway to seal their finals place as free-scoring Spain overtook England, beaten by Belgium, and there were ...

England and Germany cruised and World Cup champions Spain downed Portugal on matchday ... World champions Spain downed Portugal 4-2 to go second by one point to England in group A3.