Four-time World Cup winners Italy will face Northern Ireland in the semifinals of the European playoffs for the 2026 tournament, following the draw on Thursday.

Italy to face N Ireland in 2026 World Cup playoffs

Danish fans and media were tearing their hair out after the national side fumbled the chance of direct qualification for next year's World Cup with poor performances against Belarus and Scotland and a further nightmare might await in the playoffs.

Danes dreading playoff draw after World Cup qualifying debacle

Scotland ground out a 2-1 home win over Belarus on Sunday to stay in contention for automatic qualification to the 2026 World Cup, while the Netherlands closed in on securing their berth at the tournament with a win over Finland.

Scotland stay in contention for 2026 World Cup, Dutch move closer

Denmark beat Greece 3-1 at home on Sunday to keep their unbeaten World Cup qualification campaign on track and end the visitors' hopes of reaching next year's tournament, with the battle for Group C supremacy set to go down to the wire.

Denmark stay top with World Cup qualifying win over Greece

Denmark's Mikkel Damsgaard displayed the full range of his dribbling tricks as his side thumped Greece 3-0 away on Monday, grabbing the opening goal as the Danes went top of World Cup qualifying Group C ahead of Scotland on goal difference.

Damsgaard drives Denmark on to 3-0 win over Greece in World Cup qualifier

Gennaro Gattuso enjoyed his start to life as Italy coach on Friday as his team beat Estonia 5-0 to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track, while Kylian Mbappe struck as France began their bid with a win against Ukraine.

Goals galore for Gattuso's Italy in World Cup qualifiers, France start with win

West Ham have signed Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen on a five-year deal, the Premier League club announced on Saturday.

West Ham sign Leicester goalkeeper Hermansen

Portugal's Francisco Trincao came off the bench to score twice and Cristiano Ronaldo also netted as they beat Denmark 5-2 after extra time on Sunday for a 5-3 aggregate win that sent them through to the Nations League semifinals, where they will face Germany.

Portugal through to semis despite Ronaldo penalty miss

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