Kazakhstan

World Cup roundup: Anarbekov heroics deny Belgium; Spain on verge of qualifying

· The Guardian

Kazakhstan goalkeeper excels in 1-1 draw Spain rout Georgia 4-0 to all but seal World Cup spot The Kazakhstan goalkeeper, Temirlan Anarbekov, made a series of stunning saves to deny Belgium the opportunity to clinch…

Kazakhstan 0-1 Wales: World Cup 2026 qualifier – as it happened

· The Guardian

Kieffer Moore scored the only goal of the game but Wales were left clinging on for dear life at the death against extremely spirited opposition Read Ben Fisher’s match report on a nervy Wales win The Red Wall: Wales are…

Kieffer Moore’s first-half strike earns World Cup qualifying win for Wales in Kazakhstan

· The Guardian

Kazakhstan, 114th in the Fifa rankings and all in yellow, represented a banana skin on an artificial surface in Astana. Their last World Cup qualifying victory was almost 12 years ago, a narrow success over the Faroe…

Wales sink Kazakhstan to get World Cup campaign up and running

· The Guardian

It was not pitch perfect but Wales made a winning start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, the substitute Rabbi Matondo capping victory in stoppage time after Ben Davies and Daniel James scored either side of a…

Wales 3-1 Kazakhstan: World Cup qualifier – as it happened

· The Guardian

Rabbi Matondo scored the goal of the evening, his first for Wales, as Craig Bellamy’s side began their World Cup qualifying campaign with a win 2 min: Not long after the restart, Zhaksylykov chases a long pass down the…

Euro 2024 roundup: Late Dovbyk goal gives Ukraine playoff win against Bosnia

· The Guardian

Frankowski sparks Poland’s 5-1 victory over Estonia Iceland beat Israel 4-1; Greece thrash Kazakhstan 5-0 A late goal by striker Artem Dovbyk sent Ukraine past Bosnia-Herzegovina with a 2-1 win in their Euro 2024…

Northern Ireland lose in Kazakhstan to record fifth straight qualifying defeat

· The Guardian

Michael O’Neill admitted Northern Ireland’s miserable Euro 2024 qualifying campaign was starting to feel like Groundhog Day as he urged fans to look at the bigger picture while he tries to mould a new team. After the…

Euro 2024 qualifying: Ronaldo extends records as Kazakhstan stun Denmark

· The Guardian

Portuguese veteran took goals total to 122 and caps to 198 Rasmus Højlund double had Denmark 2-0 up until 73rd minute Cristiano Ronaldo extended his goals and appearances records as Portugal enjoyed a 6-0 win in…

World Cup qualifiers: Kylian Mbappé hits four while Belgium book spot

· The Guardian

Christian Benteke strikes as Belgium beat Estonia France also qualify, putting eight past Kazakhstan Belgium secured Group E victory and their place in Qatar with a comfortable 3-1 win over Estonia . The Belgians,…

John McGinn’s brace earns Scotland comeback victory over Kazakhstan

· The Guardian

Scotland required a second-half fightback and a John McGinn brace to conclude their doomed 2020 European Championship qualifying campaign with a 3-1 win over Kazakhstan at Hampden Park. The Scots lost 3-0 to their…

Alex McLeish confident of ‘bouncing back’ after Kazakhstan debacle

· The Guardian

• Scotland manager brushes off questions over future • ‘I’ll continue doing my job ... I have to bounce back’ The Scotland manager, Alex McLeish, said he was “pretty good at bouncing back” as he brushed off questions…

Kazakhstan 3-0 Scotland: Euro 2020 qualifier – as it happened

· The Guardian

Scotland humiliated by team ranked 117th in world 6 min : That’s a dreadful goal to concede. It came from a nice clipped pass from half-way that should never have caught out Scotland’s defence. But McKenna and Shinnie…

Scotland humiliated by Kazakhstan in opening Euro 2020 qualifier

· The Guardian

Scotland suffered one of their most embarrassing defeats as two goals in the opening 10 minutes sent them on their way to defeat by Kazakhstan in Astana. A top-two finish in their European Championship qualifying group…

Montenegro stun Denmark while Robert Lewandowski grabs Poland’s winner

· The Guardian

• Robert Lewandowski scores in stoppage time to earn 2-1 win against Armenia • Thefts at Romania’s hotel before goalless draw in Kazakhstan Denmark’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup were dealt a hammer blow…