Barcelona star proved the hero as Spain edged past a stern Japan defence to book a quarter-final date with Germany or USA.

Coach Jose Lana and his players are aiming high after coming through challenging group phase.

Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have fallen victims to some seismic upsets in FIFA World Cup qualifying – ones handed out by Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Venezuela.

Joan Tincres bags brace in 3-0 victory over USA.

Burkina Faso left it late to secure their first points of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023.

The consensus was that Angel Di Maria couldn’t do it for Argentina. With the help of Diego Maradona, he emphatically proved everybody wrong.

Kaua Elias and Da Mata were on target for the South Americans in a pulsating 2-1 win.

IR Iran booked their spot in the FIFA U-17 World Cup knockout phase four a fourth time following a 5-0 win over New Caledonia.

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