World Cup Qualification UEFA news

Erling Haaland turned World Cup qualifying into his personal showcase on Tuesday night, scoring five times in Norway's 11-1 demolition of Moldova in Oslo. The Manchester City striker was unplayable, ensuring Stale Solbakken's side maintained their flawless start to the campaign and stayed firmly perched at the top of Group I with 15 points from five matches.

Cristiano Ronaldo equalled the record for goals scored in World Cup qualifiers with his penalty in Portugal's 3-2 win over Hungary.

Kylian Mbappe rescued France as Michael Olise and Aurelien Tchouameni had their blushes spared with Les Bleus coming from behind to beat Iceland.

The ex-Manchester City star came up trumps late on, while Portugal's captain and Manchester United's skipper put in contrasting displays in a thriller

Harry Kane, Ezra Konsa, Marc Guehi and Marcus Rashford all got on the scoresheet on a night to remember in Belgrade

Former Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann has become the latest to join the bandwagon and criticise the national team after their loss to Slovakia.

Paris Saint-Germain have been accused of manipulation as ex-international Christophe Dugarry slammed the club's reaction to Ousmane Dembele's injury.

Thomas Tuchel has surprisingly axed Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly from the England squad that will face Serbia on Tuesday. Lewis-Skelly played the full 90 minutes of England's World Cup qualifying clash with Andorra on Saturday as Tuchel's side ground out an unconvincing 2-0 victory.

Nico Williams faces around three weeks out of action after the Athletic Club star suffered a muscle injury while on international duty with Spain.

Ralf Rangnick has warned he will leave Austria if they fail to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, despite his side’s flawless start in Group H.

Liverpool new boy Alexander Isak has claimed that "not everyone has the whole picture" on his controversial Newcastle exit. Isak forced through a British-record transfer to Anfield on deadline day after accusing Newcastle of "broken promises" and essentially going on strike. The striker is currently on national team duty with Sweden and played his first competitive match since May against Kosovo.

Toni Kroos believes Germany are lucky to have been handed a relatively easy World Cup qualifying group as he highlighted the team's confidence issues.

Cristiano Ronaldo does not have “long-term goals” anymore, but Roberto Martinez says the Portuguese GOAT is still “hungry to be the best”.

Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso says Italy have much to improve on after their "crazy" 5-4 win against Israel in World Cup qualifying on Monday.

The ex-Fiorentina striker has rediscovered his goal-scoring touch despite being relegated to the role of reserve in Turin

The Three Lions bored fans into leaving early against Andorra last time out while La Roja look like world-beaters once more after destroying Turkey

Spain national team boss Luis de la Fuente has lauded his current crop of players and highlighted the unlimited potential of the team.