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Tuchel: More Of This Please!

Sep 10, 2025

England boss Thomas Tuchel has praised his team after their 5-0 World Cup qualifying win over Serbia.  

He says their performance should serve as the benchmark for all their matches moving forward.  

The result means that England just need five points from their final three qualifiers to book their place in next year's tournament. 

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Cristiano Ronaldo has reached another career milestone, after his penalty helped Portugal beat Hungary 3-2 in their World Cup qualifier.  

It was 39th goal in a World Cup qualifier, equaling the record of Guatemalan player Carlos Ruiz.  

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Both Argentina and Brazil lost their final World Cup qualifying matches, having already secured their places in next year's tournament.  

Brazil lost 1-0 to Bolivia, while Ecuador beat Argentina 1-0.  

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There will be two all-Malaysian matches at the Hong Kong badminton Open tomorrow.  

In the men's singles, Justin Hoh stunned world No. 13 Toma Junior Popov in straight sets.  

He now faces a second-round encounter against Leong Jun Hao, who defeated Lee Zii Jia in their opening-round clash.  

Goh Soon Huat – Shevon Lai and Hoo Pang Ron – Chen Su Yin will face each other in the mixed doubles second round tomorrow.