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Lucescu leaves role as Romania coach

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Semi Final - Turkey v Romania - Tupras Stadyumu, Istanbul, Turkey - March 26, 2026 Romania coach Mircea Lucescu reacts REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

World Cup play-offs round-up

Marko Farji celebrating after Iraq qualify for 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 win over Bolivia in an intercontinental play-off at the Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico, on March 31, 2026.

Turkey target World Cup knockout stages after ending 24-year wait

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Finals - Kosovo v Turkey - Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo - March 31, 2026 Turkey's Hakan Calhanoglu and Ismail Yuksek celebrate with team after qualifying for the FIFA World Cup. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj

At least 18 dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Aegean coast

FIFA chief Infantino says Iran will play their World Cup matches in the US as planned

The first vice-president of the Iran football federation Mehdi Mohammad Nabi (right) greeting Fifa president Gianni Infantino before Iran's friendly with Costa Rica in Antalya, Turkey, on March 31, 2026.

Turkey end 24-year World Cup drought with win over Kosovo

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Finals - Kosovo v Turkey - Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo - March 31, 2026 Turkey's Orkun Kokcu and Ismail Yuksek celebrate with team after qualifying for the FIFA World Cup REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj

My players are real men, says Turkey coach Montella ahead of Kosovo showdown

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Semi Final - Turkey v Romania - Tupras Stadyumu, Istanbul, Turkey - March 26, 2026 Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella reacts REUTERS/Kemal Aslan

Turkey says NATO defences down missile from Iran

FILE PHOTO: Turkish army personnel search a field after a piece of ammunition fell following the interception of a missile launched from Iran by a NATO air defence system, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar/File Photo

Italy chase World Cup spot as Kosovo bid to make debut

Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso during the World Cup play-off semi-final against Northern Ireland.

Pakistan says it’s ready to facilitate US-Iran talks within days

(From left) Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty of Egypt, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Ishaq Dar of Pakistan and Hakan Fidan of Turkey meeting to discuss regional de-escalation in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 29.

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