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BERLIN — UEFA suspended Turkey player Merih Demiral for two matches on Friday for making a controversial hand gesture at the European Championship, an incident that has led to a diplomatic row between Turkey and host nation Germany. The ban rules Demiral ...

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The Turkish players seem to have weathered the storm somewhat and are happy to watch Ronaldo head the ball harmlessly over the bar. He will be desperate to score today. 8' Turkey 0-0 Portugal Portugal have tried the long diagonal from left to right ...

Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in Bergamo on Thursday as they took care of business in their World Cup playoff semifinal, as they now advance to the final against one of Wales or Bosnia on Tuesday. The winner of that game,

But while Italy got step one of their job done, how'd the rest of the playoffs shake out? It took penalties to get there, but Bosnia & Herzegovina's triumph over Wales will set them up to make the World Cup for the first time since 2014 in Brazil.

Turkey moved within one game of ending their long World Cup absence as Ferdi Kadioglu's second-half goal ​secured a 1-0 win over Romania in their playoff ‌semi-final on Thursday, following a moment of brilliance from Arda Guler.

Four-time champion Italy hosts Northern Ireland in the standout semifinal of the World Cup playoffs in Europe on Thursday. The Azzurri are under pressure to avoid failing to qualify for soccer’s biggest event for a third consecutive time after being eliminated by Sweden in 2017 and North Macedonia in 2022.