National squad finds itself in Group I along with Switzerland, Romania, Kosovo, Belarus and Andorra; top two teams in each group will qualify for games in Germany

Lars Windhorst accuses new Hertha president of failing to cooperate with him as team seeks probe into his contract with a shadowy intel company hired to push out former boss

Ali Karimi, said to have moved to UAE months ago, has been vocal on social media in condemning regime over Mahsa Amini's death in morality police custody

Spectator caught on camera during Australia Cup final in Sydney; man was among group reportedly making fascist gestures, chanting far-right Croatian songs

8 people were kicked out from Sydney's Commbank Stadium during match; Jewish community group urges governing body to place lifetime ban on culprits

Police fire tear gas after 'riots' break out on pitch, causing people to panic and rush to one exit; tragedy in eastern city Malang one of the world's deadliest stadium disasters

FIFA urged to expel team from tournament; striker: being kicked off team would be 'small price to pay for even a single strand of Iranian women’s hair'

Under-21 team beats Irish 3-1 in shootout to make it to tournament for only the 3rd time; victory marred by coach slapping player

Maccabi loses 3-1 on goals from Messi, Mbappe and Neymar, but night still proves magical as 30,000 fans watch home team outplay powerhouse squad, at least for a little while

27-year-old suffers injury in 1-0 victory against Brest; French side faces Haifa in Israel on Wednesday