Secret address, large protests and sparse spectator stands. This is what awaits Israel's national football team in upcoming World Championship qualifying matches against Norway and Italy. We will have 6,000 people inside the arena and 10,000 outside, says Alberto Felice De Toni, mayor of Udine where the match against Italy is played.
FootballSeven goals in two wins and a given group first place. Tonight Switzerland can play Sweden further away from the World Championship 2026. Everything is alive, it's just about winning every match, says defender Gabriel Gudmundsson.
SportsAlgeria is clear for the World Championship in football in the USA, Mexico and Canada next year.
FootballThe Swedish men's national team has not yet qualified for the World Championship. Instead, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has another favorite national team. I am hoping for Brazil, says the 44-year-old.
FootballVictor Nilsson Lindelöf, Alexander Isak, Dejan Kulusevski and Isak Hien. The players have been team captains – and gotten injured. We have a bit of a team captain curse, says national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson.
FootballWith the start on November 1, 25-percent import duties on trucks will be introduced, according to the President of the USA, Donald Trump.
CarsNational team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson puts no focus on Robin Olsen-gate ahead of the decisive matches in the World Championship qualification. I have talked to some players about it, but I will not put more energy into it, says the Dane at a press conference.
FootballSome state-funded activities in the USA have been stopped since top politicians have not been able to agree on the budget. On the White House website, a clock is ticking, showing how long the shutdown has lasted.
World politicsLarge parts of the US government apparatus are on their way to being shut down due to disagreement about the federal budget in the US Senate. The dollar is being pushed downward and gold is reaching new record heights. But on Wall Street and stock exchanges around the world, no clear signs of concern are visible yet.
World politicsThe Turkish Football Association demands that Israel be suspended from international play and calls the situation in Gaza "inhuman and unacceptable".
FootballUSA's president Donald Trump is threatening to move World Championship matches in football that he sees as security risks – in democratically governed cities. They are governed by radical left-wing lunatics, he says.
FootballDespite new tariff threats from US President Donald Trump, the Stockholm stock exchange ended the week up. The broad OMXS index closed at a plus of 0.7 percent after a series of red days.
BusinessThe President of the USA, Donald Trump, announces several new tariffs that come into force as early as Wednesday. Medicines, trucks and sofas are some categories that are affected – but much is still unclear. It is always the case that the devil is in the details, says Elisabet Kopelman, USA economist at SEB.
CarsGhost was forced to cancel a gig in Mexico after the singer Tobias Forge was struck by food poisoning.
MusicFurther four people have died after a tanker truck exploded in Mexico City for nearly two weeks ago. A total of 29 people have been confirmed dead.
WorldSuperstar Lionel Messi is reported to extend his contract with Inter Miami in the American football league MLS.
FootballThree people have been killed and around 70 people injured since a tanker truck exploded in Mexico City, reports the city's mayor Clara Brugada Molina during a press conference.
WorldAfter the failed start in the World Championship qualification, the men's national team writes an open letter to disappointed supporters. "We are all disappointed. The start of the World Championship qualification did not live up to expectations", it says in a picture in a post on Instagram.
SportsEngland has taken a firm grip on a direct spot to the World Championship in football in North America next year. In an early group final against Serbia in Belgrade, it was an impressive 5–0 win – England's fifth straight three-pointer so far in the qualifying rounds.
FootballSweden has had a nightmare start to the World Championship qualification after a draw against Slovenia and a disastrous loss to Kosovo. Four matches remain, but perhaps Blue and Yellow soon have to look at the lifeline the team can get thanks to the group win in the Nations League this spring.
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