Palestine

Australia slipped to their first defeat of AFC World Cup qualifying as they were beaten 2-0 by Jordan in Group B on Thursday.

Brazil Brazil have been boosted ahead of the FIFA World Cup after they rose to third in the governing body's latest rankings.

Lionel Messi Lionel Messi's Argentina had been due to play Israel in a World Cup warm-up friendly but the game was eventually cancelled.

A creditable 0-0 draw with Jordan and a late Australia goal against Syria kept Palestine in the Asian Cup for the time being.

Despite failing to win either of their opening two Group B matches, Palestine are still in the hunt for a place in the last 16.

Syria failed to make their superiority count against plucky Palestine as they settled for a share of the spoils in a tense Asian Cup clash.

Harry Redknapp's Jordan won 8-0, Australia and Japan scored big and Thailand reached the next phase in the latest AFC World Cup qualifiers.

Saudi Arabia dropped points for the first time in World Cup 2018 qualifying as they played out a goalless draw with Palestine.

Sepp Blatter Sepp Blatter has moved to play down rumours the Israel Football Association could be banned after talks in the country and Palestine.

It was a day to remember for Guam as they ended their long wait for a World Cup qualifying victory.