FIFA World Cup

The area around the Stade de France stadium in Paris has been cordoned off following the discovery of a suspicious object. The nearby Saint-Denis-Porte de Paris train station has also been closed.

Authorities are awaiting the arrival of the bomb squad to examine the item.

Ousmane Dembele started the shootout for France, with Cristiano Ronaldo matching for Portugal. Youssouf Fofana successfully took France’s second kick, followed by Bernardo Silva for Portugal. Jules Kounde then scored France’s third kick, but Joao Felix’s attempt for Portugal hit the left post and missed.

The European Football Championship in Germany is about to begin, with matches set in 10 German cities. The tournament starts on June 14 and concludes on July 14, marking Germany's third time as host in the last seven editions.

BELGRADE - Outgoing Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Monday that, as new parliament speaker, she would try to establish dialogue and defuse tensions in society.

ZURICH - The Serbia men's national football team has moved up two positions to the 32nd place in the FIFA world rankings.

Serbia currently have 1,517.43 points.

World champions Argentina remain at the top of the rankings with 1,855.2 points and are followed by France (1,845.44) and England (1,800.05).

For the girls selected by Marina Maljkovi, it was important for Germany to win against Brazil, or for the host of the qualifying tournament not to triumph with a seven-point lead.
That's what happened, Germany defeated Brazil 73:71 in the last match of the qualifiers.

Saudi Arabia's hosting of the 2034 World Cup faces strong opposition from the human rights organization Human Rights Watch. In a statement, the organization expressed concerns about the potential negative implications of the kingdom hosting the championship, emphasizing the need for transparency in the bid process.

In a groundbreaking announcement, FIFA President Gianni Infantino declared on Tuesday evening that Saudi Arabia is set to host the prestigious 2034 FIFA World Cup. The kingdom emerged as the sole contender for the tournament after Australia withdrew from the race.

Brazil starts the Women's World Cup trying to remain undefeated in opening matches, and then take superstar Marta deep into her sixth and final tournament.

Greece and Saudi Arabia discussed on Wednesday that they are withdrawing their joint bid - along with Egypt - to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.