Preview: Colombia vs. Paraguay Colombia will take on fellow South American nation Paraguay in a friendly encounter at the DRV PNK Stadium in Florida on Sunday. This fixture is the final friendly for both countries before the year comes to a close, as neither will be competing at the 2022 World Cup this month. After competing at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, Colombia were unable to book their place…
Preview: Slovakia vs. Chile Two teams that will not be present at the 2022 World Cup will lock horns in an international friendly on Sunday afternoon, as Slovakia welcome Chile to Bratislava. Slovakia will enter the contest off the back of a 2-2 draw with Montenegro on Thursday, while Chile suffered a 1-0 defeat to Poland in their last match on Wednesday. Slovakia have qualified for the World Cup on…
Preview: Norway vs. Finland Norway will be bidding to make it back-to-back victories when they take on Finland in an international friendly on Sunday afternoon. The home team recorded a 2-1 win over Republic of Ireland in their last match on Thursday, while Finland will enter this weekend’s contest off the back of a 1-1 draw with North Macedonia. Norway recorded an impressive victory over Republic of Ireland in Dublin…
Preview: Hungary vs. Greece Hungary take on Greece in an international friendly at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Sunday. It is set to be the first meeting between the two nations since 2018, and the game will serve as match practice before Euro 2024 qualifying begins in March next year. Despite being handed a tough UEFA Nations League group, Hungary performed very well, only losing top spot due to…
Preview: Sweden vs. Algeria Sweden and Algeria enter Saturday’s friendly at the Eleda Stadion in Malmo hoping to round off the calendar year with a morale-boosting victory. Janne Andersson’s men ran out 2-1 winners over World Cup-bound Mexico in midweek, while their visitors could only draw 1-1 with Mali. Neither Sweden nor Mexico put out their most intimidating lineups for their midweek friendly, with the latter preparing for their imminent…
Preview: Barnsley vs. MK Dons Barnsley will look to make it three wins on the bounce and climb closer towards the playoff places in the League One table on Saturday, when they welcome MK Dons to Oakwell. The Tykes strengthened their position in eighth spot with a victory over Shrewsbury Town last time out, while their visitors remained in the bottom four following a defeat to Derby County. Barnsley come…