Anthony Lozano

FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers: Unexpected teams, politics, intrigue and drama galore in play-offs

World Cup play-offs invariably feature exhausting journeys with a hostile reception at the end and often produce a volatile clash of vastly differing footballing cultures.

FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Bobby Wood scores equaliser to keep USA's qualification hopes alive

Wood bundled in an 85th-minute leveller just 12 minutes after coming on as a substitute to rescue a point for the Americans in sweltering conditions at the Olimpico Metropolitano Stadium.