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Arce opened the scoring in the rarefied air of La Paz, situated 3,600 meters above sea level, with a long-range effort that curled past teammate Marcelo Moreno before slipping through the gloves of goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and rebounding in off the far post.

It was Schafer who broke the deadlock in the 37th minute on Monday night as the midfielder's header from close range surprised Wojciech Szczesny. Poland responded 15 minutes after the break when Karol Swiderski left Hungary's goalkeeper Denes Dibusz with no chance on a header.

FIFA's member associations are set to vote on the proposal in December and, if approved, a radically revamped international calendar could be implemented as soon as 2025."Our job is to constantly think about how we can improve football in the world, to make football truly global," Infantino said at an event in Venezuela's capital Caracas.

The win left Japan on six points with two wins and two losses in Group B, moving them within one win of the previously unbeaten Socceroos. Japan took the lead in the eighth minute through a goal from Ao Tanaka. The top two finishers in each group will qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals to be held in Qatar next year.

"2022 is on course to be a hugely significant year for women's football, with future stars of the game set to showcase their skills in India -- just nine months before the FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand in 2023," said Sarai Bareman, FIFA Chief Women's Football Officer in a release.

Romania scored first with only nine minutes gone on Friday evening, when Ianis Hagi danced through Germany's defence before hammering the ball past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Germany pressed frenetically for an equaliser, while Romania kept all their men behind the ball. The hosts kept Romania's defence busy but Hansi Flick's men lacked in accuracy to finish the job.

Berizzo told reporters on Wednesday (IST) that his players had been briefed on how to stop Messi's teammates in Thursday's match, explaining that it is futile to try to stop the 34-year-old PSG forward when he is already possession. "The first thing to consider when playing against Messi is to try to pressure those giving him the ball," the Argentine manager said.

Sunday's clash at Sao Paulo's Corinthians Arena was called off shortly after kick off when Brazilian health officials walked onto the pitch to object to the participation of three Argentine players for allegedly breaching COVID-19 protocols. It was unclear if the match would be rescheduled or whether either team would be sanctioned with a forfeit.

The 27-year-old forms part of an attack that also includes Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria and Angel Correa, the Argentine Football Association said on Monday. Dybala has not played for the Albiceleste since their 2-2 draw with Uruguay in a friendly in Tel Aviv in November 2019, reports Xinhua.

India did not advance in the World Cup qualifying programme following their 1-1 draw with Afghanistan in Qatar in June but made it to the third qualifying round for the 2023 Asian Cup. Igor Stimac's side finished third in Group E in the joint qualification for World Cup and Asian Cup in June and thus maintained the position in rankings it has held since April 2021.