New Zealand coach John Herdman believes his Kiwi underdogs can win a place in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

An upbeat Kazbek Tambi spoke to FIFA.com after his side's final defeat to Korea DPR, insisting that US women's football will continue to flourish.

Lyon defeated title contenders Bordeaux on Sunday to go seven points clear in France after Marseille let a lead slip away on Saturday.

Barcelona opened a three-point lead at the top in Spain with a win over Recreativo thanks to goals from Lionel Messi and Seydou Keita.

Brazilian forward Julio Baptista scored the winner as Roma gave their season a welcome boost with a crucial 1-0 win over Lazio.

Kaka's penalty earned AC Milan a win over Chievo that moved them one point off the pace, while Napoli, Udinese and Fiorentina all suffered defeat.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart has become England's latest casualty for their trip to Germany, after going off injured in Manchester City's 2-2 draw at Hull City.

Celtic fell behind at Hamilton Academical, but Shunsuke Nakamura and Paul Hartley ensured they won to go four points clear at the SPL summit.

Stephen Ireland's brace reversed an early opener from Hull City's Daniel Cousin, but Geovanni struck to deny Manchester City an away victory.