draw away

Brendan Rodgers' immediate post-match reaction to Celtic's Europa League opening draw away to Red Star Belgrade is arguably a sign of their new norm.

During the most recent international break, Ukraine's national team lost at home to France and drew away with Azerbaijan, meaning they risk missing out on qualification for the World Cup in 2026.

Monday's 2-0 win over Belarus in Hungary backed up a hard-fought goalless draw away to Denmark on Friday and has Scotland level with the Danes in Group C.

Ecuador, Argentina's nearest challengers, booked their spot at next summer's tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States after a 0-0 draw away at Peru.

With Beijing and Moscow at loggerheads, they had sensed an opportunity to draw away a Soviet ally.