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Poland captain Robert Lewandowski has hinted at his international retirement following the country's failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, ​marking the potential end for the national team's all-time leading goalscorer, Reuters reported. 

The 37-year-old cut a dejected figure as the final whistle confirmed Poland's absence from the world stage following the 3-2 defeat by Sweden in Tuesday's qualification playoff final.

Hours after the ​loss in Stockholm, Lewandowski posted a photo of himself on social ​media leaving the pitch, accompanied by Sarah Brightman and Andrea ⁠Bocelli's song "Time to Say Goodbye".

Barcelona blasted their way into the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League with a 6-0 thrashing of Real Madrid to give them a whopping ​12-2 aggregate victory over their Spanish rivals on Thursday, setting them up for ‌a last-four clash with German side Bayern Munich, Reuters reported. 

They will be joined in the semis by OL Lyonnes (formerly Olympique Lyonnais), who beat Bayern's compatriots VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 on aggregate after extra time to put them ​through to a meeting with reigning champions Arsenal.

Already leading 6-2 after last week's first ​leg, Barca showed no mercy in the second against Madrid, Alexia Putellas ⁠opening the scoring in the eighth minute and Caroline Graham Hansen adding a second seven ​minutes later to snuff out any hopes Madrid might have had of making a comeback, according to Reuters. 

Denmark’s failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup has plunged the national team into a period of transition, ending a decade-long run of appearances at major tournaments and raising questions over the ​direction of its ageing squad, Reuters reported. 

Denmark’s qualification hopes ended on Tuesday when they lost 3-1 on penalties to the Czech Republic in Prague after a 2-2 draw in the playoff final.

The setback followed a run of damaging results, including a 2-2 home draw with Belarus and a late 4-2 defeat by Scotland that handed the Scots automatic qualification, according to Reuters. 

Reigning champions Arsenal booked their spot in the Women's Champions League semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Chelsea, despite a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge in Wednesday's quarter-final ​second leg, Reuters reported. 

Knowing they had to chase the game, Chelsea, who had manager Sonia Bompastor ‌sent off late on, started at a furious pace. Yet Arsenal soon knocked them out of their rhythm, and the home side didn't manage a single shot on target in the first half as the visitors took their time over ​every dead ball.

Arsenal grew into the game in the second half, but all the drama ​happened late on as Chelsea threw everything forward in an effort to get back ⁠in the tie, according to Reuters.