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Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has apologised to Arsenal after Gabriel Magalhaes suffered what seemed to be a serious injury in the 2-0 friendly win over Senegal on Saturday, Reuters reported.

The Gunners defender could face a lengthy time on the sidelines after an abductor issue, and he will have to wait to learn the severity of the problem in a blow to Premier League leaders Arsenal.

When asked about the injury, Ancelotti said: “Bad? I don’t know, he had a problem on his adductor the medical staff have to check tomorrow. We are really sorry for this, really disappointed, when players have an injury I hope they can recover well and soon.”

Turkey beat Bulgaria 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday to confirm second place in Group E and a spot in the playoffs for next year's finals, Reuters reported.

Captain Hakan Calhanoglu put Turkey ahead in the 18th minute from the penalty spot after a handball. The hosts doubled their lead in the 83rd minute when Bulgarian defender Chernev turned the ball into his own net attempting to clear a low cross.

Turkey dominated possession and territory, and rarely looked troubled by Bulgaria who remained bottom of the group without a point, according to Reuters.

In-form striker Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice as Spain thrashed Georgia 4-0 away on Saturday to set a national record and all but guarantee their place in next year's World Cup finals, Reuters reported.

Spain's romp in Tbilisi, in which Martin Zubimendi and Ferran Torres also scored, put them on a maximum 15 points from five Group E games with 19 goals scored and none conceded.

Second-placed Turkey, who beat Bulgaria 2-0 on Saturday, would have to beat Spain 7-0 in Seville on Tuesday to finish as group winners and take the automatic qualification spot, according to Reuters.

Kosovo kept their dreams of a World Cup debut alive on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Slovenia that guaranteed them at least a playoff spot to qualify for next year's tournament in Mexico, Canada and the United States, Reuters reported.

Fisnik Asllani opened the scoring for the visitors in the sixth minute when he latched on to a through ball from Mergim Vojvoda and fired past Slovenian keeper Jan Oblak. Kosovo doubled their lead in the 64th minute when Slovenia's Zan Karnicnik turned a cross past his own keeper.

Slovenia's job was made tougher when second-half substitute Petar Stojanovic was sent off for picking up two yellow cards within 10 minutes of the restart, according to Reuters.