The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins on June 11 ... Joe Wright is a Senior Editor at Sporting News, managing global soccer and the UK team. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com ...

The 2026 World Cup will have a record 48 teams, and Japan became the first nation excluding the three hosts to secure a spot. Other teams could follow in the current international window.

Where can we watch Brazil vs Colombia? In the United States, the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier, Brazil vs Uruguay, can be watched on DirecTV Stream, ViX (with Sling TV) and UNIVERSO. There is no ...

The third round of the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers resumed from Thursday, March 20, with heavyweights Australia and Japan securing comfortable wins. Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 to become the first ...

SAITAMA, Japan — History has been made, folks. The first non-host nation has officially qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Japan. Each of the six FIFA confederations have their own World Cup ...

football is global," Infantino said in 2017, shortly after the expansion plans were officially confirmed, according to The Guardian. While FIFA has emphasized the sporting benefits, they haven't ...

The dates and kick-off times have been announced for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025. Dates and kick-off times allocated to 32 matches ...

The Saudi Arabia vs China, FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC Qualifiers match will be played at the King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh on Thursday, March 20, 2025. The match will start at 11:45 pm IST.

after the PFF approved constitutional amendments that were validated by both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). "The Bureau of the FIFA Council decided on 2 March 2025 to lift the ...

A new benchmarking report from FIFA showed that, while investment continues to increase in women's soccer, there remain vast global discrepancies in revenue and access to resources. The report ...

"UEFA will enter discussions with FIFA and IFAB (International Football Association Board) to determine whether the rule should be reviewed in cases where a double touch is clearly unintentional." ...