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.

Nigeria's hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup finals are one more looking a little bleak. The Africa Cup of Nations runners-up were winless in their first four matches in CAF Group C, with ...

FIFA's expanded Club World Cup will take place in the United States from June 15 to July 13, 2025. Manchester City are the defending champions, having won the most recent edition under the old ...

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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 ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted across three countries: the United States, Canada and Mexico. Set to take place from Jun. 11 to Jul. 19, this tournament marks the first time the World Cup ...

Bafana Bafana - the South African senior men's football team is gearing for the fifth and sixth matches to make it to the biggest stage of football; the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada ...

Toronto's 2026 FIFA World Cup committee wants to spend nearly $11 million on ticket packages for the upcoming games and resell them at marked up prices, with some councillors saying the move ...

Gambia-Kenya, Equatorial Guinea-São Tomé and Príncipe, Burundi- Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia-Egypt among the games available to stream live in selected territories. FIFA World Cup 26 ...

Argentina great Lionel Messi shared a message after he was ruled out of the national team squad for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South American rivals Uruguay and Brazil. Messi has ...

As the CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers return this week, African nations are entering a crucial phase with matchdays five and six set to shape the race for World Cup 2026 in North America. With ...

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