The 48 World Cup teams are set. We've filled in the bracket and here's what is going to happenSebastian Stafford-Bloor10
Finally, we have the full 2026 World Cup draw. The 48 teams competing in the United States, Canada and Mexico this June and July are set. The final six qualifiers…
World Cup play-offs: Who went through? What are the match-ups in the finals?
Italy avoided an upset to beat Northern Ireland and put themselves one win from qualifying for their first World Cup since 2014. Gennaro Gattuso’s side are the most decorated nation…
What are your Premier League club's players up to over the international break?Art de Roché, Jacob Tanswell and more1
The Premier League is on a hiatus for three weeks until games return on April 10. International football takes centre stage before the FA Cup and European competition return in…
The World Cup and fatigue: ‘Some players have gone three summers without a rest. That’s wrong’
Declan Rice is Arsenal’s running man, a driving force still bidding to make this the club’s greatest season. The central midfielder could not inspire a first piece of silverware when…
The 22 teams that can still qualify for the World CupWill Jeanes
The play-offs for the 2026 World Cup get underway on Thursday (March 26), with 22 teams still battling to qualify for the tournament in North America in June and July.…
42 World Cup questions that will be answered during this international windowJack Lang, Paul Tenorio and more3
Welcome to the final mid-season international window of 2025-26, the last chance for managers to work with players before naming their World Cup squads. Over the next 10 days, we…
Trump's talk of threats to Iran's football team exposes Infantino's strategy of cozying up to the U.S. presidentAdam Crafton116
When FIFA leader Gianni Infantino gifted Donald Trump a specially created Peace Prize at December’s World Cup draw, he did not expect to see, three months later, the U.S. president…
Guadalajara, Boston and New York: The key storylines around the World Cup’s 16 host cities
Sixteen cities spread across the United States, Mexico and Canada will host the World Cup’s 104 matches across a 39-day period this summer. The World Cup is a huge operation,…
2026 MLS Anonymous Executive Survey, Part 2: World Cup impact, league’s future
MLS is facing a critical moment in its history. This summer’s World Cup has long been billed as “rocket fuel” for the growth of soccer in America, and with it…
What cartel violence means for World Cup games in Mexico and possibility of relocating playoffsFelipe Cardenas, Adam Crafton and more29
The Sunday killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, and retaliatory violence in and around Guadalajara, has raised safety concerns before the 2026 World Cup, which will…