World Cup will have a record 48 teams. New Zealand qualified on Monday just five days after Japan became the first nation ...

FIFA initially planned for their expanded competition to involve 16 groups of three teams, but the thrills that the four-team ...

SAITAMA, Japan — History has been made, folks. The first non-host nation has officially qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup ...

Co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico are already in, but the list is growing for the 2026 World Cup field ...

Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium ...

FIFA World Cup will be hosted across three countries: the United States, Canada and Mexico.Set to take place from Jun. 11 to ...

The 2026 World Cup is coming to North America with an expanded field, as the United States, Canada, and Mexico will host and participate in the 23rd edition of the most celebrated tournament in the ...

“He took me to a World Cup after I was suspended for 6 matches” - Di Maria lifts lid on support from Diego Maradona when everyone insulted him “It’s only going to get worse” - Portugal ...

The last and biggest — certainly the most-celebrated — confederation to begin qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is UEFA, and Europe’s nations have learned their groups for qualification. There are ...

The first national team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, apart from host nations USA, Mexico, and Canada, has been ...

The FIFA 2026 World Cup will be the first to feature 48 countries, expanded from the usual 32-team tournament. Sixteen cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico will combine to host 104 games ...

Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when ...