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.

The European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup got under way on Friday 21 March as nations from around the continent began their quest to reach the finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

UEFA World Cup qualifying runs from March 2025; England face Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra; the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup takes place from June 11 to July 19, 2026; the tournament will be ...

The United States will host the Club World Cup in 2025 — the first edition of the club football competition under FIFA's controversial new expanded format. Manchester City are the Club World ...

Japan became the first non-host nation to clinch a 2026 World Cup berth after beating Bahrain 2-0 at home through goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo on Thursday in the Asian final-round ...

Brazil will look to regain their spot in the top four standings of the FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers this Friday. The five-time champions will take on Colombia at the Estadio Nacional Mana ...

There are a host of footballers – both past and present ... the Team of the Tournament for both Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup. Injury ruled him out of Euro 2024 where he no doubt would ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s head coach Hajime Moriyasu acknowledges the applause from the crowd after their win against ...

(Kyodo News via AP) Australia’s Jackson Irvine, center, jumps to score his second goal and his team’s 5th against Indonesia during their soccer World Cup qualifying match at the Sydney Football ...

The rest were products of Tim Garuda’s aggressive naturalisation policy, the one that their federation is hoping will spark their first World Cup appearance ... his club football for Brisbane ...