Expansion to 48 teams provides the best chance yet for smaller nations to reach the World Cup, including those who have never ...

As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique ...

Cote d'Ivoire enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's sixth best side in the Fifa rankings. In the third instalment of ...

Best group stage game? All-time record being broken? A connection to Tom Brady. Here are five storylines you need to know ...

The top two teams in ‌each ⁠group qualify for the finals in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from June 19-July 17 next year, except for Groups D, H and ​L where ​the highest-placed ⁠side besides the three ...

World Cup politics are already part of the 2026 build-up, with Iran and Haiti facing full US travel restrictions and Senegal ...

T he World Cup is nearly here! But so far, at least, no one seems all that excited. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The ...

Ahead of the 2026 event, we try to predict the best player from each continent. Predicting the Best Player of Every Continent ...

The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup kicks off when joint-hosts Mexico get the tournament underway in Mexico City's Azteca Stadium ...

CAPE TOWN, May 18 (Reuters) - South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe have bid to co-host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations finals in what would be a first for the continent ‌with four countries ...

The World Cup expanded to 48 teams for the first time, but some big countries and stars still fell short of qualifying for ...

Prior to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, South Africa last appeared on soccer’s biggest stage when it hosted the tournament in 2010. That year was memorable for a few reasons: being the first ...