
The Guardian - 46 min 36 sec ago
Only half of the 26 spots appear nailed-on and some players benefited from missing the Uruguay and Japan games Jordan Pickford remains the undisputed No 1. Harry Kane is irreplaceable up front. Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson look certain to start in midfield, nobody has emerged as a realistic challenger to Bukayo Saka on the right and Jude Bellingham 's hopes of grabbing the No 10 spot were done a world of good by other challengers failing to impress against Japan and Uruguay. Continue reading...

ABC News - 1 hour 5 sec ago
Four-time champion Italy has failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup...

Sky Sports - 1 hour 11 min ago
Behind the goal where the shootout ended, Bosnia's ultras unfurled a choreography showing a U.S. visa. The Fanaticos are going to the World Cup. Watching them from the halfway line, a rabble of Italy players turned away and tried to console one another. They cried while everyone partied around them.

BBC - 1 hour 41 min ago
This is just the second time that DR Congo have reached the World Cup finals, sparking celebrations in Kinshasa.

Fox News - 2 hours 6 min ago
Italy made history by missing a third straight World Cup, becoming the first champion to suffer three consecutive tournament absences in heartbreak.

Sky Sports - 2 hours 20 min ago
After 52 long years, the Democratic Republic of Congo have made it to the World Cup.

BBC - 2 hours 35 min ago
BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty picks his 26-man England World Cup squad.

Yard Barker - 2 hours 38 min ago
Argentina beat Zambia 5-0 in Buenos Aires in a friendly ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Lionel Messi scored in the 43rd minute and assisted Julian Alvarez's...

Yard Barker - 2 hours 38 min ago
Argentina beat Zambia 5-0 in Buenos Aires in a friendly ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Lionel Messi scored in the 43rd minute and assisted Julian Alvarez's...

The Guardian - 2 hours 39 min ago
We now know all 48 teams that will play in the US, Canada and Mexico later this year this is how they got there Nine nations qualified as group winners Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Senegal and C te d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of Congo gave the continent a 10th representative at the tournament by battling through the playoffs. Egypt Mohamed Salah scored twice as Hossam Hassan's side beat Djibouti 3-0 in Casablanca in October and made up for missing...

CBS Sports - 3 hours 15 min ago
Pochettino plans to name his World Cup roster on May 26, shortly before the USMNT's final pre-tournament friendlies against Senegal and Germany...

NPR - 3 hours 37 min ago
The two losses 5-2 to Belgium and 2-0 to Portugal were a wakeup call for the USMNT and the team's ambitions for this summer's World Cup. But the Americans said they welcomed the lessons learned.

BBC - 3 hours 40 min ago
Wales suffered World Cup heartbreak but Craig Bellamy must quickly move on to the task of qualifying for Euro 2028.

Sky Sports - 4 hours 22 min ago
The countdown is on as Steve Clarke prepares to name his Scotland squad for the World Cup, and it is safe to say the national team head coach has plenty to weigh up over the coming weeks...

Sky Sports - 4 hours 23 min ago
Sky Sports analyses the winners and losers from the final England camp before Thomas Tuchel names his squad for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico this summer.

ABC News - 5 hours 22 min ago
The 48-team field for FIFA's biggest ever World Cup is complete after a qualifying process that spanned more than two and a half years...

The Guardian - 5 hours 36 min ago
Plus: qualifying for the World Cup with no more than two wins, a 20-0 victory and scratching a 34-year itch Mail us with your questions and answers " The Bundesliga table shows Bayern Munich on 70 points with an eye-popping goal difference of +72," pops Chris Fryer. "Has any club won the league with a greater goal difference than points tally?" Bayern Munich have won 22 and lost one in the Bundesliga this season. That was a 2-1 defeat against Augsburg , which means their 22 victories...

The Guardian - 6 hours 29 min ago
Graham Arnold's team defeat La Verde 2-1 to qualify They join France, Norway and Senegal in Group I Iraq became the 48th and final team to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday, defeating Bolivia 2-1 in an intercontinental playoff in Mexico to seal their first appearance at the finals in 40 years. Iraq, whose preparations for Tuesday's playoff had been disrupted by the war in the Middle East, will play in Group I against France, Senegal and Norway. Continue reading...

Yard Barker - 6 hours 32 min ago
Iraq seal final spot with 2-1 win over Bolivia ends 40-year wait, join Group I with France, Norway, Senegal Almahadi, Paniagua, and Hussein headline decisive...

Yard Barker - 6 hours 37 min ago
A handful of 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualified Nations took part in the FIFA series, which brought together different international teams to a single location to play matches in the March friendly window.

BBC - 6 hours 39 min ago
The final six nations have qualified for the 2026 World Cup - this is your essential lowdown on the expanded edition of the tournament.

ESPN - 7 hours 3 min ago
Roberto Martinez might think it's "worthless" to read into any results ahead of the World Cup, but alarm bells must surely be ringing in the USMNT camp over Christian Pulisic's 14-match goal drought.

CBS Sports - 7 hours 34 min ago
Here are the 48 teams that will play in the 2026 FIFA World Cup...

CBS Sports - 7 hours 46 min ago
The USMNT lost 2-0 to Portugal in their final friendly before head coach Mauricio Pochettino names his World Cup roster...