
Fox News - 4 hours 12 min ago
FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirms Iran will compete in the 2026 World Cup with all group-stage games scheduled at U.S. venues in LA and Seattle.

NY Post - 5 hours 53 min ago
"Football unites the world. FIFA unites the world. You unite the world. We unite the world," Infantino said.

NBC News - 6 hours 34 min ago
President Donald Trump reacts to the president of FIFA saying that Iran will participate in the World Cup, including games in the U.S.

Sky News - 7 hours 9 min ago
The head of FIFA has said Iran will still compete at the World Cup and play matches in the US because "we have to unite".

ABC News - 7 hours 11 min ago
"We have to bring people together," FIFA President Gianni Infantino said.

Yard Barker - 7 hours 34 min ago
Everton have put a formal bid on the table for PSV Eindhoven's 21-year-old winger Esmir Bajraktarevi . The Toffees are clearly trying to get the deal done before this summer's World Cup makes his price tag skyrocket.

The Independent - 7 hours 55 min ago
FIFA President Gianni Infantino opened his address at the FIFA Congress by affirming that Iran will participate in the World Cup and that the team will play in the United States despite the conflict between the two nations...

NBC News - 8 hours 4 min ago
More than a month after Iran raised the possibility of withdrawing from the World Cup over concerns about the team's security, the president of soccer's global governing body said Thursday that Iran will participate as scheduled.

Sky Sports - 8 hours 5 min ago
Iran will play their World Cup matches in the United States, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has insisted.

The Guardian - 8 hours 41 min ago
Coach says basketball, American football have deeper ties Calls for more publicly accessible playing spots in US On World Cup expectations: All is possible in football' In a podcast appearance released Thursday, Mauricio Pochettino defended the tournament prospects of his US men's national team, but gave a mixed answer when asked if the hosts feel excitement brewing stateside, questioning the " emotional relationship with the game " of the American public writ large. "The kids...

BBC - 9 hours 4 min ago
Fifa president Gianni Infantino says Iran will be at the 2026 World Cup, while Iranian officials are absent from the world football governing body's congress in Canada.

The Guardian - 9 hours 7 min ago
Iran's participation was in doubt following US/Israel attacks Team scheduled to play in Los Angeles and Seattle Potential round of 32 match v US could happen in Dallas Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that Iran will participate in the 2026 World Cup, with their games set to take place in the United States as planned. "Let me start at the outset confirming, straight away, for those who want to say something else or write something else, that of course Iran will be participating...

Fox News - 10 hours 9 min ago
USA midfielder Cristian Roldan joined First Things First to discuss the pressure of making Mauricio Pochettino's World Cup roster.

BBC - 10 hours 39 min ago
England's squad for this summer's Women's T20 World Cup will skip this weekend's round of domestic matches for a camp with the British Army.

Deadline Hollywood - 11 hours 10 min ago
Being able to swear and operating out of Times Square are just some of the benefits Gary Lineker is advancing after switching from the BBC to Netflix for this summer’s World Cup. The former BBC Match of the Day host will soon launch Netflix UK’s first ever daily show, a version of his Rest is […]...

Fox News - 11 hours 40 min ago
The U.S. men's national team announced that the 26-man roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be revealed on May 26.

TechRadar - 12 hours 34 min ago
OLEDs for the big games...

The Guardian - 14 hours 4 min ago
Groups want to look at impact of World Cup on city Vancouver will host seven World Cup matches Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter Community groups have planned "multiple events" across Vancouver on Thursday to coincide with the Fifa Congress being held in the city ahead of this summer's World Cup. Multiple organizations will collaborate to "interrupt the narrative that the World Cup is a celebration", according to local organizers, with a focus on the impact the...

The Guardian - 16 hours 34 min ago
After stalling at Real Madrid, the forward has found form on loan at Lyon and is desperate to make Carlo Ancelotti's World Cup squad With less than a month to go before Carlo Ancelotti announces the Brazil squad for the World Cup, Endrick has been reborn in his nation's canary yellow shirt. But the 19-year-old prodigy has struggled this season and had to overcome "a night of doubts" before Brazil faced Croatia in late March. With opportunities limited at Real Madrid after the arrival...

The Guardian - 16 hours 34 min ago
Every World Cup, from Uruguay and Italy in 1930 and 1934, to Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022, has been to an extent about presenting an image to the world This was originally published in the newsletter The World Behind the Cup. Sign up for it here . Football fans will be well aware that in 1930 Uruguay both hosted and won the first World Cup, but less well known is the diplomatic backstory of the country's entry on to the international sporting stage. In the 1920s, Uruguay's foreign minister...

Los Angeles Times - 16 hours 34 min ago
LA Metro plans to spend $9.3 million in federal funding to make attending the World Cup easy while also easing traffic around SoFi Stadium.

BBC - 17 hours 45 min ago
Officials see this summer's football tournament as a chance to show off the city to the world - but some locals have concerns.

Huffington Post - 17 hours 46 min ago
The incident underscores the practical and political obstacles surrounding Iran's participation at the World Cup.

CBS Sports - 17 hours 59 min ago
Here's everything bettors need to know, and where to find World Cup odds 2026 for this summer's event in North America...