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England's World Cup hopes rest on captain Harry Kane after a grim taste of life without him in the defeat against Japan at Wembley, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.
The World Cup includes 48 nations, but there are still a number of top players who have missed out on qualification.
Ten-man Italy missed out on a third consecutive World Cup after losing their play-off on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Troy Parrott had two goals disallowed as the Republic of Ireland played out a stalemate against North Macedonia on the night on which they had hoped to book a trip to the World Cup finals.
Striker missed disappointing 1-0 defeat by Japan Manager says Kane as important as Messi or Ronaldo Thomas Tuchel admitted there is no second Harry Kane and called him as influential as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, after England's World Cup preparations took another dent with their main forward missing during a dismal 1-0 defeat by Japan. Tuchel experimented after losing Kane to a sore foot in training, with Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Anthony Gordon deployed as a fluid...
In a surprise turn of events, Italy are set to miss their third World Cup in a row after losing to Bosnia & Herzegovina this evening. Despite being four-time world champions, Italy haven't featured at the World Cup finals since 2014 in Brazil.
Experts on each national team to qualify for their first World Cup help us get acquainted with their country.
T rkiye beat Kosovo 1-0 in Pristina to seal its first World Cup berth since its shock semifinal finish at the 2002 edition.
Italy failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup at the third time of asking The Azzurri lost to Bosnia on penalties Italy become the first former winner to miss three World Cup finals in a row.
The story will be of another Italian apocalypse, yet another infamous occasion for a nation that has won four men's World Cups but is starting to believe it might never go to another after missing out for the third time in a row. After a North Macedonian bolt from the blue in 2022, and a stultifying two-legged defeat to Sweden five years before that they found a new way to come up short in 2026 eliminated on penalties in their playoff final against Bosnia and Herzegovina. But this night should...
The four remaining spots for Europe have been sealed, and as a result, the USMNT will face Turkiye in the World Cup this summer...
England's full-backs struggled to contain Japan on a night nobody playing did their World Cup selection chances much good Jordan Pickford Had no chance with Kaoru Mitoma's goal. Saved well from Ritsu Doan as Japan pressed. 6 Ben White Struggled to contain Keito Nakamura and was booed again. His return may well be shortlived. 4 Continue reading...
The playing of a Scotland fixture on Merseyside provided a significant boost to the area's hospitality sector. Questions remain over whether or not Scotland's World Cup involvement this summer can deliver on field impact. Steve Clarke believes momentum is little more than a buzzword. There is an unavoidable sense, however, that Scotland are desperately in need of precisely that with North America calling. Supporters are edgy. Continue reading...
It is not a question that Thomas Tuchel wants to entertain at the World Cup this summer but one he had a run at here in what was supposed to be England's grand Wembley send-off. Can the team thrive against good opposition without Harry Kane? The answer was played out across an increasingly frustrating 90 minutes. It was no. It was not all about Kane, who missed out because of a sore foot. But it was easy to conflate England's lack of cutting edge with his absence. Tuchel had highlighted...
It was a step too far for Kosovo, but only just. They could hardly have given more in running Turkey to the wire but it is Vincenzo Montella's team, relieved and jubilant at the end, that will play at the World Cup in a little over two months' time. Turkey make their return after 24 years away; Kosovo had been seeking the most unlikely of debuts and could have made that prospect real if Fisnik Asllani's first-half effort had not come back off the bar. In the end, though, a scruffy and...
The Graham Potter magic knows no bounds. There will be those who wonder what right Sweden had to be in this playoff, but they will be in the World Cup after an extraordinarily dramatic victory secured by Viktor Gy keres's 89th-minute winner. A patchy, anxious game in which Poland had twice equalised, its shapelessness an apt reflection of the stakes, had seemed to be drifting towards extra-time when Sweden, in a rare forward sally, won a pair of corners in a row. Suddenly there was momentum...
Tom Brady has struck a new partnership with chocolate maker Ferrero pegged to the 2026 World Cup.
Who impressed for England in Tuesday's friendly against Japan? Alex Howell rates the players.
US kick off v Portugal at 7pm ET in Atlanta, Georgia Final friendly before 2026 World Cup roster is named Questions? Thoughts? Email Alexander here Last time out: US 2-5 Belgium | Another lowlands debacle Hello and welcome. Alexander will be around shortly to guide you through this window-ending friendly for the US. Continue reading...
Sir David Beckham has officially landed a major new global partnership ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The former Manchester United star continues to expand his influence beyond football, with another high-profile deal now confirmed as preparations build towards next summer's tournament.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup just got a whole lot more complicated and FIFA President Gianni Infantino is making one thing crystal clear: there is no backup plan.
The Spanish national soccer team will be based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this summer for the first stage of the 2026 World Cup, in an unexpected choice.
Not all friendlies are treated equally.
And that's your lot for the first half. What a 45 minutes that was. Sweden drew first blood through Elanga's stunning finish, Poland hit back almost immediately through Zalewski, and just when it looked like we'd go in level, Lagerbielke pops up from a set piece to break White Eagles' hearts right before the whistle.
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