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.

Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began on Oct. 12, 2023, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches. Myanmar's Lwin Moe Aung scored the very first ...

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 ...

A total of 16 UEFA nations will compete at the 48-team FIFA World Cup finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Check out the competition format and how the qualifiers will be decided.

The FIFA Club World Cup will look very different in 2025, with the first edition of the new competition to be contested in the United States in the summer of 2025. The competition, which has been ...

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 ...

The third round of the AFC World Cup Qualifiers is set to resume from Thursday, March 20.. With plenty of games still left and spots to be grabbed, more teams will look to qualify for the mega event ...

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