Jun 4, 2026
Sweden look to Isak and Gyokeres against Greece in their final World Cup tune-up
Sweden close out their World Cup preparations at home to Greece in Solna on Thursday, with Graham Potter still chasing a first clean sheet and an atta...
FIFA World Cup 2026
18 articles tagged with "FIFA World Cup 2026"
Jun 4, 2026
Hadj Moussa stuns the Netherlands on his own ground as Algeria win in Rotterdam
Anis Hadj Moussa curled in an 86th-minute winner at De Kuip, the stadium he calls home with Feyenoord, as Algeria beat the Netherlands 1-0 in Wednesda...
Jun 3, 2026
Yamal and Williams should be fit for Spain’s opener, says De la Fuente
Luis de la Fuente expects his two injured wingers ready for the Cape Verde opener, even as Spain head to the World Cup without a single Real Madrid pl...
Jun 3, 2026
Messi trains apart from Argentina and is a doubt for the Honduras friendly
The Argentina captain is managing a hamstring problem and looks set to sit out the warm-up against Honduras, though Scaloni’s staff expect him ready f...
Jun 3, 2026
Deschamps takes France to Nantes to face Ivory Coast before the World Cup
France play Ivory Coast at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Thursday, a World Cup warm-up that brings Didier Deschamps back to the club where his career b...
Jun 3, 2026
Tielemans and Lukaku give Belgium a 2-0 win over Croatia in Rijeka
Belgium beat Croatia 2-0 in Rijeka on Tuesday, Youri Tielemans striking before the break and Romelu Lukaku adding a late second in their World Cup bui...
Jun 2, 2026
Diaz and a vintage James cameo see Colombia past Costa Rica
Luis Diaz scored one and made another, and a second-half turn from James Rodriguez lit up a 3-1 World Cup warm-up win over Costa Rica in Bogota.
Jun 2, 2026
Osorio and Nelson seal a clean-sheet win for Canada over Uzbekistan
Goals from Jonathan Osorio and Jayden Nelson earned the World Cup co-hosts a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan in a rain-soaked Edmonton, with their home tourna...
Jun 2, 2026
The World Cup just got much bigger, and that is not the same as better
The 2026 World Cup will be the first with 48 teams, 104 matches and a brand new round of 32, spread across three countries. It is the most ambitious f...
Jun 2, 2026
At 41, Ronaldo is still the question Portugal cannot bring themselves to answer
Portugal are taking a 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo to a sixth World Cup, and not everyone thinks they should. The real test is whether Roberto Martin...
Jun 2, 2026
Modric meets De Bruyne as Croatia host Belgium in a World Cup tune-up
Croatia welcome Belgium to Rijeka on Tuesday for a final friendly before the World Cup, with Zlatko Dalic set to trial a back three and both veteran p...
Jun 2, 2026
Strand Larsen’s double sends Norway past Sweden in World Cup send-off
Norway signed off from home with a 3-1 win over Sweden, Jorgen Strand Larsen scoring twice as Stale Solbakken rested Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaar...
Jun 1, 2026
Pulisic and Balogun fire USA past Senegal 3-2 in a chaotic World Cup tune-up
Christian Pulisic struck once and set up another as the United States survived a Sadio Mané double to beat Senegal 3-2 in Charlotte, ten days out from...
Jun 1, 2026
Vinícius shines as Brazil sweep Panama aside 6-2 in their World Cup send-off
Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil tore Panama apart at the Maracanã in a 6-2 World Cup warm-up, with Vinícius Júnior pulling the strings and a much-changed sec...
May 22, 2026
Ancelotti puts Neymar in and Thiago Silva out as Brazil’s 26-man World Cup squad lands with a calf scare
The 26 players who travel to North America were locked in on Monday, less than three weeks before Brazil’s June 13 opener against Morocco, and the que...
Mar 31, 2026
Four World Cup spots on the line as Italy, Kosovo, Sweden and Denmark face playoff finals tonight
Tuesday night brings the final chapter of European World Cup qualifying, with four single-leg playoff finals deciding who books a ticket to the 2026 t...
Mar 11, 2026
Kyle Walker retires from England duty with 96 caps as World Cup looms
Burnley defender Kyle Walker has announced his retirement from international football, ending a 96-cap England career that included five major tournam...
May 2, 2025
FIFA World Cup 2026: Everything confirmed so far
FIFA 2026 is set to break records with 48 teams, matches across three nations, and a new competition format. Here’s a detailed look at what’s confirme...