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How Many Teams Will Compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

Find out how many teams will compete in the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Sports Illustrated

Road to the 2026 World Cup: how is it shaping up with 48 places at stake?

With more teams to qualify than ever we take a look at the situation in the six confederations, from Japan being close to securing their place to Brazil’s struggles

The Guardian - UK

Oceania legends South Melbourne want Pacific return

The legendary club of Ange Postecoglou, South Melbourne, is bidding to re-join the Pacific's football elite through the OFC Professional League.

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Oceania Pro League takes shape with 24 applicants

Four Australian football clubs are currently among two dozen chasing slots in the inaugural FIFA-backed Pacific-wide OFC Professional League.

AAP

Australia poised to join new Pacific soccer league

An Australian soccer team could be competing against sides from PNG, Fiji and Tahiti in a new FIFA-backed Pacific league within months.

AAP

New Zealand leads way as Oceania narrows to final four

New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji and Tahiti have progressed in Oceania's FIFA World Cup race, with the region guaranteed a 2026 place for the first time.

AAP

Oceania looks to Australia for new Pacific League

As World Cup qualifying resumes in Oceania, global football's minnows have also invited participation from Australia in a new professional Pacific league.

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World Cup 2026 qualifying: Brazil among big names who could miss out

Qualification is already underway in most confederations to see which 45 sides will join Canada, Mexico and the USA at the next World Cup

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New Zealand Secures Sole OFC Spot In Women's Olympic Football

New Zealand secures OFC spot in Olympics after dominating Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Challenges on global stage but aiming to make a mark in up...

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Have any football managers won two or more continental championships?

Plus: rapid revenge hat-tricks from players against their former clubs; teams who’ve kicked off with seven rather than 11

The Guardian - UK

BBMP asks telecom companies to declare unauthorised OFCs, looks at revenue mobilisation by regularising them

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has issued a public notice asking telecom service providers and Internet service providers to declare unauthorised OFC cables laid in the city after which the same will be regularised.

The Hindu

Odisha FC humble Mohun Bagan 5-2 in AFC Cup

NEW DELHI: In a dominant display, Odisha FC crushed reigning ISL champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant 5-2 in a high-scoring penultimate Group D clash of the AFC Cup in Kolkata on Monday, leaving the legacy club's fans crestfallen in their own backyard.

The Times of India

Odisha FC ready to embark on continental sojourn vs Mohun Bagan

KOLKATA: Odisha FC (OFC) and Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) are familiar foes as clubs competing in the national league and tournaments. But when the Indian Super League (ISL) sides lock horns in their opening AFC Cup (south zone) Group D match at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday evening,…

The Times of India

Inside tiny islands clinging to World Cup dreams despite FIFA not recognising them

The Federated States of Micronesia have never taken part in an official FIFA match, but the 2023 Micro Futsal Cup could end up being the first step in the long journey to recognition

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Dangerous digging, the biggest threat to piped gas network expansion in Bengaluru

Safer, cheaper and far more easier to use than LPG cylinders, Piped Natural Gas (PNG) should have spread its network far and wide across Bengaluru by now. But poor multi-agency coordination triggering dangerous leaks, glaring awareness gaps and lack of an official push have all slowed down network growth.

Bangkok Post

AIS faces hurdles in bid to buy 3BB

The ongoing takeover of fixed broadband service 3BB by Advanced Info Service (AIS) may face tough consumer remedies from the telecom regulator because of the dominant position of their combined market share.

Financial Times

Singapore and Hong Kong vie to be the Caymans of Asia

The two cities have set up new fund structures to lure wealth away from traditional offshore financial centres

Daily Mirror

Marshall Islands: The only nation on earth without a football team fighting for recognition

The Marshall Islands are the only country that does not play football - but all that is about to change following the appointment of technical director Lloyd Owers

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Bangkok Post

All eyes on AIS after JASIF resolution

Advanced Info Service's (AIS) plan to acquire fixed broadband provider Triple T Broadband (TTTBB) and invest 19% in Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund (JASIF) is now shrouded in uncertainty after JASIF unitholders rejected AIS's proposed amendments to optical fibre cable (OFC) rental agreements between TTTBB and JASIF.

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Matildas pioneer Connie Selby hoping to make Women's World Cup history with Tonga

Connie Selby was part of the first Australian representative side to tour overseas when they played in Hong Kong in 1975. Now, she's hoping to create more history.

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A TikToker Slammed A Celeb Who Made Her Cry At A Festival & Ofc Fans Figured Out Who It Was

The TikTok star recounted the alleged incident in a wild video.

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