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2026 World Cup Predicted Bracket: Messi Heartbreak and Spain Miss Out on Final

With the confirmation of all 48 qualified teams, here’s how the 2026 World Cup could play out.

Sports Illustrated

World Cup fans left frustrated as Fifa system for ‘last minute’ tickets suffers technical difficulties

Fifa appeared to have lengthy waits to purchase tickets, with people who joined the queue at the start still waiting to get through the queue 90 minutes later

The Independent UK

Best XI of Players Not Going to FIFA 2026 World Cup

There are some sensational talents not competing in North America this summer.

Sports Illustrated

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Italy blow another World Cup chance. Will they ever learn?

In today’s Football Daily: Italy and a ‘hard blow for everyone to swallow’

The Guardian - UK

Messi, mascots, tickets and Trump: 48 questions for the 48-team World Cup

After Tuesday’s playoff matches decided the final six spots, the tournament field is set. We answered 48 questions as the countdown to 11 June begins

The Guardian - US

England route to 2026 World Cup final: Three Lions could face Brazil after fixtures finalised

England’s group stage performance will dictate possible path to World Cup glory

Evening Standard

FIFA World Rankings: New Leaders Confirmed After Final World Cup Qualifiers

The identities of all 48 teams at this summer’s World Cup have been confirmed.

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European countries fume over home advantage in ‘extremely unfair’ World Cup qualifying

European associations feel that Uefa's mere 16 places in a 48-team World Cup are not enough

The Independent UK

Thomas Tuchel admits World Cup injury fears ahead of England squad selection

Tuchel had to cope without several key players during the March international break

The Independent UK

2026 World Cup Lineup Complete After Dramatic Night of Playoffs

All 48 teams have been determined for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.

Sports Illustrated

North American Top Division Adds Wenger’s ‘Daylight Offside’ Among 2026 Rule Changes

The 2026 Canadian Premier League season begins April 5.

Sports Illustrated

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has ‘spoken to Iran players’ about playing World Cup games in US

Fifa’s president is confident that Middle East crisis will not impact this summer’s tournament

The Independent UK

Scotland v Ivory Coast LIVE: Hosts fall to friendly defeat as Steve Clarke lines up final World Cup squad decisions

Scotland 0-1 Ivory Coast: An early goal from Nicolas Pepe gave the visitors a slender win in a frantic encounter in Liverpool

The Independent UK

Infantino insists Iran ‘will be at the World Cup’ despite US war

Iranian football federation previously asked for World Cup games to be moved away from the US

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Iran soccer players honor alleged child victims of the war before World Cup warmup

Iran players and officials have posed with pictures of children allegedly killed by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes before their World Cup warmup against Costa Rica in Turkey

The Guardian - US

Infantino says Iran ‘will be at the World Cup’ despite war with United States

The Fifa president made the comments while in attendance at half-time of Iran’s friendly with Costa Rica in Turkey

The Conversation

A seat on the bench isn’t enough: what Fifa’s new women’s football rule gets right (and wrong)

Fifa’s latest decision to require every team in its women’s competitions to include at least one female head coach or assistant is, on the surface, a landmark moment.

Radio France Internationale

Fifa chief hails Mexico's readiness as teams prepare for World Cup finals

World football's most powerful administrator Gianni Infantino has hailed the readiness of Mexico for this summer's World Cup during a fact-finding tour of the country in which he met Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, viewing the stadiums in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara that will stage matches during the month-long competition.

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The Independent UK

Fifa to trial Arsene Wenger’s ‘daylight offside’ rule in Canada after failing to gain European support

Arsene Wenger has pushed for the ‘daylight offside’ rule to be introduced in recent years

Sports Illustrated

‘No Plan B, C or D’—FIFA President Takes Firm Stance on Iran’s World Cup Participation

Gianni Infantino has weighed in on the prospect of Iran boycotting the tournament which will be co-hosted by the U.S.

The Guardian - UK

Japan’s Saki Kumagai: ‘I try to pass the baton to the next generation’

The defender, a sole link between the past and present, is focused on nurturing young talent to help her country realise its 50-year plan

The Guardian - AU

Australia 5-1 Curaçao: Socceroos win Fifa Series friendly – as it happened

Nestory Irankunda scores a brace as the second-half substitutes power Socceroos to victory in final match on home soil before World Cup

The Guardian - UK

‘We believe in each other’: Kosovo’s hard road from war to World Cup hope

The Balkan nation only became Fifa members in 2016, but win over Turkey would secure first World Cup finals place

International Business Times UK

NFL Says 'We're Doing It Again' as Super Bowl Returns to Las Vegas in 2029 — Here Are the Details We Know So Far

The NFL has announced that Super Bowl LXIII will be held in Las Vegas in 2029, following the city's successful hosting of Super Bowl LVIII in 2024.

The Independent UK

Sheinbaum meets FIFA's Infantino to review Mexico's 2026 World Cup preparations

Mexico is stepping up planning for the 2026 World Cup after President Claudia Sheinbaum met FIFA chief Gianni Infantino in Mexico City

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