It won’t be long now before things kick off in the stadiums across the USA, Mexico, and Canada. For the very first time, the 2026 World Cup will feature 48 national teams. This evening, the ...

A quarter of the 2026 World Cup's can be secured during games played Nov. 16-18. In Europe, 12 of UEFA's 16 total World Cup spots can be secured this week. A 16-team qualification playoff will ...

Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso wasn't happy this weekend. And that was even before his team lost 4-1 at home to Norway on Sunday, confirming they will now enter the lottery of play-offs to secure a place ...

Italy will first host Northern Ireland in a FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff in March but then would go on the road to reach its first tournament after back-to-back failures at this stage. FIFA made ...

A dozen World Cup 2026 spots will be secured in the coming days as nine berths in UEFA and three in Concacaf will be decided in the next three days. Only three spots in Europe have been secured, as ...

Italy's team manager Gianluigi Buffon, left, and head coach Gennaro Gattuso at the World Cup play-off draw on Thursday Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images The remaining 16 European teams still in ...

Qualifying for next summer's FIFA World Cup is officially in the books, with just a handful of playoff ties remaining to determine the final six teams that will make up the 48 heading to North America ...