The 2026 World Cup draw on Dec. 5 will reward the four highest-ranked teams -- Spain, Argentina, France and England-- which will be placed in separate sections of a new tennis-style seeded tournament ...

The qualification cycle for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is almost at an end, with 42 of the 48 teams competing in next year's tournament now known. The remaining places will be filled by the winners of ...

Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. FIFA said Tuesday the top four teams in the latest men's rankings will, if they finish top of their respective round-robin groups, ...

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Australia’s hopes of an easier 2026 World Cup group hang on whether FIFA decides to make a strange rule change just days before the draw. So far 42 teams have officially qualified for the 48-team ...

Mrs. Ann (@southernherbary) recently spotted a friendly visitor in her garden and shared some footage of it with her TikTok followers. "The frogs in our garden always seem so at peace. I love that for ...

FIFA on Wednesday announced that the third phase of 2026 World Cup tickets sales will begin on Dec. 11, making this round -- beginning six days after the draw -- the first chance for buyers to bid on ...

The draw for the pool stage of the 2027 Rugby World Cup took place on Wednesday, 3 December at 09:00 GMT in Sydney. The tournament, which will be staged in Australia from 1 October to 13 November, has ...

I have a dream... and it's Kenny McLean. But that's just it, what happened at Hampden on Tuesday wasn't a dream. Scotland really did beat Denmark, with McLean sealing it from the halfway line, to ...