By Kunle Solaja. As the final play-offs for the last qualification slots begin this week, the expanded FIFA World Cup 2026 promises to be the most...
Concerns are mounting over the United States’ readiness to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with immigration policies, funding delays, and FIFA’s logistical adjustments emerging as...
Argentina will face Mauritania and Zambia this month in World Cup warm-up matches, the South American nation’s football body (AFA) said on Friday. Argentina had been...
By Kunle Solaja. FIFA has officially kicked off the musical build-up to the 2026 World Cup with the release of “Lighter,” the first single from the...
Intelligence briefings reviewed by Reuters have warned of the potential for extremists and criminals to target the World Cup at a time when hundreds of millions...
Sardar Azmoun, one of Iran’s top soccer players, has been expelled from the national team for a perceived act of disloyalty to the government, Iranian media...
By Kunle Solaja. FIFA is unlikely to relocate Iran’s group-stage matches at the 2026 World Cup from the United States to Mexico, despite a formal request...
The Iranian national team are continuing to prepare for the World Cup finals and have no intention of pulling out of the tournament even if they...
By Kunle Solaja. Nigeria’s hopes of returning to the FIFA World Cup have finally collapsed after it emerged that the country’s protest against the eligibility of...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has begun the process of appealing a ruling by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee that rejected its protest against the Democratic Republic...