Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo declared Wednesday a public holiday following the national team’s historic qualification for the FIFA World Cup—their first appearance in...
Millions of fans heading to the 2026 World Cup face significant human rights risks, Amnesty International said, warning that the tournament is drifting far from the...
Every week, hundreds of people line up to fill a plastic container with food in an unlikely place: the humble home where Argentine soccer legend Diego...
By Kunle Solaja. The line-up is complete: 48 teams will contest the biggest FIFA World Cup in history, and the first to be staged across three...
Africa’s presence at this summer’s FIFA World Cup will increase to 10 teams after the Democratic Republic of Congo edged Jamaica 1-0 after extra time in...
Italy’s World Cup exile continues after they fell to a 4-1 penalty shootout defeat by Bosnia and Herzegovina in their playoff final on Tuesday following a...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw by FIFA World Cup-bound Jordan in an eventful international friendly in Antalya on Tuesday night, with the...
By Kunle Solaja Match Context They would have loved facing Jamaica in Mexico today for a place at the World Cup, but fate has other plans,...
By Kunle Solaja Some matches define careers, and then there are matches that attempt to rewrite history. This Tuesday’s intercontinental World Cup play-off between DR Congo...
Poland enter Tuesday’s World Cup playoff final against Sweden seeking to end a winless run on Swedish soil that stretches back nearly a century. The match...