FIFA World Cup 2026 News

For years, Pascal Gross felt like one of football's best-kept secrets. His rise is not the usual football fairytale. It is something rarer.

The Indian market remains crucial for FIFA despite the national team's struggles on the international stage. Football's popularity in the country has exploded, driven by the European leagues, the FIFA World Cup's massive television numbers.

A year before France heads into another presidential election and just weeks before the World Cup, Kylian Mbappe has once again stepped into the political firestorm surrounding the rise of the far right in France.

Cole Palmer and Phil Foden were among a number of high-profile players left out of Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad announced on Friday.

South Africa coach Hugo Broos has announced a provisional 32-member squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Form and fitness concerns are hanging over some of football's biggest names just three weeks before the World Cup kicks off.

Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard headline Norway's World Cup squad, which was announced in a video by the country's King Harald V on Thursday.

With the start of the 2026 World Cup in North America now barely three weeks away, AFP Sport runs the rule over the leading contenders at the first-ever 48-team finals.

The Iranian football federation vice-president said Tuesday he was "very confident" in FIFA's protocols as the team prepare to play at the World Cup in the United States.

Veteran Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo will lead his country into the 2026 World Cup this summer after coach Roberto Martinez named the 41-year-old in his squad on Tuesday.

Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set for a surprise return to Germany's World Cup squad as the number one option two years after announcing his international retirement, German media reported on Tuesday.

The 2026 World Cup has bucked the trend of international football's struggles to compete with the riches of the club game when it comes to securing some of the world's best coaches.

The team's participation in the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, comes amid a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the US which paused 40 days of war that began on February 28.

As per De Paul, Messi, who also captains Inter Miami, has a double training session as a part of his daily routine, which is beyond his standard commitments with the club.

Mexico's teachers are threatening to turn the 2026 World Cup into a global stage for one of the country's biggest labor battles in years.

Here's a look at five of the contenders to become the game's next superstar at this year's finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom described as "excellent" and "constructive" the meeting held on Saturday in Istanbul with the Iranian federation to ensure Iran's participation in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Son Heung-min was named in South Korea's squad for his fourth World Cup on Saturday. Captain Son will turn 34 in July and he is now playing for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer.