The Dutch, quarter-finalists in 2022 and ranked seventh in the world by FIFA, will be favourites to progress. Their biggest ...

Their squad play all over Europe, and perhaps most eye-catching this season has been Feyenoord’s Ayase Ueda, who won the ...

Ireland face the Netherlands in Cork on Friday night with their World Cup hopes still alive - here is the starting XI we'd ...

One to watch: Centre back Shogo Taniguchi is the type of player World Cups were made for. He spent most of his career at one ...

Poland Vs Ukraine Highlights, FIFA International Friendly 2026: Ukraine defeat Poland 2-0 riding on Yaremchuk and ...

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. A thousand matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. All of them part of the story. After 96 ...

Poland host Ukraine today at Tarczyński Arena Wrocław in an international friendly. The hosts will be hoping to put on a ...

The African nation with the most World Cup appearances won’t be in the 2026 World Cup. Cameroon has made eight World Cups and ...

The touch-friendly game is designed to attract a casual audience for pick-up-and-play games during the FIFA World Cup ...

Spain thrashed England 4-0 to move a step closer to automatic qualification for next year's Women's World Cup finals, with Germany booking their ​spot thanks to a comfortable 2-0 home win over Norway ...

So many teams, so many games. Looking to place some bets? Here's one to make on every team in the 2026 World Cup tournament.