Ireland stands on the brink of automatic World Cup qualification. Having been promoted to League A for the qualifiers, the ...

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 ...

Thirteen years on from the double deal that took Scotland skipper Robbo and Aiden Connolly from Queen’s Park to Tannadice for ...

Netherlands vs Japan will kick-off on 14 June 2026 at 21:00 GMT and 16:00 EST. If you are travelling abroad or just want to ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

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

Find out how to watch Sweden vs Greece live. Full details on TV channel, live stream options, kick-off time, team news, and ...

Newcastle United forward Anthony Elanga has been named in Sweden’s 26-man squad for this summer’s FIFA World Cup, adding ...