World Cup

The opening match will be held at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City

[CAIRO] Iran is to boycott next week’s draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup in the United States in protest at the limited allocation of visas, the Iranian football federation said on Friday (Nov 28).

Projections from various sources put the number of foreign visitors anywhere between one million and six million

NORWAY qualified for their first World Cup since 1998 after Erling Haaland struck again in a 4-1 thumping of Italy on Sunday which sealed a spot in next summer’s finals in the United States, Canada an...

KYLIAN Mbappe has left his France squad and returned to Madrid to receive treatment for an ankle injury, the French Football Federation said on Friday (Nov 14).

CRISTIANO Ronaldo is in danger of missing at least Portugal’s opening match at next year’s World Cup after being showing a red card in Thursday’s (Nov 13) 2-0 loss to the Republic of Ireland.

SPAIN manager Luis de la Fuente played down the controversy surrounding Lamine Yamal’s release from the squad, instead emphasising the teenage winger’s long-term importance to the side ahead of Saturd...

The tournament will kick off on Jun 11 in Mexico City, with the final in New Jersey on Jul 19

The tournament is expected to create a once-in-a-generation economic windfall as the highest attended sporting event on US soil