Schmid: Austria play full-throttle football
Austria have put themselves in a strong position in FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifying, with maximum points at the halfway stage of the group. Now a match awaits on 9 September against Bosnia and Herzegovina, who have won all four of their games. It promises to be a real test for Ralf Rangnick’s charges, but […]
Stoppage-time strike seals Tunisia’s spot
Tunisia have become the second African team and 18th nation overall to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 26™. The North Africans secured their place in dramatic fashion on 8 September 2025 by defeating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 with a stoppage-time winner from Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane. In Group H, which included São Tomé and Príncipe, […]
First-ever FIFA Women’s Champions Cup set to kick off in 30 days’ time
With just 30 days until the groundbreaking kick-off, FIFA has announced that the curtain-raiser in the inaugural edition of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™ will be held in China PR. This game-changing competition was first approved by the FIFA Council in April last year, with more details around the opening instalment being confirmed at the […]
Tunisia qualify as Algeria, Ghana motor on
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane was the hero for Tunisia, coming off the bench to score a last-gasp winner against Equatorial Guinea and clinch his team a FIFA World Cup 26™ spot. Elsewhere, Libya, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Uganda and Madagascar bagged crucial wins to keep their respective hopes alive. Already-qualified Morocco also defeated Zambia to maintain their […]
Kean inspires Italy in thriller as Kosovo stun Sweden
Gennaro Gattuso continued his excellent start as Italy coach as Moise Kean scored twice in an epic 5-4 victory against Israel to move second in Group I. Meanwhile, Kosovo secured just their second-ever FIFA World Cup™ qualifying victory with a 2-0 victory over Sweden in Group B. Meanwhile, on a busy day of FIFA World […]
Eliminated teams in FIFA World Cup 26 qualifying
Eliminated nations (79) Afghanistan, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Congo, Cook Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Fiji, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, China, India, Kenya, Korea DPR, Kuwait, Kyrgyz […]
Belgium and Spain hit six as Depay makes history
Memphis Depay became the Netherlands’ outright record scorer as they dug deep to overcome Lithuania in FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifying, while a Florian Wirtz wonder goal helped Germany grind out victory over Northern Ireland. Belgium and Spain had no such trouble. Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku dazzled as the former thumped Kazakhstan, with […]
Duo fight for Play-Off place as Argentina and Ecuador eye history
South America’s six automatic slots at the FIFA World Cup 26™ have been seized. There is still, however, plenty to play for on the final matchday. Venezuela and Bolivia, who both have tough home games, will tussle for one ticket to the FIFA Play-Off Tournament, Argentina will strive to win the CONMEBOL preliminaries by a […]
Dynamic Depay breaks Dutch scoring record
Memphis Depay has become the Netherlands’ all-time leading scorer after netting a brace in his team’s FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifying win over Lithuania on Sunday. The 31-year-old started the game level with Robin van Persie on 50 international goals, but surpassed the legendary striker with a controlled 11th-minute volley. Quinten Timber then put the […]
Classy Comoros surge second in Group I
Comoros defeated Central African Republic 2-0 in Sunday’s only game in CAF qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26™. It lifted them to second in Group I. How qualifying works The nine group winners will qualify automatically for the FIFA World Cup 26™. The four best runners-up will then compete for one place at the […]