Brossard: Canada are very confident of success
Eight months ago, Canada didn’t have a women’s futsal team. Now they’re going into the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™ as the best team in Concacaf. Under the guidance of Alexandre de Rocha, Canada conquered the first-ever Concacaf W Futsal Championship, which was held in Guatemala earlier this year. A key reason for their […]
Jamaica win at Bermuda while Honduras and Costa Rica held
The third round of Concacaf qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26™ continued on Friday with Jamaica sending a message to all of the teams in Group B in a commanding win in Bermuda. The Reggae Boyz sit atop the group ahead of Curaçao and Trinidad and Tobago, who played to a scoreless draw. Meanwhile, […]
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026: Everything you need to know
The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026™ will be the twelfth edition of the competition. Four nations have been crowned U-20 champions to date, with Korea DPR the current holders after lifting the trophy for a third time at Colombia 2024. FIFA brings you all the information you need to know about the 2026 […]
Host Cities and Official Brand revealed for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026
The countdown to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026™ took a significant step forward today following the announcement of the Host Cities and the unveiling of the Official Brand for the hotly anticipated global showpiece. Bielsko-Biała, Katowice, Łódź and Sosnowiec were selected as Host Cities on account of their well-developed infrastructure and lively […]
Ronaldo closes in on Ruiz as Austria and England win
Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 37th and 38th goals in the World Cup preliminaries to move one behind record holder Carlos Ruiz as Portugal thumped Armenia in their opening UEFA qualifier for the FIFA World Cup 26™. Elsewhere, Austria, England and Serbia continued their perfect starts to proceedings, while Serbia also won against Latvia. The game […]
Arokodare strike secures crucial Nigeria win over Rwanda
Matchday seven in CAF qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26™ concluded on Saturday with just one contest, as Nigeria jumped back to within a point of second-place Benin in Group C thanks to a narrow home win against Rwanda. How qualifying works The nine group winners will qualify automatically for the FIFA World Cup […]
Top goalscorers in World Cup qualifying history
1st) Carlos Ruiz – 39 goals in 47 appearances 2nd) Cristiano Ronaldo – 38 in 48 3rd) Lionel Messi – 36 in 72 4th) Ali Daei – 35 in 51 5th) Robert Lewandowski – 31 in 40 6th) Chris Wood – 29 in 31 6th) Sardar Azmoun – 29 in 41 6th) Luis Suarez – […]
New Colombia target towering heights
Colombia was plunged into national mourning. La Tricolor began FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifying with a thumping win Barranquilla. They hurtled through the tape with two impressive victories. Yet, somehow, they missed out on a first global finals since 2010. “The most beautiful thing in my career was going to two World Cups and […]
Alfaro masterminds Paraguayan return
Gustavo Alfaro may need to register for online shopping. ‘Lettuce’, as he’s affectionately nicknamed, was selecting his carrots in the vegetable aisle of an Asuncion supermarket in November. Suddenly, a shelf-stacker dropped his groceries, ran over, hugged Alfaro and burst into tears. “I have a hard time making ends meet,” he said. “My only moment […]
The Madman plots Uruguayan assault
Uruguayans are celebrating. So, too, are the purists. La Celeste overpowered Peru at the Estadio Centenario tonight to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 26™. It means that fans will get to witness Ronald Araujo, Jose Gimenez, Federico Valverde, Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Darwin Nunez perform on football’s most prestigious platform once again, and be […]