The first stage of the 2026 World Cup 2026 features 12 groups. We've ranked them and picked the favourites to advance.

This summer’s World Cup is set to be played in extreme heat

The World Cup is set to get underway next week, but some hardcore fans won’t be attending this year’s tournament

On home soil, Canada are hoping to make it past the World Cup group stage for the first time. They are a good team; do they have enough to m...

After the success of Through the Eyes of the Fans: Scotland v Denmark, we are once again looking for Scotland fans to send us in their foo...

The 19-year-old’s hopes of being on standby ended with a hamstring strain

European champions Spain head to North America as favourites as they look to win a second World Cup

Al Jazeera breaks down the key talking points ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 which kicks off next week.

Fifa has admitted an error on its website allowed 60 fans to purchase World Cup tickets for free.Football’s world governing body has canc...

Lionel Messi has returned to team training ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Watch the Argentina captain back on the pitch as he steps up pr...

Scotland enter their first FIFA World Cup finals in 28 years looking to end a woeful sequence of being knocked out of the group stage in 12...

The India National Cricket Team will be up against Afghanistan in a one-off Test on Saturday, which will be followed by a 3-match ODI series...

Taylor Swift accidentally ran a cleaner economic‑impact experiment than the World Cup—and she did it at the right scale. When her Eras Tour...

When the U.S. last hosted the World Cup in 1994, the event drew unexpectedly large crowds. At that time, soccer wasn’t as popular among Amer...

WUHAN, China, June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As Amazon Prime Day aligns with the World Cup, a global shopping celebration begins. eSUN is laun...