France head into the group stages as one of the favourites to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Can they successfully navigate past a tricky trio...

Iran will play their World Cup matches in the US, a country they are currently at war with

Can Spain follow up their Euro 2024 success with a second FIFA World Cup crown? They’ll have to progress through Group H first, with Uruguay...

Saudi Pro League will have a record number of players at the FIFA World Cup. Portuguese icon Cristiano Ronaldo stars that list.

Fans will be able to buy water in the stadium and Fifa has promised not to charge above their usual venue prices.The U-turn follows warni...

Though the absence of Xavi Simmons upfront will be a big concern for an already underwhelming Dutch attack, Netherlands' defence looks solid...

Who will make it out of Group G and into the last 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? We assess the credentials of Belgium, Egypt, Iran and New Z...

Many matches during this summer’s tournament will be played in hot weather across the United States, Mexico and Canada

This young generation of Spain players does not carry the past failure traumas. They will be keen to go all guns blazing in the upcoming edi...

Japan aren’t traditionally seen as among the contenders at the FIFA World Cup, but a first quarter-final looks a realistic aim this year des...

South Africa are back at the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 2010. Can they do something they have never done before and make it out...

1966 is now closer to the sinking of the Titanic than to this World Cup - England’s victory remains a blessed memory, writes Miguel Delaney...

Texas has established a 12-mile quarantine zone around a calf that was infested by a New World screwworm in La Pryor.

Costa Rica didn’t exactly break a gasket when qualifying for their first World Cup in 1990. They beat Panama 3-1 on aggregate and then rec...

There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship