Haiti qualifies for World Cup for 1st time in 52 years
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Curaçao and Cape Verde qualify for a super-sized World Cup, but a 4-time champion is on the brink
A super-sized World Cup has paved the way for tiny Curaçao and Cape Verde to book their places at sport's biggest global event next year.
Dallas launches its FIFA World Cup 26™ Volunteer Center to train 6,100 volunteers ahead of the 2026 tournament.
The playoff draw for the World Cup will be staged at FIFA’s Home of Football in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 a.m. ET (4 a.m. PT, 12 p.m. GMT). The draw for the Inter-confederation playoff will take place immediately before the process for UEFA’s teams gets underway.
The top-seeded teams for the Dec. 5 World Cup tournament draw, including Germany but not Croatia, were set Wednesday when FIFA published new rankings.
From tiny Curaçao, to troubled Haiti's remarkable comeback, discover how some of the smallest nations in the world are defying the odds to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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FIFA release final men's rankings ahead of 2026 World Cup draw: USMNT move up, Italy and Mexico drop
Germany have moved into ninth place ahead in the latest FIFA men's rankings ahead of the 2026 World Cup draw, likely sealing a place in Pot 1 for the draw.
The draw for UEFA's World Cup qualification playoffs is set for Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 a.m. ET. UEFA's World Cup qualifying playoffs will be contested on March 26 (semifinals) and March 31 (finals). Twelve European countries have already clinched a spot in the 2026 World Cup:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is from June 11 to July 19, 2026. Sixteen host cities across North America, including Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Kansas City,
There are 16 DAYS left until the 2026 World Cup draw. The tournament already has 42 teams confirmed. Six more spots will be decided in the playoffs.With the new FIFA ranking, released this Wednesday
2022 World Cup hosts Qatar are the most challenging Pot 4 side, although the USMNT would likely conquer the reigning Asian champions with little fuss. They won their only meeting with FIFA’s 52nd-ranked nation during the CONCACAF Gold Cup back in 2021.
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2026 World Cup inter-confederation playoffs: How do they work, when are they, and who's involved?
Six teams will play in the inter-confederation playoffs: one from CONMEBOL, one from Oceania, one from Asia, one from Africa, and two from CONCACAF.