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European countries will find out their route to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada when the draw ...

Uefa is "not worried" that some Women's Euro 2025 matches will clash with the Fifa men's Club World Cup, says managing ...

The United Nations’ top human rights official has pledged to try to ensure migrant labor standards in Saudi Arabia are ...

The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup European qualifiers, set to take place across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, will be held ...

Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed as the host nation of the 2034 men’s World Cup. Following an extraordinary FIFA ...

Saudi Arabia scored a major win in its campaign to attract major sports events to the kingdom when it was formally appointed ...

The controversial selection process has drawn criticism. A bidding window truncated by FIFA, world football’s governing body, ...

Currently 10th in the latest FIFA rankings, Germany will be in Pot 1 when the European qualifying section for the 2026 FIFA ...

The Saudi bid was the only candidate and was acclaimed by the applause of more than 200 FIFA member federations.

The assumption is that the 2034 World Cup can't be played in summer, due to Saudi Arabia's heat. But a move to winter might ...

A total of 16 UEFA nations will compete at the 48-team FIFA World Cup finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Check out the competition format and how the qualifiers will be decided. The ...