FIFA World Cup News

Neymar will feature for Brazil at the 2026 World Cup after being included in Carlo Ancelotti’s 26-man squad for the tournament.

Luka Modric suffered a broken cheekbone for AC Milan last month, but the 40-year-old has been named in Croatia’s World Cup squad.

The role of midfielders has grown a lot in the recent couple of years.  The teams no longer rely on strikers to decide the match.  Instead, the midfielders are expected to press, defend, and even score when needed. At the World Cup, the team with the most qualified midfield will be able to dominate the […]

Gennaro Gattuso refused to speak on his future as Italy head coach, after they failed to reach the World Cup finals. The Azzurri lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina on penalties in their play-off final, with Francesco Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante missing their spot-kicks during a 4-1 defeat in the shootout. It finished 1-1 after […]

Thomas Tuchel insisted it is “totally normal” for England to rely on Harry Kane after they lost 1-0 to Japan in the striker’s absence. Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma scored the only goal in the friendly at Wembley Stadium, with England failing to win both of their matches during this break following their 1-1 draw with Uruguay […]

Rasmus Hojlund, Anders Dreyer and Mathias Jensen all missed from the spot as Denmark agonisingly missed out on World Cup qualification in a 3-1 penalty shoot-out loss to Czechia, having drawn 2-2 after extra time. Denmark recovered from a goal down in both regulation time and the additional period, but those wayward spot-kicks allowed Czechia […]

Viktor Gyokeres scored an 88th-minute winner to send Sweden to the World Cup, as they beat Poland 3-2 in a back-and-forth qualification play-off in Stockholm. The Arsenal striker – who scored a hat-trick against Ukraine in Sweden’s semi-final victory last week – was in the right place to finish off a goalmouth scramble with extra […]

Italy head coach Gennaro Gattuso is relishing their World Cup play-off final against Bosnia and Herzegovina, insisting “anyone who is in football lives for moments like this”. The Azzurri face Bosnia in Zenica after defeating Northern Ireland 2-0 in their play-off semi-final, while Bosnia overcame Wales on penalties. Moise Kean netted Italy’s second goal against […]

Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman has urged “difference-maker” Memphis Depay to regain fitness and “be in top form” for this summer’s World Cup. Depay was left out of Koeman’s squad for the March international break after the Corinthians forward suffered a thigh injury, though he still travelled to Netherlands for treatment. The 32-year-old was Netherlands’ […]

  Romelu Lukaku has explained the mental toll of his injury-hit campaign as he targets a strong end to the season. Lukaku withdrew from Belgium’s squad for this month’s fixtures against the United States and Mexico. Belgium’s record scorer has managed just seven appearances for Napoli this season, totalling just 64 minutes. In a social […]