Qualifying for next summer's FIFA World Cup is officially in the books, with just a handful of playoff ties remaining to determine the final six teams that will make up the 48 heading to North America ...

Sixteen nations will compete for the final four European places at the 2026 World Cup after FIFA conducted the qualifying playoff draw in Zurich on Thursday. The single-elimination tournament begins ...

Italy will first host Northern Ireland in a FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff in March but then would go on the road to reach its first tournament after back-to-back failures at this stage. FIFA made ...

The UEFA playoffs will decide four of the remaining spots in the World Cup. 16 teams will participate in the tournament. The Finals for the qualifying tournament will be held on March 31, 2026. Some ...

The draw is complete, but not all World Cup teams are known Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images Follow live coverage of today’s 2026 World Cup schedule announcement. The draw for the first 48-team World Cup ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is rapidly approaching, and the expanded 48-team field is nearly complete. Forty-two nations have ...

Some of the top-ranked soccer countries from across the globe are looking to earn their spot in the 2026 World Cup. 42 of the tournament's 48 teams have already been decided. Four of those spots will ...