Italy's team manager Gianluigi Buffon, left, and head coach Gennaro Gattuso at the World Cup play-off draw on Thursday ...

Northern Ireland to face Italy as Wales meet Bosnia on same path - Republic of Ireland travel to Czechia in semi-finals, with ...

Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah has surprisingly been beaten to the 2025 African Footballer of the Year prize, despite ...

The 16 UEFA teams have discovered who they will meet in the European play-offs for FIFA World Cup 2026 following the draw in Zurich.

Achraf Hakimi was crowned African Player of the Year in Rabat after a stunning season with Paris Saint-Germain, edging ...

Italy will face Northern Ireland in the European playoffs in their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup while Sweden meet ...

There are 22 nations competing for the six remaining World Cup spots via the play-offs, which will take place across the ...

An oddity in World Cup qualifying is allowing one country to still reach the finals without winning a single game. World Cup ...

A stunning bicycle kick and two stoppage-time goals sealed Scotland’s dramatic return to the World Cup after a 28-year wait. Austria needed a late equaliser to also make it back to football’s showcase ...

Norway crushed Italy 4-1 to secure its ticket to the 2026 World Cup after 28 years, leaving the Azzurra to play the playoffs.

Arsenal and Visit Rwanda will end their eight-year partnership after pressure over the “blood-stained” deal. In February, the ...

ZURICH – The final six places for the 2026 World Cup will be determined by two playoff tournaments in March. Four more teams will qualify from Europe, along with two from the rest of the world. The ...