First round groups were won by England, France, Croatia, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, ...

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

But the tide has turned. Under Craig Bellamy's leadership, the men's side have built on their modern Euros resurgence, ...

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — The final six places for the 2026 World Cup will be determined by two playoff tournaments in March ...

Italy was stopped by Sweden from getting to the 2018 World Cup. It was North Macedonia in 2022. Now it is Northern Ireland's ...

Cristiano Ronaldo is not as physically dominant as he once was, but the stats show he is still a potent attacking option ...

The list of countries heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is growing. Following a thrilling round of November qualifiers, 42 ...

Republic of Ireland have a better chance on paper of reaching the World Cup as the play-off draw stuck Italy in the way of ...

World Cup 2026 European playoffs teams, schedule, bracket for UEFA nations chasing final four spots originally appeared on ...

As countries all around the world hope to be amongst the 48 nations participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the final spots ...

Ireland will play Czechia in the European play-offs for the FIFA World Cup 2026, it was revealed today during the draw in ...

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