President made startling claim about host cities that could rock World Cup plans FIFA has acknowledged that United States government officials will have the final say on World Cup host cities. It ...

The picture for the FIFA World Cup 2026 became a lot clearer on Tuesday when a number of top teams across the continents booked their place at football’s global showpiece. The number of confirmed ...

Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at some of the best photos from the nations that confirmed their qualification on Wednesday for the FIFA World Cup 2026. South Africa book their place at the 2026 FIFA ...

Rumours have been circulating on social media that sports governing body FIFA has dropped the United States as a co-host of the 2026 football World Cup because of US President Donald Trump’s travel ...

As we head into the second international break of the 2025-26 Premier League and European seasons, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is fast approaching next summer — but first, the ceremonial pomp of the World ...

UEFA (Europe): 16 spots, with 12 group winners qualifying directly and four more via playoffs. CAF (Africa): 9 spots, with group winners qualifying and four runners-up entering playoffs. AFC (Asia): 8 ...

Indonesia take on Saudi Arabia in the fourth round of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifiers for the FIFA 2026 World Cup on Wednesday, October 8 at the Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah ...

Fifa suspended seven Malaysia footballers, finding false claims about their heritage ties in FAM submissions. Its investigation revealed birth certificates contradicted FAM claims, showing ...

FIFA has released detailed evidence after sanctioning the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and seven naturalized players for submitting falsified birth certificates for their grandparents.

Spanning over 6,000 words, the Fifa ruling details how seven foreign-born players were made to appear Malaysian through doctored ancestral birth certificates. (Bernama pic) When Fifa released its full ...

Seven foreign-born players on Malaysia's national football team, including Facundo Tomas Garces (R), have been suspended over "doctored documentation" Fifa has accused Malaysia of falsifying ...

Fifa has accused Malaysia of falsifying citizenship documents so seven foreign-born players could play for the national team. Football's world governing body had fined and suspended the players in ...