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This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media…

Lionel Messi will play in a sixth World Cup as he captains holders Argentina at the 2026 tournament.The 38-year-old forward,…

Iran’s football team still lacks US visas and is not competing on ‘equal terms’, Tehran’s envoy to Mexico says.Published On…

Previous World Cup appearances: 22Best performance: winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)First appearance: 1930 (Uruguay)Top goal scorer: Ronaldo (15)Most appearances:…

‘The Leopards are ready, they are safe, and the ​US will embrace ⁠this team,’ DRC’s ambassador to the US says.Published…

During the Ashes, Ecclestone made headlines for refusing an interview with former team-mate turned broadcaster Alex Hartley, who was working…

Fifa has regularly talked up the demand for tickets, with Fifa president Gianni Infantino defending the cost by saying they…

US States react following increasing criticism of football’s global governing body for the pricing of FIFA World Cup 2026.Published On…

A goal involvement on average every 104.8 minutes at international level compares favourably with the other strikers in the Scotland…

Ghana’s Thomas Partey, who joined Villareal from Arsenal in 2025, has pleaded not guilty to seven rape charges in the…