Iran challenge World Cup restrictions with FIFA complaint
Iran’s World Cup campaign has been overshadowed by travel challenges after the national team confirmed plans to submit an official complaint to FIFA over restrictions affecting their movement during the tournament. The Football Federation of Iran is preparing to challenge the arrangements that have limited the team’s access to the United States, where all three […]
Mexico become first team to book knockout spot at 2026 World Cup
Mexico became the first nation to book their place in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament after their 1-0 win over South Korea in the early hours of Friday. The co-host had already defeated South Africa 2-0 in the opening game and needed a win to book their place and […]
Pogba tips Carrick to lead Manchester United to success
Paul Pogba has backed Michael Carrick to lead Manchester United back to the peak of English football following recent difficult spells. The Red Devils have endured difficult campaigns in recent seasons and even ended up in 15th place in the 2024-25 season under Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim. However, Carrick took over in January and oversaw […]
Tunisia hire Herve Renard as Lamouchi replacement
Tunisia have announced the appointment of Herve Renard as new head coach after the shock dismissal of Sabri Lamouchi earlier in the week. The North African side suffered an embarrassing 5-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening match at the 2026 World Cup which led to the dismissal of the Frenchman. Lamouchi became the fourth […]
Brazil legend Ronaldo backs Endrick to shine at World Cup
Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario believes Endrick will get his chance to shine for the five-time world champions at the 2026 World Cup tournament. The Real Madrid forward was left on the bench in Brazil’s 1-1 draw against Morocco in their opening clash last weekend. Head coach Carlo Ancelotti opted to start with Igor Thiago upfront […]
Chalobah called up to England World Cup squad as Livramento’s replacement
Trevoh Chalobah has been called up to the England squad for the 2026 World Cup tournament as a replacement for Tino Livramento, who was forced to pull out with injury. Chalobah had been omitted from the initial 26-man squad for the tournament, but will now join the rest of the squad for the remainder of […]
Tunisia dismiss Sabri Lamouchi after heavy defeat to Sweden
Tunisia have dismissed Sabri Lamouchi following their humiliating 5-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening World Cup clash last weekend. The African side had also suffered a 5-0 defeat to Belgium in a warmup match and suffered another embarrassing defeat at the Mundial, which led to the sacking of the Frenchman. “An agreement has been […]
Bouaddi focused on Morocco World Cup campaign amid transfer speculations
Ayyoub Bouaddi has reaffirmed his commitment to Morocco’s World Cup campaign amid speculations over his future at Lille. The 18-year-old has been in the headlines since the Atlas Lions’ 1-1 draw against Brazil in their opening group C World Cup clash. Bouaddi was born in France and played for their youth teams, before he switched […]
Sugurawa backs Japan for surprise World Cup glory
Yukinari Sugurawa has backed Japan to achieve their long-term ambition of winning the FIFA World Cup trophy. The Asian side began their campaign at the ongoing 2026 edition in the United States, Mexico and Canada with a 2-2 draw against Netherlands last Sunday. Virgil Van Dijk opened the scoring in the second half, but Japan […]
Hong stays positive after Korea’s narrow Mexico defeat
Korea Republic head coach Hong Myungbo believes his team showed resilience and discipline despite suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to Mexico at the FIFA World Cup, insisting his players followed the game plan and will fight until the final whistle of the group stage. The Asian side struggled to find a breakthrough against a determined […]
