Six spots have yet to be claimed in next year's World Cup. Four European nations and two other countries will fill out the field. Finals in two playoff tournaments will be held on March 31. We know 42 of the 48 nations who will compete in the 2026 FIFA ...

The 2026 men’s World Cup will consist of 48 teams for the first time, and 42 nations have already qualified for the tournament. With just over seven months to go until the finals — hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico — there are six spots ...

The qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup have just wrapped up this Tuesday evening in Europe. 16 teams (12 group runners-up and 4 teams given a second chance through the Nations League) will compete in the playoffs: Italy, Ukraine, Slovakia, Ireland, Albania ...

EURO 2000: The 1998 World Cup winners headed into the continental competition on the crest of a wave, with a side including Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira breaking Italian hearts in the final thanks to David Trezeguet’s net-bursting golden goal.

With four 2026 World Cup spots remaining for European teams, here's everything you need to know about the European Play-Offs. European nations contesting playoffs to secure World Cup spots is nothing new, but with football's biggest tournament getting even ...

The play-offs have now been drawn for the 16 European countries still hoping to get to the 2026 World Cup finals, of special interest to four Newcastle United players. Anthony Elanga, Sandro Tonali, Will Osula and Emil Krafth all taking a keen interest in ...

President Donald Trump appeared to back off his maximalist demand at Davos that the U.S. take ownership of Greenland, moving instead toward a deal.