North Korea and Japan met for an U17 World Cup match in Qatar this week, with the two sides skipping the usual handshakes during their pre-match greetings in incredibly strange scenes
Across World Cup history, a small but interesting list of teams have refused or withdrawn from participating in the tournament. You can also take part in this amazing tournament by making your bets at the 1xBet platform today. Let’s review…
Players could be seen fist bumping and high fiving at the start of the pre-match routine ahead of the Under-17 World Cup tie, which escalated as the Japanese side walked further down the line.
The first promotional poster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup was meant to celebrate global stars like Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Vinicius Jr. But one question overshadowed the excitement: why was Cristiano Ronaldo missing?
FOX Sports announced on Friday that it will air an unprecedented 3 ½ hours of live coverage of the World Cup draw for the first time ever on broadcast television in the U.S.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up in the latest FIFA Men’s World Rankings, showing progress despite the team’s painful failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a playoff loss to DR Congo. The new rankings place Nigeria 38th…
Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo was surprisingly left out of some World Cup promotional material ahead of the tournament's draw next month after 42 teams were confirmed as qualified
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, speaking at the 2025 Ole Summit, delivered a bold message about Messi’s place in soccer history. Yet the statement was shrouded in mystery, introduced through a curious five-word claim that Infantino…
World Cup qualifiers Australia and Uzbekistan will prepare for the tournament by hosting FIFA-backed tournaments of intercontinental friendlies in March, soccer’s governing body said Friday. The “FIFA Series” of mini-tournaments designed…
Newcastle may yet see their clash with Manchester City on Saturday afternoon postponed if freezing conditions arise on Tyneside. That is according to former PGMOL...
World football governing body FIFA has been forced to delete one of its World Cup promotional posters after a backlash from fans for omitting Cristiano Ronaldo from the poster.
Italy faces Northern Ireland in the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs, while Ukraine meets Sweden. Wales, Bosnia, Poland, Albania, Turkey, Romania, Slovakia, Kosovo also in fray.