World Cup

The Democratic Republic of Congo has cancelled its pre-World Cup training camp in the capital, Kinshasa, because of an Ebola outbreak in the east of the country. Preparations have been moved to Belgium amid the upsurge, which is thought…

Mohamed Salah is set to captain Egypt at the World Cup this summer after being named in their preliminary 27-man squad. The 33-year-old forward, who will leave Liverpool at the end of the season after nine years, has scored 67 goals in…

A top envoy to U.S. President Donald Trump has asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The plan is an effort to repair ties between Trump and Italy’s Prime Minister…

Turkey ended a 24-year wait to qualify for the World Cup by beating Kosovo 1-0 in their playoff final on Tuesday, sealing a return to football’s biggest stage for the first time since 2002 when they reached the semi-finals. Forward Kerem…

Iran will “boycott the United States” but “not the World Cup”, the Iranian football federation president, Mehdi Taj, said in a video released by the Iranian press agency Fars. Iran are scheduled to play their group matches in the US in…

The Princess of Wales hosted England’s women’s rugby union team at Windsor Castle to celebrate their World Cup success in September. England beat Canada 33-13 in front of 81,885 spectators at Twickenham to lift the trophy for a third…

Curacao have become the smallest ever country to qualify for a World Cup finals after hanging on for a 0-0 draw against Jamaica on the last day of Concacaf qualfiying. Panama and Haiti also booked their spots in a tense final round of…

Norway qualified for their first World Cup since 1998 after Erling Haaland struck again in a 4-1 thumping of Italy on Sunday which sealed a spot in next summer’s finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Haaland scored the decisive…

Opposing captains Nat Sciver-Brunt and Laura Wolvaardt believe results from previous ICC Women’s Cricket World Cups and from earlier this tournament carry little relevance heading into the knockout semi-final between England and South…

Lionel Messi has extended his contract with MLS side Inter Miami to 2028, the club announced on Thursday, a boost for the North American league as the Argentine great keeps his career going. The eight-times Ballon d’Or winner had…