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Infantino takes a swipe at Italy: maybe they'd qualify with 64 teams

Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, continues to stir controversy with his statements about the World Cup and the number of countries participating in this first historic edition. On this occasion, the head...

Infantino faces backlash after mocking Italy for failing to qualify for 2026 World Cup

Politicians in Italy have hit back at FIFA President Gianni Infantino for the ‘belittling’ comments he made about the Italy national team and their failure to qualify for the 2026...

Why Italy will not be participating at the 2026 World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Mexico City on Thursday evening, but despite the tournament’s expansion from 32 competing nations to 48, the Italy national team will not...

A definitive ranking of every World Cup since 1990 from worst to best

The 2026 World Cup is finally here, but where do previous tournaments rank among the best in history?No matter whether a particular World Cup is brilliant or terrible, we all...

Injury, Heartbreak and Snubs: A World-Class XI Missing the 2026 World Cup

The World Cup will feature many of the planet's best talents, but there is a whole host of world-class names who will be watching from the sidelines.We've put together a...

Today’s Papers: 2026 World Cup kicks off without Italy, Martinez for Juventus

La Gazzetta dello SportThe whole world is there (apart from us) At 20.00: The maxi American World Cup gets underwayMexico-South Africa opens it at the legendary Azteca. Messi to defend the...