🔙 Welcome back: the nations returning to the World Cup 🤩The 48-team World Cup not only expands football’s boundaries, it also taps into collective nostalgia. In 2026, North America becomes the stage for the return of historic and cult national...Add to your bookmarks
2026 FIFA World Cup: Group E preview, what to knowBy MLSsoccer staffGroup E at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature Germany, Curaçao, Ecuador and Ivory Coast.The top two teams from each group, as well as the top eight...Add to your bookmarks
Curacao: 2026 World Cup Squad, Fixtures and ScheduleCuracao heads to North America for the FIFA World Cup this summer, making history as the smallest nation ever to qualify for the men’s World Cup tournament.This marks Curaçao’s historic...Add to your bookmarks
International friendlies round up: how did the World Cup favourites get on?Ollie Whitmore, Chief football news reporterIt was a frustrating night for two World Cup heavyweights as eight qualified nations begun their final preparations before the tournament in the US, Canada,...Add to your bookmarks
PLAYER RATINGS: France 1-2 Ivory Coast: Les Bleus sink in World Cup warm-up gameInternational friendly, 04/06/26France got the final part of their World Cup preparations underway by hosting Ivory Coast in Nantes. Didier Deschamps, who was serenaded for his return to his former...Add to your bookmarks
France predicted XI v Ivory Coast: Ibrahima Konaté to fill in for William SalibaFrance go up a gear in their preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday with an international friendly game against Emerse Faé’s Ivory Coast at Nantes’ Stade de...Add to your bookmarks