Mexico's final tune-up match for the 2026 World Cup turned into a victory lap at Estadio Nemesio Díez in Toluca, Mexico, on Thursday, June 4.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Just days before the World Cup opens in Mexico City, the Mexican soccer federation on Tuesday lost its latest appeal against FIFA punishments for fans chanting an anti-gay slur at opponents’ players.

The final tickets to the 2026 World Cup are close to being handed out - and one of them will come out of UEFA’s Path D playoff, an elimination route that will determine the identity of Mexico’s final group-stage opponent. In UEFA Path D’s playoff ...

After nearly three years of qualifiers, the 2026 World Cup field of 48 teams will be set with six winner-take-all matches on Tuesday to decide the final participants for this year's tournament. Four European berths were decided in the early evening Eastern ...

Discover Mexico's World Cup saga: regularly qualifying but striving to surpass the round of 16 amid notable challenges. They look to make noise in 2026.

MEXICO CITY(AP) — Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has begun granting visas to players from Iraq’s national team ahead of the World Cup intercontinental qualifier scheduled March 31 in Monterrey. The Iraqi team is facing logistical issues because ...

The final six spots for the 2026 World Cup will be decided over the next few days. While there are four berths up for grabs in the UEFA World Cup playoffs, two more are on the line in the FIFA intercontinental playoffs. There will be 10 World Cup playoff ...