Egypt defeated New Zealand 3-1 in a second-round group stage match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Spain has defeated Saudi-Arabia 4-0 in round 2, Uruguay and Cabo Verde played out a 2-2 draw in a second-round group stage match.
The Iranian national team arrived in the United States from Mexico a day ahead of their 2026 World Cup match against Belgium, and their hotel is being guarded by police.
The Turkey national team lost to Paraguay 0:1 in the second round of the World Cup group stage. The match took place in Santa Clara, California, USA.
Brazil defeated Haiti 3:0 in round 1 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage, Morocco defeated Scotland 1:0, the U.S. defeated Australia 2:0.
Colombia beat Uzbekistan 3-1 in a Group K match at the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City. Ghana defeated Panama 1-0 in a Group L encounter at the FIFA World Cup in Toronto. England beat Croatia 4-2 in their World Cup opener in Dallas, Texas.
The Norway national team defeated Iraq 4:1 in a group stage match of the FIFA World Cup in Foxborough, United States (Massachusetts).
Iran tied with New Zealand, Saudi Arabia tied with Uruguay, while Belgium and Egypt also played to a draw in a FIFA World Cup group stage matches.
The national football team of Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
With only two days remaining before the kick-off of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the organizers of the much-anticipated global football championship have decided to revoke the earlier allocated quota for Iranian football fans traveling to North America to support their national team, Reuters reported, citing the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI).
Iran will base their squad in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during this year’s World Cup after football’s world governing body FIFA approved a request to move their training camp from Arizona, the head of Iran’s football federation said.
Sabah FC has become the Azerbaijani champion for the first time in its history. The President of FIFA extended his congratulations to the Baku team on this occasion.
FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom will meet Iranian FA (FFIRI) officials in Istanbul on Saturday and offer "reassurance" over Iran's participation in the World Cup, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the talks.
Armenia and Georgia have been named as the hosts of the 2029 FIFA U20 World Cup. The tournament will be the first major FIFA event to be held in both countries.
The Iranian national football team may still participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup if the safety of the team is ensured, Iranian Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali said.
Russia remained in 36th place in the latest FIFA World Rankings, according to the list published by the world’s governing body of football.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Iran will play their World Cup matches in the United States in June as scheduled despite the country's ongoing armed conflict with the tournament co-hosts.
Iran’s football federation is in discussions with FIFA about moving its World Cup 2026 matches from the United States to tournament co-host Mexico due to concerns about the safety of players, Iranian football president Mehdi Taj has said.
The Iranian national football team will skip the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Iranian Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali said on Thursday.
Russia has dropped three spots in the FIFA World Rankings, according to the list published by the world’s governing body of football.
The reasons for this decision are not currently being disclosed
