As one of the top-ranked teams in the world, Belgium are largely expected to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but they are not quite there yet.

Find out everything you need to know about The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 – including how to vote for your favourite players and coaches.

Some 29 teams have already qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and 13 more will seal their places within the next week. Read on for a full breakdown.

Cristiano Ronaldo likely faces a three-week wait to discover the length of his FIFA ban ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

FIFA’s awards are directly pitted against the Ballon d’Or as the most prestigious in the sport, with the latter’s 2025 ceremony already taking place in September. Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana Bonmatí won the top prizes then, and will be favourites to do so again here.

MIAMI BEACH, FL – FIFA World Cup 2026 organizers are feeling the pressure to delivering on one of the world’s biggest sporting events. The World Cup – co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico – begins June 11 in Mexico City, while MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey will host the final on July 19, 2026.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Trump have built a strong alliance heading into next year’s World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The pair crossed paths on Wednesday — the day FIFA announced its new prize — in Miami, where they both gave speeches at a conference of business leaders.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino will present the inaugural award at next month's World Cup draw in Washington DC.

FIFA said on Sunday it had stepped up efforts to tackle online abuse directed at players and officials, reporting a surge in harmful content and referring more offenders to police.

FIFA staff have set a new Guinness World Record for bringing together players from the greatest number of nationalities ever to share the same field.

Have Germany qualified for World Cup 2026? Latest Die Mannschaft results, past record at FIFA soccer tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Germany conclude their Group A campaign in UEFA's World Cup qualifying section this month.