The men leading their countries' planning for next year's tournament are part of a special Athletic FC audio documentary ...

The 2026 World Cup will have a record 48 teams, and defending champion Argentina on Tuesday became the first South American team to secure a spot. Iran also clinched a berth. New Zealand qualified ...

New Zealand will play at the 2026 World Cup after beating New Caledonia 3-0 in the final of the Oceania confederation ...

Getty Imageshe 2026 World Cup will be historic, as it will be played in three countries for the first time The wait is getting shorter for the world of soccer to come to a standstill with a new World ...

Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began on Oct. 12, 2023, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches. Myanmar's Lwin Moe Aung scored the very first ...

New Zealand have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, as they’re back in the World Cup for just the third time in their history and the first time since 2010. They beat New Caledonia 3-0 in the final of ...

New Zealand clinched Oceania's only guaranteed berth at the 2026 World Cup with a 3-0 victory over New Caledonia in Monday's OFC qualifying final. New Caledonia, which beat Tahiti in last week's ...

March 24 (Reuters) - New Zealand qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Monday with a 3-0 defeat ... Wood's replacement, Barbarouses, latched onto a through ball from his Wellington Phoenix teammate ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will play at the 2026 World Cup after beating New Caledonia ... ran onto Tim Payne's pass and chipped the ball over Nyikeine to make it 2-0.