The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is long and treacherous, with 206 countries competing through various pathways across six confederations for a spot at the sport's biggest event.

Scotland Head Coach Steve Clarke, left, celebrates the fourth goal during a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier between Scotland and Denmark at Hampden Park, on Thursday. Updated, Nov 19, 2025: This article ...

The World Cup draw is complete and England, Croatia, Ghana and Panama have been drawn together in Group L. How did the teams ...

FIFA will host draws on Nov. 20 in Zurich for playoff brackets to decide the last six entries at the 48-team 2026 World Cup, the world soccer body said Friday. The European brackets will have 16 teams ...