USA's World Cup Make-or-Break Stars? Donovan, Holden, Lalas, Jones Make Picks
Goals, defense, locker room vibes. Each of the 26 players selected to the U.S. men’s national team for the 2026 World Cup is going to have a big role.
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2026 World Cup Pots: Argentina, Spain Don't Have to Meet Until Semifinals
The 2026 World Cup pots have been finalized, meaning that the procedure for making the 12 groups for the 48-team tournament is set.
World Cup draw to keep Spain-Argentina, France-England apart before final
(makes clear in paragraph three that teams have to win their groups)
Ireland will be bottom seeds if they qualify for World Cup
The Republic of Ireland will be bottom seeds if they qualify for the 2026 World Cup in North America.
Boxer Vanes Martirosyan, who competed for Team USA in 2004 Olympics, dead at 39
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National team choice is individual, emotional decision says Germany's Tah
WOLFSBURG, Germany :Germany central defender Jonathan Tah said a player's decision on which national team they choose to represent must be a decision from the heart.
Islamic Solidarity Games: Iran claims futsal gold, volleyball wins for Turkiye’s men and women
RIYADH: The Iranian national team took the futsal gold medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games, defeating Morocco 5–0 in the final at Riyad’s Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex.
German soccer want compensation for developing players who switch to other nations
“We’re currently checking whether there’s a possibility of coaching compensation when players switch national associations,” Rettig saidGermany have long seen players with one or two parents born abroad opt to represent their country of their rootsBERLIN: The German soccer federation (DFB) want compensation when players opt to represent other countries after representing Germany at youth levels.“It simply makes no sense to me why a player who has been coached primarily at his club for five years but also by the federation as a junior partner should be able to switch national associations for free,” DFB managing director Andreas Rettig told news agency dpa on Tuesday.German-born Juventus star Kenan Yıldız is a Turkish international, having played for Turkiye’s youth teams. Eintracht Frankfurt forward Can Uzun also turned down Germany in favor of Turkiye.Former Hertha Berlin forward Ibrahim Maza, now playing for Bayer Leverkusen, plays for Algeria after appearing for Germany at youth levels.