Pedro Neto sets Chelsea on their way to comfortable win at Burnley
Goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez saw Chelsea begin an important week with a 2-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor.
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Ecuador international Pineida dies in attack, says club
QUITO, Dec 17 : Ecuador international Mario Pineida died on Wednesday after being attacked in the city of Guayaquil, his Ecuadorean team Barcelona Sporting Club said in a statement.
High demand for 2026 World Cup tickets despite fans slamming prices
LOS ANGELES, Dec 12 : FIFA received five million requests for World Cup 2026 tickets in the first 24 hours of the latest sales phase, soccer's world governing body said on Friday, despite an outcry from fan groups this week about high prices for the tournament.
Dutch arrange World Cup warm-up games with Norway, Ecuador in March
Dec 8 : The Netherlands will play World Cup warm-up friendlies against Norway and Ecuador in March, the Dutch FA said on Monday.
From Batman to believers: World Cup minnows dream big
Dec 5 : A caped crusader danced in Glasgow, a tiny Caribbean island vowed to conquer the world and a Haitian fan predicted a semi-final run, as the 2026 World Cup draw delivered equal measures of euphoria and ambition for football's underdogs on Friday.
2026 World Cup Draw Results: Ranking All 12 Groups From Easiest To Toughest
The field for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is set following the group-stage draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Friday. Some teams had luck on their side, while others have more reason to be nervous than they did before the draw.
Explainer: How does FIFA divide 48-team Men’s World Cup field in groups?
The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place Friday at 12 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Center in Washington, for the purpose of dividing the 48-team field into 12 groups of four. Once the tournament starts, 32 teams will advance from those preliminary groups to the single-elimination knockout rounds.
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)