2026 World Cup Group Stage Odds: Spain, Argentina Heavily Favored
The group stage is the first step toward World Cup glory.
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Isak ready for team training return after injury layoff in boost for Liverpool, Sweden
April 2 : Liverpool striker Alexander Isak is poised to rejoin training with the team this week after a prolonged absence due to a broken leg, manager Arne Slot confirmed, with his return also a major boost for Sweden in the run-up to the World Cup.
France passes Spain for No. 1 in FIFA world rankings; US drops
France has overtaken Spain to regain the No. 1 spot in the FIFA world rankings for the first time since September 2018.
World Cup Roundup: 'Milwaukee Messi' Helps Bosnia & Herzegovina Stun Italy
Euphoria for Bosnia and Herzegovina and their Wisconsin-born hero. Despair for Italy who'll now have to watch the World Cup from home yet again. Tuesday's FIFA World Cup qualifiers had plenty of exciting moments.
Italy miss out on World Cup as Turkey, Sweden, Czech Republic and Bosnia qualify
Italy failed to qualify for a third World Cup in a row after Alessandro Bastoni’s first-half red card proved costly in a dramatic 4-1 penalty shoot-out defeat away to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Türkiye will be USMNT's stiffest test in World Cup group stage - ESPN
PRISTINA, Kosovo — The United States men's national team now knows its final opponent at the FIFA World Cup. Türkiye — one of Europe's most talented and unpredictable teams — sealed its place in Group D with a tense 1-0 playoff win against Kosovo in Pristina.
How USMNT player pool has evolved since 2022 World Cup, and what it means for 2026 - ESPN
As the final whistle blew on its 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands in the 2022 World Cup round of 16, the U.S. men's national team faced a particularly strange 3.5 years. As co-host of the expanded 2026 World Cup, the team was already qualified and therefore wouldn't play another truly meaningful match until the World Cup began.
Gyokeres strikes late as Sweden edge Poland to reach World Cup finals
STOCKHOLM, March 31 : Viktor Gyokeres thumped home an 88th-minute winner as Sweden beat Poland 3-2 in a frantic World Cup qualification playoff final on Tuesday, booking their ticket to the tournament and extending Poland's remarkable winless streak on Swedish soil.