FIFA World Cup News

Vinicius Junior has insisted Brazil cannot be considered among the favourites to win this year’s World Cup. Brazil have won the World Cup a record five times, though the last of those successes came in 2002. They reached the quarter-finals in 2022, but lost to Croatia on penalties. Their qualification campaign for this World Cup […]

Kylian Mbappe has no doubt Neymar will play a part for Brazil at the upcoming World Cup. Neymar was a notable omission from Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil squad for their games against France and Croatia. The 34-year-old had been included in the preliminary squad, having returned to fitness for Santos following a spell on the sidelines. […]

All roads lead to the United States, Canada and Mexico, with Thomas Tuchel getting one last chance to fine-tune his England squad before the quest for World Cup glory begins. Tuchel has named an expanded 35-man squad for the Three Lions’ upcoming friendlies, the first of which takes place on Friday, with Uruguay the visitors […]

Joshua Kimmich admits Germany’s recent World Cup disappointments have affected how they are viewed ahead of this year’s tournament, but he says they must let go of the past if they are to have a positive campaign. Julian Nagelsmann’s side will take on Switzerland and Ghana in friendly matches this month, as they build towards […]

Euro 2024 was a strange old tournament for England. After reaching the final three years prior, the Three Lions were considered the joint favorites to lift the trophy in Berlin, level with France. However, their early tournament displays left a lot to be desired, with fans beginning to clamor for manager Gareth Southgate’s head. England […]

Carlo Ancelotti said there was still a chance Neymar could be named in Brazil’s World Cup squad despite being left out for the Selecao’s upcoming friendlies. Neymar, who is Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 79 goals in 128 caps, has not played for his nation since 2023, when he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) […]

Croatia had to come from behind to salvage a 3-2 win over Montenegro in order to cap an unbeaten World Cup qualifying campaign. Zlatko Dalic’s side had already confirmed their place at next year’s World Cup with a 3-1 win over the Faroe Islands on Friday, but they were stunned early on at Stadion Pod […]

England do not get enough credit for their exceptional record in qualifying for major tournaments, so says Harry Kane. Three Lions captain Kane scored twice as England beat Albania 2-0 on Sunday to cap a perfect qualifying campaign for next year’s World Cup. England won all of their matches, scoring 22 goals and not conceding […]

Toni Kroos says Carlo Ancelotti is the best coach he ever played under. The former midfielder announced his shock retirement in May 2024 and hung up his boots after Germany’s Euro 2024 semi-final exit to Spain. He marked the end of his time at Real Madrid by winning the LaLiga title and a fifth Champions […]

Ian Wright believes the media are to blame for causing a rift between Jude Bellingham and England boss Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel has not been shy at taking aim at Bellingham since he took charge of the Three Lions. The German called Bellingham’s on-field behaviour “repulsive”, before rowing back on those comments, but then left the […]