FIFA World Cup News

Harry Kane’s “investment” in England’s World Cup qualifying campaign has thrilled Thomas Tuchel. Kane scored a second-half double as England saw off Albania 2-0 on Sunday to cap a perfect qualifying campaign. The Three Lions finished top of Group K with maximum points, having not conceded a single goal. Kane finished with eight goals, as […]

Roberto Martinez labelled Portugal’s defeat to the Republic of Ireland “a game to forget” after they lost 2-0 at the Aviva Stadium with Cristiano Ronaldo being sent off. Troy Parrott scored twice for the hosts before half-time, then Ronaldo was shown the first card of his international career in the second half in Dublin. A […]

Kylian Mbappe does not believe scoring 400 career goals is viewed as an impressive achievement and wants to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo’s chase for 1,000. Mbappe scored his 399th and 400th goals for club and country as France beat Ukraine 4-0 at the Parc des Princes to book their spot at the 2026 World Cup on […]

Thomas Tuchel reiterated his desire to build England into a united squad, rather than focusing on starting lineups, after Thursday’s 2-0 win over Serbia. The Three Lions boss spent much of his pre-match press conference discussing his depth of talent to call upon, having recalled Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham for the November internationals. Tuchel […]

Phil Foden could not hide his excitement after returning to the England fray with a fine cameo off the bench in a 2-0 win over Serbia. England had already secured their spot at next year’s World Cup before Thursday’s qualifier, with the pre-match focus largely placed on Thomas Tuchel’s plethora of attacking talent and subsequent […]

Carlo Ancelotti insists he has not instructed Endrick to leave Real Madrid in a bid to secure a World Cup spot with Brazil. Endrick has managed just 12 minutes of LaLiga action this season for Xabi Alonso’s side, having seen a hamstring injury derail his pre-season preparations and Club World Cup campaign beforehand. Much had […]

England boss Thomas Tuchel has declared that Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden cannot all play in the same team. The Three Lions have already sealed their place at next year’s World Cup and will look to round off a perfect qualifying campaign when they host Serbia on Thursday and visit Albania on Sunday. […]

Pablo Fornals says Spain cannot afford to be distracted by Lamine Yamal’s injury fallout ahead of their remaining two World Cup qualifiers. Yamal was named in Spain’s squad for the games with Georgia and Turkiye, but the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced on Tuesday he had withdrawn. Without the knowledge of Spain’s medical staff, […]

Barcelona president Joan Laporta said it was “unrealistic” when asked about the possibility of record goalscorer Lionel Messi returning to the club. Messi departed Barcelona in 2021 after a trophy-laden 17-year spell with the Blaugrana, for whom he netted 664 goals in 766 appearances across all competitions. The 38-year-old has gone on to represent Paris […]

England’s penultimate World Cup qualifier against Serbia will not be used as an opportunity to experiment with the squad, so says Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel’s team have already secured their spot at FIFA’s flagship tournament taking place in the United States, Canada and Mexico next year after storming through Group K. England have […]