The top two teams from each of the groups below will qualify automatically for the 2026 World Cup, with the third and fourth place teams from each group going into the next round of qualifying as two ...

Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when ...

This page will serve as the home for every bit of news you can use for the 2026 World Cup, with links to format, confederations' qualification ... operates second- and third-tier leagues, says ...

(More Football News) The third round of the AFC qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup resumes again with seventh and eighth round of games scheduled. Earlier, a total of 18 teams advanced from ...

With Asia getting an extra four spots at World Cup 2026, the qualification paths have altered for aspiring nations.

After securing the 2024 AFF Cup title in Thailand, Vietnam is now setting its sights on the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers and other major tournaments such as the AFC U23 Championship and SEA Games 2025.

With just four fixtures left to play for Asia's 18 remaining FIFA World Cup™ hopefuls in the third round of AFC qualification, the next week looms as a critical one on the continent. Over a vast ...

There are three groups of six teams in AFC’s third round, with the top two automatically qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and the third- and fourth-placed teams advancing to a fourth round that ...