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Once, a 32-team World Cup felt perfect. Then FIFA expanded it to 48 teams for 2026—met with skepticism at first, but eventually accepted as the new…
Brazil will host Argentina in a highly anticipated 2026 World Cup qualifier tonight.
The hosts come into this fixture on the back of a disappointing 2-1 defeat away from home against Colombia, despite going ahead in the fourth minute…
In the opening two fixtures of the CAF World Cup qualifiers, Nigeria picked up two draws and we take a closer look at some of the main talking points from the games.
The Super Eagles went into both fixtures…
Nigeria head into their Round of 16 match at the Women’s World Cup on Monday against England as big underdogs.
Nigeria made it through to the knockout stages of the competition for the second tournament in a row after…
After coming away from their opening fixture against Canada with a hard-earned point in a game that included a saved penalty and a red card, Nigeria can still be hopeful of qualifying for the knockout round of the Women’s…
After 62 matches and 163 goals, the final weekend of the World Cup is here. It’s been a truly memorable tournament so far, with drama, goals and shocks galore. However, two of the pre-tournament favourites are left standing, as…
Argentina booked their place in the World Cup final on Tuesday, and now it's time to decide who will join them in Sunday's showdown.
Facing off for the second place in the final are the reigning champions and the…
The last week of the World Cup has arrived, and if the quarter-final action is anything to go by, we can expect some tight and tense occasions, with very little room for error.
The first semi-final sees the runners-up…
The last two World Cup semi-final spots are waiting to be filled, and Saturday’s quarter-finals are very difficult to predict. Morocco have upset the odds several times in setting up their quarter-final with Portugal, while England and France are…
We are 56 games into the World Cup, and just eight are left to play as the tournament approaches its business end. An unmissable two days of quarter-final matches will be spread across Friday and Saturday.
Tournament favourites Brazil…