Advancement scenarios

I've been looking into the advancement scenarios from group play (advancing to the knockouts). To study this I've written some code that simulates the

2026 World Cup - Squad Announcements

2026 World Cup: List of squads, players announced so far - ESPN 2026 World Cup: Mbappe and Dembele lead 26-man France squad - BBC Sport Belgium 2026 F

World Cup 2026 Referee Selection

Why not? Probably about a year out from selection and the discussion got going in the UEFA thread here: https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/u...ns-2024-

AIPS urges FIFA to act over US visa problems

The journalists' body says accredited reporters are facing unacceptable delays and restrictions ahead of the 2026 World Cup. The International Sports

World Cup 2026 set for farewell of football icons

Messi, Ronaldo, Modrić and Neymar could all be making their final World Cup appearances in North America. World Cup 2026 looks set to be a turning poi

Iran and World Cup

What is the official word on Iran and the World Cup? I have seen news articles saying Iran has withdrawn from the World Cup and I have seen other arti

World Cup injury crisis alarms major nations

Argentina, Spain and France are among the teams managing fitness problems as club schedules pile pressure on players before 2026. Injury concerns are

Match 4: USA : PAR - MAKKELIE (NED)

[#FIFAWorldCup2026]🇺🇸 Estados Unidos vs Paraguay 🇵🇾A: Danny Makkelie 🇳🇱A1: Hessel Steegstra 🇳🇱A2: Jan De Vries 🇳🇱4to: Yusuke Araki 🇯🇵5to: Jun Mihara 🇯

World Cup 2026 and the Battle between Confederations

I took inspiration of a similar thread for the 2022 World Cup, how do you see each one of the confederations faring at the world cup? Here’s a list of

FIFA World Cup '26: News & Analysis

Time for a new thread now that the 2026 WC has been awarded. Any chance that Vancouver returns to the fold as a host city?