The World Cup expanded to 48 teams for the first time, but some big countries and stars still fell short of qualifying for the tournament.

Wondering how each of the 48 teams in the 2026 World Cup made it into the field? We have you covered. As the tournament expanded from 32 teams in 2022 to 48 this year, there were more opportunities ...

Sunday will see eight more teams kick off their campaigns at the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup with a hungry German team with a lot to prove going against tiny debutants Curaçao in the opener. In the ...

Cape Verde’s qualification for the World Cup knockout stages encapsulates an abiding theme of the tournament: how unheralded ...