What's Happened Since: Xavi Hernandez, one of the greatest midfielders in Barcelona history and a 2010 World Cup winner with Spain, was surprisingly picked to be the Netherlands' new manager. Two wins over Serbia and two draws (vs. Germany and Greece) in Nations League action got the Xavi era started on the right foot.

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA knew before the World Cup that Congo’s goalkeeper was ineligible when he played in multiple qualifying games and let him continue at the tournament, according to media reports on Tuesday.

FIFA are under the spotlight once again as the controversy over the Democratic Republic of Congo and their place in the World Cup resurfaces, The Telegraph reports.The African nation were allowed to

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Africa has made a huge step forward in their quest to win the FIFA World Cup.

View the squad lists for all 24 teams who will compete at the tournament in Morocco, which gets under way on 17 October.

Netflix has appointed IMG as the production partner for its coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027 (June 24 to July 25, 2027), the first Women’s World Cup to be staged in South America. Netflix will serve as the exclusive home of the tournament in the United States and Canada for both 2027

A flyover caps the star-spangled pre-match festivities before the USMNT's World Cup last-16 game vs. Belgium. Steven Bisig / Imagn Images / Reuters At the 2026 World Cup, two halves became four quarters. Ticketing was a ruthless game of revenue ...

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino already is in globe-trotting campaign mode more than five months ahead of the vote when 211 member federations decide who will lead the world soccer body until 2031.

Honduras are back in the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ for the second consecutive year, and after a disappointing campaign in 2025 in which their failed to muster a point, coach Merling Paz believes this year’s team have the mettle to make an impact.

Officials determined that a goalkeeper from the Democratic Republic of Congo did not have the correct paperwork, documents show. But no action was taken, renewing questions about FIFA’s governance.

A former spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nosike Ogbuenyi, has urged the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to introduce an Over-40 World Cup for retired football stars.

NINE consecutive victories for Guyana’s Golden Jaguars have earned them an eight-place surge in the latest FIFA World Rankings. An unstoppable wave of