Despite their storied past, the footballing world remains in shock as the Azzurri face a third consecutive absence from the ...

The day is marked by a large number of friendly matches, with the final spots for the World Cup still yet to be decided.

We don't need think-pieces or inquests into Italy's failure to qualify for a third straight World Cup; in the end, it came ...

All of UEFA's spots at World Cup 2026 have been filled after Tuesday's playoff finals.

This is the 19th article in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. Previously, we’ve looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and again in 1938, Uruguay in 1950, ...

Italy's third consecutive failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup has stunned fans across the globe, a historic drought for ...

Twelve teams. Six World Cup spots to fill out the 48-team tournament. We're in for a soccer smorgasburg on Tuesday.

The debutants Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan, four nations appearing at a World Cup for the very first time, ...

The Sporting News rounds up the 10 most shocking World Cup qualifying failures over the years since the tournament became a truly global event after World War II.

Eight countries have won the FIFA World Cup. Only six have done it more than once. Here is the complete history of the ...

Canada are co-hosts and the expanded format offers teams increased hope of getting out of their group. So how far could they ...

Welcome to the next generation of women's stars aged 21 or under, with representatives from the NWSL, WSL and across Europe.