CAF World Cup qualifiers kicked off on FIFA+ Wednesday, Nov. 15, with all matches available on FIFA’s streaming service. In CAF World Cup Qualifying, there are nine automatic spots for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Fifty-four teams are fighting for those nine spots. Additionally, there is a 10th spot […]

Australia is among the candidates to host the second edition of the FIFA Club World Cup. In 2025, the United States will host 32 clubs from across the world. Australia wants to be the second nation to host this tournament that is replacing the annual Club World Cup. Recently, Australia backed out of the bidding […]

Brazil confirmed its intention to submit a bid as a host for the 2027 Women's World Cup. The South American nation joins a host of other countries vying to host the top women's soccer tournament in the world. South Africa submitted a bid out of Africa, while a trio of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany […]

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced an official partnership with organizers of the Ballon d'Or awards. The governing body of the sport in Europe announced the agreement just days after the most recent ceremony. Lionel Messi edged out Manchester City striker Erling Haaland for the men's awards. Aitana Bonmatí, on the other […]

Football Australia announced today that it would not be bidding to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. In a statement, Football Australia said, "We have explored the opportunity to bid to host the FIFA World Cup and – having taken all factors into consideration – we have reached a conclusion not to do so for the […]

FIFA issued a three-year ban to Luis Rubiales, the former chief of the Spain Football Association. The decision comes after FIFA opened an investigation into Rubiales in August, which was just days after the first concerns arose. Rubiales previously served a 90-day provisional suspension connected to the misogynistic comments and actions he made toward the […]

Saudi Arabia has officially expressed interest in potentially hosting the 2035 Women's World Cup. This news comes as the Middle Eastern nation is already working on ways to also host the 2034 men's World Cup. Possibly holding back-to-back major tournaments in the same area is fairly uncommon. Saudi exec on hosting a Women's World Cup: […]

The upcoming African Football League (AFL) quarterfinals will be streamed live via FIFA+. Set to begin on Friday, October 20th, the inaugural edition of the tournament will last for four weeks. The competition features some of the best soccer clubs in the entire continent of Africa. Soccer fans in most areas can watch the action […]

FIFA did not initially select Las Vegas as a host city for the 2026 World Cup. This was even though Sin City recently erected an incredible state-of-the-art stadium in 2020. Allegiant Stadium, home to the Las Vegas Raiders, was overlooked by FIFA officials partially due to its pitch size. Nevertheless, the arena may soon be […]

SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area looks set to miss out on hosting 2026 World Cup matches. The arena was previously one of 11 total arenas in the United States hosting games at the upcoming tournament. However, a significant dispute between the owners of the stadium and FIFA appears to have scuppered these plans. […]

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter delivered fiery remarks about the idea of putting the 2030 World Cup in six different countries. Speaking to Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick the disgraced FIFA executive said it is absurd that the current FIFA bosses are splitting the competition up. He credits his frustration with the fact that a World Cup […]

For the first time ever, the 2030 World Cup will be contested on three continents and in six different nations. The tournament's first three games will be hosted by Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay, with the remaining fixtures spread throughout Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. The suggested ideas for the event in 2030 are hard to see […]

FIFA has given Australia just 25 days to decide whether or not they want to host the 2034 World Cup. The move comes on the same day as Saudi Arabia announced their intentions to bid for the tournament. The world's governing body of the sport has allocated the 2034 World Cup to Asia/Oceania. James Johnson, […]

FIFA unveiled the 2030 FIFA World Cup hosts on Wednesday. Morocco, Portugal and Spain will host the majority of the tournament. However, the world's governing body of the sport also announced that the competition will begin in South America. In a unique decision, the opening three matches of the 2030 World Cup are in Argentina, […]

According to reports in France, an arrest warrant has been issued for former FIFA exec Mohamed bin Hammam. L'Equipe claims that a French judge supplied the warrant due to corruption allegations. Bin Hammam was a key figure in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, his home nation. It was reported earlier in September that […]