Pepo made his debut for the national team in 2024 and now, aged 31, the Portugal-born forward is enjoying an impressive run of form for Mozambique, his mother’s country of birth.
“We have to rethink everything we’ve been doing, because the demands will come; the people want us to win,” he said.
Mac Allister, the Liverpool midfielder, once again showed during his side's 4-1 victory against Brazil how comfortable he is in an Argentina shirt.
All eyes were on Brazil's Raphinha ahead of the game after his explosive comments on Romario TV, where he boldly promised Argentina would be “beaten up” both on and off the pitch.
Five-times World Cup winners Brazil have won just once in their last four games and Marquinhos urged his team mates to turn things around as quickly as possible.
Argentina punched their ticket to the 2026 World Cup with flair, delivering a stunning 4-1 demolition of arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos Aires on Wednesday morning (Bangladesh time)
Argentina’s dominance, both in spirit and in skill, now sees them march into the 2026 World Cup with confidence, while Brazil must return to the drawing board to salvage their qualifying campaign.
The result in the match held in the Bolivian city of El Alto guaranteed the 2022 World Cup winners a top-six finish and direct qualification for the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave them a 2-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday.
The World Cup has already been expanded from 32 to 48 teams for next year's edition in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
The road to Canada, Mexico and the USA for FIFA World Cup 26 continues throughout 2025, with the first qualifiers to join the three host nations set to be confirmed in March.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi and coach Lionel Scaloni blamed the condition of the pitch at the Monumental Stadium of Maturin after their 1-1 draw against Venezuela in a South American Qualifiers of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
New United States national team coach Mauricio Pochettino says his squad need to set themselves the highest goal possible -- to win the World Cup.
The official Facebook page of FIFA World Cup has shared a video today featuring highlights from various football matches, set to the tune of "Jadur Shohor", a popular track by the Bangladeshi band Chirkutt.
Romania turned back the clock on Tuesday when they appointed 79-year-old Mircea Lucescu as their new national coach - 38 years after he left the post.
"I can say with great confidence this will be an incredibly safe tournament."
FIFA will announce which city will host the final of the 2026 World Cup when they unveil schedule details for the first ever 48-team tournament on Sunday.
Messi, who recently won his eighth Ballon d'Or, raised the World Cup almost a year ago after starring for Argentina in the final against France in Doha.
Five-time World Cup winners Brazil will rely on their fans in a sold-out Maracana stadium to give them an extra boost to recover after losing back-to-back games in the qualifying competition for the first time in their history.
