FIFA World Cup qualifiers 2026

Raphinha's penalty double helps Brazil to 4-0 win over Peru

Building on last week's 2-1 comeback win in Chile, Brazil looked livelier from the start and dominated possession, with late goals from Andreas Pereira and Luiz Henrique putting the gloss on an impressive performance.

Messi hattrick leads Argentina to 6-0 win over Bolivia

Making only his second international appearance since recovering from an injury sustained at the Copa America in July, Messi capitalised on a mistake by defender Marcelo Suarez to open the scoring in the 19th minute.

Argentina seek to stay top as Brazil fight for form

Reigning world champions Argentina remain top with 19 points, holding a three-point lead over Colombia, despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Venezuela in their previous match, where Lionel Messi returned from injury.

Militao out of Brazil's World Cup qualifiers with thigh injury

Real's Militao, who also missed last month's international fixtures with a leg injury, had travelled to Sao Paulo after featuring as a late substitute in Real's 2-0 win over Villarreal on Saturday.

Vinicius Jr to miss Brazil's World Cup qualifiers after neck injury

Vinicius suffered a neck injury during Real Madrid's 2-0 home win against Villarreal on Saturday, the club said.

Messi returns to Argentina squad for World Cup qualifiers

Messi, who plays for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, was left out of Argentina's squad for their World Cup Qualifiers against Chile and Colombia in August due to the injury which he sustained during the Copa America final.

Messi absent from Argentina's qualifiers squad; Dybala recalled

The reigning world champions will also be without Angel Di Maria after the veteran winger's international retirement.

Bangladesh taste 4-0 loss against Lebanon to end 2026 WC qualifiers campaign

The defeat saw Bangladesh finish at the bottom of four-team group with a single point from six matches.

Booters battle Qatar heat ahead of Lebanon tie

The Bangladesh football team are trying to acclimatise to the scorching heat in Qatar, where they are set to take on Lebanon in their final match in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan on Tuesday.

October 16, 2024
October 16, 2024

Raphinha's penalty double helps Brazil to 4-0 win over Peru

Building on last week's 2-1 comeback win in Chile, Brazil looked livelier from the start and dominated possession, with late goals from Andreas Pereira and Luiz Henrique putting the gloss on an impressive performance.

October 16, 2024
October 16, 2024

Messi hattrick leads Argentina to 6-0 win over Bolivia

Making only his second international appearance since recovering from an injury sustained at the Copa America in July, Messi capitalised on a mistake by defender Marcelo Suarez to open the scoring in the 19th minute.

October 15, 2024
October 15, 2024

Argentina seek to stay top as Brazil fight for form

Reigning world champions Argentina remain top with 19 points, holding a three-point lead over Colombia, despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Venezuela in their previous match, where Lionel Messi returned from injury.

October 7, 2024
October 7, 2024

Militao out of Brazil's World Cup qualifiers with thigh injury

Real's Militao, who also missed last month's international fixtures with a leg injury, had travelled to Sao Paulo after featuring as a late substitute in Real's 2-0 win over Villarreal on Saturday.

October 6, 2024
October 6, 2024

Vinicius Jr to miss Brazil's World Cup qualifiers after neck injury

Vinicius suffered a neck injury during Real Madrid's 2-0 home win against Villarreal on Saturday, the club said.

October 3, 2024
October 3, 2024

Messi returns to Argentina squad for World Cup qualifiers

Messi, who plays for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, was left out of Argentina's squad for their World Cup Qualifiers against Chile and Colombia in August due to the injury which he sustained during the Copa America final.

August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024

Messi absent from Argentina's qualifiers squad; Dybala recalled

The reigning world champions will also be without Angel Di Maria after the veteran winger's international retirement.

June 12, 2024
June 12, 2024

Bangladesh taste 4-0 loss against Lebanon to end 2026 WC qualifiers campaign

The defeat saw Bangladesh finish at the bottom of four-team group with a single point from six matches.

June 10, 2024
June 10, 2024

Booters battle Qatar heat ahead of Lebanon tie

The Bangladesh football team are trying to acclimatise to the scorching heat in Qatar, where they are set to take on Lebanon in their final match in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan on Tuesday.

June 7, 2024
June 7, 2024

Bangladesh show fight, but lose to Socceroos

“I always said the result was not that important to me. The objective was to improve the performance, which we did not do in Melbourne and I think we achieved that objective regardless of the result,” said Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera after the match.