December 3 – FIFA’s decision to introduce dynamic pricing to the sale of 2026 World Cup tickets potentially marks a watershed moment for the greatest show on earth – one that risks pricing ordinary supporters out of what used to be the world’s game.
December 3 – FIFA is turning the World Cup draw into an entertainment spectacular, pushing the event even deeper into Americanised showbusiness and a made-for-tv occasion.
December 3 – Mexico’s Azteca Stadium will reopen with El Tri taking on Portugal in a friendly ahead of next summer’s 2026 World Cup.
December 2 – Digital technology is seeing human decisions increasingly being taken away from the men in black and replaced by VAR. Now, FIFA, is set to push that line even further at the 2026 World Cup, where it plans to review whether corner kicks were awarded correctly.
December 1 – Iran says it will boycott next week’s World Cup 2026 draw in Washington, D.C. after the United States government denied visas to members of its delegation, according to state media.
November 28 – With the countdown to June 13, 2026, now under 200 days, Vancouver is racing to reshape parts of its city to satisfy FIFA’s stringent demands for security and “brand protection”.
November 27 – Sportsworld has been appointed the Official England Travel Partner for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, extending a relationship with the tournament that now spans nearly half a century.
November 27 – FIFA has revealed the seeding and pot formulation for the 48-team World Cup set to be held next summer in the United States, Mexico and Canada ahead of the draw which will be held on December 5.
November 26 – Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has been cleared to play for his country in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup despite his red card against the Republic of Ireland.
November 26 – The North Texas FWC Organising Committee and the City of Dallas opened the new FIFA World Cup 2026 Volunteer Center inside the Food and Fiber Pavilion at Fair Park this week. The 25,000-square-foot space will act as the main base for training, support, and operations for the thousands of volunteers the tournament will rely on.
November 23 – For the first time since 1998, Scotland is going to the World Cup finals, and the joy of the fans has literally rattled the country. The Tartan Army’s spiritual home, Hampden Park, is known for the ‘Hampden Roar’ and on Wednesday night in their dramatic 4-2 win over Denmark, they celebrated with such force that the British Geological Survey picked it up like a tiny earthquake.
November 20 – FIFA has completed the play-off draws for the 2026 World Cup following the end of the initial qualification phase.
November 19 – It was an unexpected and tumultuous end to Concacaf 2026 qualifying with joy for Curaçao, Haiti and Panama and despair for pre-match favourites Jamaica, Costa Rica, Honduras and Suriname.
November 19 – Iraq have kept their 2026 World Cup hopes alive with a dramatic late finish, edging the UAE 3–2 on aggregate thanks to a penalty deep into the 107th minute in Basra.
November 18 – FIFA has added delivery technology company, DoorDash, as an Official Tournament Supporter for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027.