October 23 – The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the biggest in history, and for Fox Sports, the “biggest production ever.” The network promises wall-to-wall coverage, which translates to 69 matches on its main broadcast channel, a huge increase from 34 matches shown in 2022.
October 22 – NBA star and global icon, Luka Dončić, has been named an Official Community Ambassador for the Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee.
October 22 – World players’ union FIFPRO has brought together key stakeholders to discuss player welfare, rights and benefits at a meeting in the United States.
October 17 – FIFA have sold more than one million tickets for the 2026 World Cup in the first presale draw, the world governing body said on Thursday.
October 17 – Miami is gearing up for its 2026 World Cup party at Bayfront Park. The downtown waterfront has been chosen as the home of the FIFA Fan Festival during the tournament. Booked out for 23 days to include 88 live match broadcasts, three stages of music and culture, and room for 30,000 fans a day, Miami is going all out.
October 17 – Hosting platform, Airbnb, has announced a $1 million investment with the FIFA World Cup 26 New York New Jersey Host Committee to build five soccer mini-pitches across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey.
October 16 – FIFA has signalled that it would allow U.S. President Donald Trump to remove cities from the list of World Cup hosts, following his threat to drop Boston earlier this week.
October 15 – Saudi Arabia and Qatar will fill the two remaining AFC automatic qualifying places for the 2026 World Cup after topping their groups in the final winner takes all ties against Iraq and the UAE.
October 16 – With two match days to go in the international window next month, Concacaf’s remaining three automatic qualification slots are set to go down to the wire.
October 15 – US President Donald Trump has said 2026 World Cup games could be removed from Boston over the city’s politics, the third city to be threatened by Trump. He said he’d call FIFA boss Gianni Infantino if he wanted to make it happen.
October 15 – England became the first European nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after sweeping past Latvia 5-0 in Riga, maintaining their perfect record in Group K and booking their place at next summer’s finals with two games to spare.
October 14 – Cape Verde have made history by qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, becoming the second-smallest nation to reach football’s biggest stage after a 3-0 win over Eswatini in Praia.
October 14 – Former NBA icon and Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin “Magic” Johnson has joined forces with Snoop Dogg as an official community ambassador for the Los Angeles 2026 World Cup Host Committee.
October 13 – The final two AFC group qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup will go down to the wire on Tuesday with two winner takes all matches.
Iraq ended Indonesia’s hopes of automatic qualification with a 1-0 win in Group B, while the UAE dispatched Oman’s hopes of qualifying for their first World Cup finals with a 3-2 comeback win in Group A.
October 10 – Norwegian authorities have launched a major security operation ahead of Norway’s World Cup qualifier against Israel in Oslo with pro-Palestine protests expected on Saturday.