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2026 FA Cup final
2026 FA Cup final (Emirates FA Cup): Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley on 16 May 2026, Antoine Semenyo scoring the only goal, giving City an eighth cup, a record fourth straight final, and the domestic cup double.
2026 FAI Cup
2026 FAI Cup (Club Orange Men's FAI Cup), Irish football knockout cup. 24-team first round in May, holders Shamrock Rovers out in round two; Waterford and Derry City reached the 8 November 2026 Aviva Stadium final.
2026 FBF División Profesional
2026 FBF División Profesional, Bolivia's top football season: Liga 1xBet.TV 30-round league plus Copa de la División Profesional; suspended by 2026 social conflicts, resumed 7 July; Libertadores and Sudamericana 2027 slots at stake.
2026 FIFA Series (men's matches)
FIFA Series 2026 men's matches: nine friendly groups of the first full-scale FIFA Series, 48 teams total in 12 groups, March–April 2026, hosted by Australia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, and Uzbekistan.
2026 FIFA Series (women's matches)
The 2026 FIFA Series women's matches were the first women's edition of the FIFA Series, four friendly tournaments hosted by Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Thailand, and Kenya.
2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: tenth edition, hosted by Morocco in Rabat, 17 October to 7 November 2026, 24 teams, six groups plus Round of 16; Korea DPR defend their title; Tila the mascot.
2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 21st edition, 48 teams, Qatar, 19 November to 13 December 2026. Second of five Qatar-hosted editions; Portugal defend the title won over Austria in 2025.
2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Poland 2026: 12th edition, 5–27 September 2026, four host cities including Łódź. 24 teams; Spain won its first title, beating holders Korea DPR 4–3 on penalties in the final.
2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup
2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup: inaugural edition of FIFA's annual women's club world championship, held in London 28 January–1 February 2026, featuring six confederation champions; final between Arsenal WFC and SC Corinthians at the Emirates Stadium, Gotham FC third, $2.3m prize fund.
2026 FIFA World Cup
2026 FIFA World Cup (FIFA World Cup 26), the 23rd edition, first 48-team World Cup, held 11 June–19 July 2026 in 16 host cities across Canada, Mexico, and the USA; opening at Estadio Azteca, final in New York New Jersey, 104 matches.
2026 FIFA World Cup bids
2026 FIFA World Cup bids: United 2026 (USA, Mexico, Canada) versus Morocco under FIFA's reformed bidding process; United bid won the 13 June 2018 FIFA Congress vote 134-65, becoming the first 48-team tournament host.
2026 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
2026 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights: Fox ($485m) and Telemundo hold US rights; 220+ territories covered; global value estimated $3.8–4.5bn, up on Qatar 2022, with streaming entrants YouTube, Netflix and Fox One.
2026 FIFA World Cup draw
2026 FIFA World Cup draw (Final Draw), held 5 December 2025 at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC; placed 48 teams into 12 groups A–L, hosts fixed as Mexico A1, Canada B1, USA D1, six play-off placeholders in pot 4.
2026 FIFA World Cup final
2026 FIFA World Cup final: played 19 July 2026 at New York New Jersey Stadium (MetLife Stadium), East Rutherford, NJ; Match 104 of the 48-team tournament; Spain won after extra time; referee Slavko Vinčić.
2026 FIFA World Cup final halftime show
2026 FIFA World Cup final halftime show: first-ever halftime show at a World Cup final, July 19, 2026, MetLife Stadium, Spain vs Argentina; curated by Chris Martin, headlined by Madonna, Shakira, BTS, Justin Bieber; 11 minutes, nearly 2 billion viewers.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group A
2026 FIFA World Cup Group A: co-host Mexico, South Africa, South Korea (Korea Republic) and Czechia. Mexico won all three matches (6-0 goals) to top the group; South Africa finished second with 4 points; the group opened the tournament on 11 June 2026 in Mexico City.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group B
2026 FIFA World Cup Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Switzerland won the group, Canada second with first-ever knockout berth; Canada beat Qatar 6-0.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group C
2026 FIFA World Cup Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti. Drawn 5 December 2025 in Washington DC; Brazil won the group, Morocco second, Scotland third and eliminated, Haiti fourth.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group D
2026 FIFA World Cup Group D featured co-host United States, Paraguay, Australia, and Türkiye in the 48-team tournament held in North America. The United States won the group.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group E
2026 FIFA World Cup Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador. Drawn 5 December 2025 in Washington DC; matches 14–25 June 2026. Germany won the group; Ecuador advanced as a best third-place team.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group F
2026 FIFA World Cup Group F was a first-round group of the 48-team 2026 World Cup, containing the Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, and Tunisia, played in June 2026.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group G
2026 FIFA World Cup Group G: Belgium, Egypt, IR Iran, and New Zealand, drawn 5 December 2025 in Washington DC. Matches at SoFi Stadium, Lumen Field, and BC Place, 15-26 June 2026; Egypt 3-1 New Zealand was Egypt's first World Cup win.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group H
2026 FIFA World Cup Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay. Debutants Cape Verde drew with Spain and Uruguay and advanced; Spain topped the group and won the tournament.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group I
2026 FIFA World Cup Group I, the tournament's "group of death": France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq. France won all three games (4-1 over Norway) to top the group; Norway also advanced; Iraq exited pointless.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group J
2026 FIFA World Cup Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan; drawn 5 December 2025 in Washington, D.C. Matches in Kansas City, San Francisco, Dallas; Argentina topped the group and reached the final, lost 1-0 to Spain.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group K
2026 FIFA World Cup Group K: Portugal, Colombia, DR Congo, Uzbekistan. Colombia won with 7 points, Portugal second, DR Congo advanced third, Uzbekistan lost all three matches.
2026 FIFA World Cup Group L
2026 FIFA World Cup Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama. England won the group with 7 points, Croatia second; England beat Croatia 4-2 in the opener; first Group L since 1982.
2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage: the first 32-team single-elimination phase (Round of 32 to final, July 19), fed by 12 group winners, runners-up, and the eight best third-placed teams.
2026 FIFA World Cup officials
2026 FIFA World Cup officials (FIFA Team One): 170 match officials, 52 referees, 88 assistants, 30 VARs from 50 associations, announced April 2026; six women, record Concacaf contingent, Artan excluded by US.
2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremonies
2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremonies: three pre-match shows in Mexico City (Estadio Azteca, 11 June), Toronto, and Los Angeles, produced by Marco Balich; Mexico vs South Africa opener, 48-team, 104-match tournament, ~1.2 billion viewers.