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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification: the process filling the first 48-team World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the USA, with slots of AFC 8, CAF 9, CONCACAF 6, CONMEBOL 6, OFC 1, UEFA 16, plus a six-team intercontinental play-off won by DR Congo and Iraq.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
UEFA Group A, a 2026 FIFA World Cup European qualifying group, was contested by Germany, Slovakia, Northern Ireland, and Luxembourg in 2025 and won by Germany.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
UEFA Group C of 2026 World Cup qualification: the Portugal/Denmark Nations League quarter-final loser, Greece, Scotland, and Belarus, drawn in Zurich on 13 December 2024; winner qualifies directly, runner-up to the March 2026 play-offs.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
UEFA Group E, 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers: Spain, Türkiye, Georgia, Bulgaria. Spain won the group unbeaten; Türkiye finished second, won play-off Path C, and qualified for the first time since 2002.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
UEFA Group H of 2026 World Cup European qualification: Austria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, San Marino. Austria won with 19 points for a first World Cup since 1998; Bosnia qualified via play-offs.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round
UEFA second round (play-offs) of 2026 World Cup qualification: 16 teams, four single-leg paths in March 2026; Bosnia, Sweden, Türkiye and Czechia qualified, while Italy lost the Path A final on a shoot-out.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
AFC qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Road to 26): 46 Asian teams, five rounds, 8.5 slots. Eight qualified: Japan, Iran, Korea Republic, Australia, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia; Iraq to the playoff.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
CAF African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup: 54 teams in nine groups, nine direct qualifiers (Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Cape Verde, Ghana, Ivory Coast) plus DR Congo via play-offs, a record 10 African teams.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF): Concacaf's three-round qualifying process for 32 teams, awarding three direct berths (won by Curaçao, Haiti, Panama) and two play-off slots (Suriname, Jamaica), excluding hosts Canada, Mexico, USA.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
CONMEBOL's 2026 World Cup qualification: ten South American teams in a home-and-away round robin from September 2023 to September 2025; Argentina won, six teams qualified directly, Bolivia reached the intercontinental play-off and lost to Iraq.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
2026 FIFA World Cup inter-confederation play-offs: six-team FIFA Play-Off Tournament in Guadalajara and Monterrey, March 2026; DR Congo and Iraq won the two final berths.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC): Oceania's three-stage qualifying tournament, the first with a guaranteed OFC slot. New Zealand beat New Caledonia 3-0 in the 24 March 2025 final to qualify; New Caledonia entered the intercontinental play-offs.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
UEFA qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup: 12 groups from March to November 2025 sent 12 group winners direct; play-offs in March 2026 gave Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, Sweden, and Türkiye the final four of 16 European berths, with Italy missing out.
2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32
2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32: the new first knockout round of the first 48-team World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the USA; 24 group qualifiers plus 8 best third-placed teams, played 28 June to 3 July 2026.
2026 FIFA World Cup sponsors
The 2026 FIFA World Cup sponsors are companies holding FIFA commercial partnership rights for the 48-team, 104-match tournament played across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
2026 FIFA World Cup squads
Final 26-player rosters of the 48 teams at the 2026 FIFA World Cup (United 2026), confirmed by FIFA on 2 June 2026: 1,248 players, Panama oldest squad, Gilberto Mora youngest, 99 France-born players.
2026 Finalissima
2026 Finalissima: planned Spain vs Argentina match between the EURO 2024 and Copa América 2024 champions, set for 27 March 2026 at Lusail Stadium, Qatar; cancelled 15 March 2026 after war in the region and failed date negotiations.
2026 FK Bodø/Glimt season
2026 FK Bodø/Glimt season: Norwegian club's Eliteserien, cup, and Champions League campaigns under Kjetil Knutsen; won the 2026 Norwegian Cup, reached the 2025/26 Champions League round of 16, and sits second domestically in October 2026.
2026 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
2026 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup: second edition of the renamed German Super Cup, 22 August 2026 at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund; Borussia Dortmund hosted double winners Bayern Munich, who won 2-1.
2026 Greek Super Cup (Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδας)
2026 Greek Super Cup (Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδας), Superbet Super Cup: OFI Crete beat champions AEK 5-4 on penalties (2-2) on 12 August 2026 at Pankritio Stadium, winning their first title, the first for a club outside Athens; a second Super Cup was played 3 January 2026.
2026 in American soccer
2026 in American soccer: first 48-team, three-nation FIFA World Cup (US, Canada, Mexico), 11 June–19 July, 104 matches, 78 in the US; USMNT Round of 32 win; MLS and NWSL seasons, stadium renovations, ticket prices, and economic impact.
2026 in association football
2026 in association football: the 48-team, 104-match FIFA World Cup co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the US (11 June–19 July), Paris winning the 2025/26 Champions League, and the start of the 2026/27 season.
2026 Inter Miami CF season
The 2026 Inter Miami CF season, the club's seventh MLS campaign, began as defending MLS Cup champions, opened Nu Stadium at Miami Freedom Park in April, was eliminated early from the Concacaf Champions Cup by Nashville SC, changed coaches from Javier Mascherano to Guillermo Hoyos, and clinched the 2026 playoffs in October behind Lionel Messi's league-leading 23 goals.
2026 K League 1
2026 K League 1 (Hana Bank K League 1 2026), South Korea's top football division: 12 clubs, 38 rounds from 28 February to 6 December 2026, FC Seoul leading, Gimcheon Sangmu auto-relegated.
2026 LA Galaxy season
2026 LA Galaxy season: MLS campaign of the Los Angeles Galaxy (Galaxy, Gs) under Greg Vanney at Dignity Health Sports Park, rebounding from a 14th-place 2025, with signings Klauss, Glesnes, Haak, Thommy and a Concacaf Champions Cup run.
2026 Latvian Higher League
2026 Latvian Higher League (Tonybet Virslīga): the 2026 season of Latvia's top men's football division, run by the LFF with 10 clubs including FC RFS and Riga FC, played March to late October 2026.
2026 League of Ireland Premier Division
2026 League of Ireland Premier Division (SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division), top Irish men's football tier, 10 clubs, February 6 to October 30, 2026; Shamrock Rovers defending champions in a three-way title race with Bohemians and St Patrick's Athletic.
2026 Leagues Cup
2026 Leagues Cup, fourth MLS vs LIGA MX interleague tournament, August 4 to September 6, 2026; 36 clubs, first matches in Mexico; Toluca beat Monterrey 2-0 in the final, León third.
2026 Leagues Cup knockout stage
2026 Leagues Cup knockout stage: single-elimination quarterfinals to final, Aug 25–Sep 6, 2026. Top four MLS and LIGA MX clubs; all-Liga MX semifinals; Deportivo Toluca beat Monterrey 2-0 in Houston for its first title.
2026 Leagues Cup league phase
2026 Leagues Cup league phase (Phase One), August 4-13, 2026: 54 MLS vs LIGA MX matches, 36 clubs, first games in Mexico, top four per league advanced to quarterfinals.