#2026-fifa-world-cup

#2026-fifa-world-cup

Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay secured their spots in the 2026 World Cup on Thursday in the next-to-last round of South American qualifiers. Uruguay and Colombia had 3-0 wins, and Paraguay had a scoreless draw to advance to the global tournament along with already qualified Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador. Peru, which needed wins in the last two rounds to advance, is now out of contention following the loss to Uruguay.

Egypt and Morocco could book tickets to the 2026 Fifa World Cup during this month's international window (3-9 September) as African qualifying intensifies. Following an extended campaign which began in November 2023 and ends in October, four rounds of preliminaries are left to play. Only the nine group winners are guaranteed a spot at the finals next year, with the four best-placed runners-up entering play-offs in November for a second chance to qualify via an intercontinental route.

The truth is that the stadium offered FIFA many, many options, and FIFA rejected them all. Until they got to the point of 'you pay the equivalent of the most expensive ticket in the stadium for each seat and go ahead.' And it seems that's where a solution will finally be achieved. That is, the stadium will have to pay FIFA for our seats out of its own pocket.

2026 will be a massive year in sports, and the race is on for advertisers to reach sports viewers.

The new ball for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, named Trionda, features a design with only four panels, the least used in World Cup history, compared to the previous 20-paneled Al Rhila ball.