The opening match will take place on June 11, 2026, when Mexico kick off at the legendary Azteca Stadium (which will become the first stadium to host three World Cup openers) and the last of the 104 matches will be contested when the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey hosts the final on July 19.

The game was into the second minute of added-on time - and Scotland seemed set to be condemned to the torment of the play-offs - when the ball fell to the makeshift right-back, who curled a beauty past Celtic colleague Kasper Schmeichel.

The past week of World Cup qualifiers was a reminder that, when entire nations are gripped by joy and heartbreak, it can be football at its very best.

The best and worst defenses of the U17 World Cup group stageSenegal/@cafQualifying for the round of 16 as leaders of Group C, Senegal stood out as the only team not to concede a single goal in this

Norway would have had to have lost to Italy by nine goals to be pipped to automatic qualification, but won 4-1 in Milan on Sunday night.

A MANCHESTER UNITED star was dumped out of World Cup qualifying after the “best own goal ever” sent a match into chaos. European hopefuls Slovenia will not be travelling to North America next

Mexico enter a World Cup year carrying a six-game winless streak, scoring just four goals in their last five games.

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane are just some of the names already confirmed for next summer

With a World Cup spot on the line, Scott McTominay delivered a goal for the ages for Scotland against Denmark.