The road to '26: The Netherlands remain the most accomplished soccer nation yet to win a World Cup. The Dutch have been runners-up three times and fell on penalties to eventual champions Argentina in the quarterfinals in Qatar. This cycle has already featured another near miss in the form of a semifinal exit at Euro 2024.

Enzo Fernandez was sent in the 71st minute but Thiago Almada equalized for Argentina 10 minutes later and rescued a 1-1 draw with Colombia in 2026 World Cup qualifying.

Boca Juniors says defender Ayrton Costa will miss the Club World Cup after he was denied a visa to enter the United States.

India's number one doubles player Yuki Bhambri and his American partner Robert Galloway fought their hearts out before losing their opener. In a match where both sets were decided by tie-breakers, the Indo-American combination lost 6-7 (5) 6-7 (5) to Santiago Gonzalez from Mexico and Austin Krajicek from the USA in one hour and 34 minutes.

Big night in the South America zone!The qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup continued on Tuesday night into Wednesday, for the South America zone. It was a night full of lessons, notably seeing

Which teams are in the World Cup? Which ones have close to qualifying? Breaking it all down, region by region.

There will be three more qualifying periods this year — in September, October, and November — jammed into a crowded calendar that already has obliterated the offseason.

World Cup kicks off in... a year, on June 11, 2026! Argentina, Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Brazil: we're taking stock of the state of the big nations 365 days before the big day!They're