world cup qualifying

When Is World Cup Qualifying Draw And How Does It Work?

When Is World Cup Qualifying Draw And How Does It Work?

European teams will discover their 2026 World Cup qualifying opponents in Friday’s draw, which will be held at 11:00 GMT in Zurich. A total of 16 Uefa teams will qualify for the expanded 48-team tournament to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. You can watch the draw live on the BBC Sport website – along with live text commentary – and on the iPlayer. So how does it work – and who could the home nations face? How does World Cup qualifying work? The format for European qualifying has changed, with more groups – and smaller ones…
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Brazil And Argentina Lose In World Cup Qualifying

Brazil And Argentina Lose In World Cup Qualifying

Brazil suffered their fourth defeat in five qualifying games with a 1-0 loss to Paraguay as Argentina were beaten 2-1 by Colombia in the latest qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup. Inter Miami’s Diego Gomez scored the winner for Paraguay in Asuncion after 20 minutes as Brazil failed to register a shot on target in the first half. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes and West Ham playmaker Lucas Paqueta all started all started for Brazil with the Real Madrid trio of Rodrygo, Endrick and Vinicius Jr in attack. The result leaves five-time world champions Brazil fifth in…
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