Ireland coach Matt Kennerson believes a berth in IRL Rugby League World Cup 2026 would "blow the sport wide open" in the ...

A RECENT edition of this column commented on the festival of rugby league that is taking place in the sport this autumn, and ...

Already, the 2025 Pacific Championships squads are the strongest we’ve seen, with every player named in Cup squads (NZ, Samoa ...

Here, The Athletic takes a look at the 10 smallest nations by population who can still qualify for next summer’s World Cup, ...

Nepal and Oman sealed their spots for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 even before playing their penultimate Super Six clash ...

Ireland have named their final 20-player squad for the trip to Brampton, Ontario for the inaugural IRL Women’s World Series, ...

Meet the team of part-timers, ranked 150 by FIFA, hoping to reach next summer's tournament. "Every young boy wants to play in ...

Eight nations are currently banned from entering World Cup qualifying due to not being officially recognised by FIFA.

Cape Verde secured their spot at the 2026 World Cup by beating Eswatini 3-0 at home on Monday. In doing so, the African nation became the second-smallest, by population, to qualify for FIFA’s flagship ...

The road to World Cup qualification is long and difficult with only a minority of FIFA nations ever reaching the competition ...

Equatorial Guinea have fired coach Juan Micha and kicked out several key players after a strike meant the team failed to ...

GOAL shows you everything you need to know about buying tickets to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers. Including ticket ...