Hard truths. Bold Insights. Real talk.
14 World Cup berths remain, with several groups and decisive finals in all confederations set to write the last chapters before the March play-offs and November’s closing qualifiers
On a mild Monday night in Luxembourg, 20-year-old Jamie Donley delivered his most convincing audition yet.
The Black Cats will part with Morocco winger Chemsdine Talbi, Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra, Mozambique full-back Reinildo, Ivory Coast winger Simon Adingra, Burkina Faso forward Bertrand Traoré, and DR Congo duo Arthur Masuaku and Noah Sadiki.
After two catastrophic misses at Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, Italy now slide into perilous playoff territory once more, a route that has already given them their worst international shocks.
Kane carried the headlines, yes, but the night belonged equally to squad depth.
Across UEFA, the standings show a split between teams already asserting control and a clutch of groups still wide open.
Sixteen goals in eight qualifiers- a goal in every match- made Haaland the single hottest scorer across the entire 2026 qualification landscape, continent for continent.
After four qualifying games, Sweden sit bottom of their group, pointless and stunned behind Slovenia, Kosovo and Switzerland, and automatic qualification is already out of reach.
The 60,000-seat stadium is being designed to host both football and rugby matches. Infrastructure enhancements include a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line along Ngong Road, a new railway station, and a link road connecting the Southern Bypass to the Bomas International Conference Centre.
Across 11 Premier League matches and 948 minutes, he has scored 14 goals; stretch that to all competitions and he’s on 28 in 18 for Manchester City and Norway. Only Tottenham and Aston Villa have managed to keep him off the scoresheet in that run.
Casemiro lingered at Old Trafford despite the noise and the new managerial regimes.
