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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027

Italy advances past Belarus; Finland next on road to Brazil 2027

A 1–1 draw in Florence gave Italy a 3–1 aggregate win over Belarus. Its next play-off against Finland will decide whether it reaches Brazil 2027.

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Cameroon will arrive at Brazil 2027 as first-time African champions

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Brazil’s 2027 group route is set across three cities: what the schedule tells fans

FIFA World Cup 2030

The 2030 World Cup has three main hosts and three centenary match hosts

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Scotland beats Czechia 2–0, but Brazil 2027 still requires another play-off round

Finland leads Serbia 3–1 in Women’s World Cup play-off, but the route to 2027 is still open

Italy begins its World Cup play-off against Belarus with two rounds still to clear

Toone joins England as Bronze withdraws before Greece play-off

A workers’ rights agreement sets a test for 2030 construction projects

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Europe’s October play-offs start a two-round fight for seven direct places

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Japan heads toward 2027 with a third Asian crown, earned against Australia

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027

DPR Korea ended a long World Cup absence with four goals in one play-off

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The 2030 bid imagined two fan-festival sites per proposed main host city

FIFA World Cup 2030

Casablanca and Madrid were the two broadcast-centre options in the 2030 bid

FIFA World Cup 2030

Behind the 2030 stadium map is a separate network of team facilities

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How FIFA plans to bridge the South American opening and the 2030 main tournament

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Why Montevideo stands at the centre of the 2030 centenary plan

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027

Ghana’s comeback kept a World Cup path open, but did not qualify the team

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FIFA World Cup 2026

The Road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Unveiling the Qualification Process

Tournament history, kept in context.

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