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Brazil seal World Cup berth; Uruguay on the brink

11Jun

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Brazil seal World Cup berth; Uruguay on the brink

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 10: Vinicius Junior of Brazil is put under pressure by Juan Jose Caceres of Paraguay during the FIFA World Cup 2026 South American Qualifier between Brazil and Paraguay at Neo Quimica Arena on June 10, 2025 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil booked their place at the 2026 World Cup in North America with a 1-0 home victory over Paraguay, the first win of new coach Carlo Ancelotti's reign. The five-time world champions – the only team to appear in every edition of the World Cup – punched their ticket to the finals in Canada, the United States and Mexico thanks to Vinicius Jr. The Real Madrid star fired Brazil into the lead in Sao Paulo, bundling home from close range in the 44th minute after a cross from new Manchester United signing Matheus Cunha. Uruguay's 2-0 victo...

10-man Iran lose to Qatar in 2026 World Cup qualifier

Qatar's defender #2 Pedro Miguel celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier football match between Qatar and Iran at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on June 5, 2025. In the match held in Doha’s Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Iran were reduced to 10 men in the 35th minute after Milad Mohammadi was shown his second yellow card. Six minutes later, Pedro Miguel found the back of the net from a tight angle, according to Tehran Times. Amir Ghalenoei’s Iran failed to equalize the match. Julien Lopetegui’s first game in charge takes the Qataris onto 13 points from nine games and leaves the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts a point behind the United Arab Emirates with Tuesday’s clash with Uzbekistan remaining. Iran (Group A) and Japan (Group C) have alre...

Germany’s World Cup qualifiers group is set

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers logo is seen before the World Cup Qualifiers match Poland - Malta at National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland on March 24, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Nations League is, at this point, a well known commodity that the average fan knows a lot about. But one thing about the competition some might not know is that it directly affects the World Cup qualification cycle. Germany could have landed in either World Cup qualifying Group A or Group I, but due to Sunday’s 3-3 draw against Italy and the resulting 5-4 aggregate victory over both legs in the Nations League quarterfinals, Germany are in Group A. This is the resulting group (via @iMiaSanMia): Official: Germany's World Cup qualifiers group Group A:GermanySlovakiaNor...