2026-06-21 fe905b11da79fcc11f62bf37b5fd33be3d6f0000 26 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /wiki/2026%20fifa%20world%20cup Egypt 2 /wiki/egypt%20national%20football%20team New Zealand 14 /wiki/new%20zealand%20men's%20national%20football%20team group stage 37 /wiki/2026%20fifa%20world%20cup%20group%20g 2026 FIFA World Cup Egypt New Zealand group stage 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026-06-18 c8f27842a4aa7114b5b2a94a988e755e59fc4598 42 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/06/18/in-association-football-co-hosts-canada-win-their-first-ever-fifa-world-cup-match-after-defeating-qatar-6-0-on-the-seco In association football, co-hosts Canada win their first-ever FIFA World Cup match after defeating Qatar 6–0 on the second matchday. 2026-06-18 fe4414623cd5001810973d2af7854e2bd9a4bc12 41 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/06/18/canada-at-the-fifa-world-cup Canada at the FIFA World Cup 2026-06-15 5a4c05fd328739dfa9be4b4d35bd6bab1c4eb267 27 2026 FIFA World Cup New Zealand 2 /feed/2026/06/15/iranian-americans-hold-protests-outside-sofi-stadium-in-inglewood-california-against-the-iran-regime-and-the-team-s-pa Iranian Americans hold protests outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, against the Iran regime and the team's participation in the FIFA World Cup ahead of its matchup against New Zealand. Additionally, protesters are seen with the Iranian Lion and Sun flag despite FIFA banning the flag from appearing at matches. 2026-06-15 80618df4fae2a8967b33087a817de026ea3c9cf0 24 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/06/15/2026-fifa-world-cup-controversies 2026 FIFA World Cup controversies 2026-06-12 fe4414623cd5001810973d2af7854e2bd9a4bc12 /feed/2026/06/12/canada-at-the-fifa-world-cup Canada at the FIFA World Cup 1781905473 2026-06-12 89e15d92af9a14e7aed3f26017e7b1974f118ba8 /feed/2026/06/12/ghana-at-the-fifa-world-cup Ghana at the FIFA World Cup 1781905473 2026-06-12 48c79591e65c41eac385e90f435bdc70ed2e4c26 /feed/2026/06/12/israel-at-the-fifa-world-cup Israel at the FIFA World Cup 1781905473 2026-06-12 e71223abefee911cc77adc9faf23b58a7bcfc31e 25 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/06/12/united-states-at-the-fifa-world-cup United States at the FIFA World Cup 2026-06-12 fe4414623cd5001810973d2af7854e2bd9a4bc12 /feed/2026/06/12/canada-at-the-fifa-world-cup Canada at the FIFA World Cup 1781905473 2026-06-12 48c79591e65c41eac385e90f435bdc70ed2e4c26 /feed/2026/06/12/israel-at-the-fifa-world-cup Israel at the FIFA World Cup 1781905473 2026-06-12 e71223abefee911cc77adc9faf23b58a7bcfc31e /feed/2026/06/12/united-states-at-the-fifa-world-cup United States at the FIFA World Cup 1781905473 2026-06-12 89e15d92af9a14e7aed3f26017e7b1974f118ba8 22 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/06/12/ghana-at-the-fifa-world-cup Ghana at the FIFA World Cup 2026-05-23 670cd1ad98a7141f54b9fd0c8481a71ae6879d21 /feed/2026/05/23/the-iran-national-football-team-moves-their-squad-s-base-to-tijuana-mexico-with-approval-from-fifa-to-avoid-visa-relat The Iran national football team moves their squad's base to Tijuana, Mexico, with approval from FIFA to avoid visa-related issues with the United States. 1779651471 2026-05-23 114827d3e3cccd8a6cf6483c171dc52dcb5e5197 35 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/05/23/the-iran-national-football-team-moves-its-squad-s-base-to-tijuana-mexico-with-approval-from-fifa-to-avoid-visa-related The Iran national football team moves its squad's base to Tijuana, Mexico, with approval from FIFA to avoid visa-related issues with the United States. 2026-04-23 d72bacab36fe0fa1bc79ed84ac3984b6a3bb1ac0 27 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/04/23/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-states-that-iran-s-national-football-team-can-participate-in-the-upcoming-fifa-world U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio states that Iran's national football team can participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, while indicating that entry restrictions may apply to non-athlete delegation members with alleged links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. 2026-03-26 27619d3a8ea8214aacd9e23be768503497701797 47 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage 2 /feed/2026/03/26/the-iranian-sports-ministry-bans-the-men-s-national-football-team-from-travelling-to-hostile-countries-placing-the-te The Iranian sports ministry bans the men's national football team from travelling to "hostile countries", placing the team's participation in this year's FIFA World Cup tournament in doubt, which is being held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Sports minister Ahmad Donyamali previously stated that Iran will not play in this year's World Cup. 2026-03-11 2a0bfd007a1e6a8dd378067e43fff6fa30e35e55 33 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /feed/2026/03/11/iranian-sports-minister-ahmad-donyamali-states-that-iran-will-not-participate-in-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-to-be-hosted-by Iranian sports minister Ahmad Donyamali states that Iran will not participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, citing security concerns amid the Iran war. /feed/2026/06/21/egypt-win-their-first-ever-world-cup-match-after-defeating-new-zealand-3-1-in-the-group-stage AFP via ''South China Morning Post 21 7b2b03d82dbfdf01a7967d8381925e6b4bf389a8 6 https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3357864/mohamed-salah-inspires-egypt-beat-new-zealand-historic-world-cup-win 2026 Egypt win their first-ever World Cup match after defeating New Zealand 3–1 in the group stage.