The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Play whoever’s on your schedule today. Friday’s World ...

Pots, quadrants, confederation constraints, group position grids... the 2026 World Cup finals draw on Friday is not going to be a straightforward affair. There's a lot to unpack so we're going to ...

On Friday, soccer fans across the world will get an answer to the question they have asked for months: Who are we playing in the men’s World Cup? To help prepare you for the World Cup draw, The ...

After months of excitement about the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston, fans finally know which teams could be playing at NRG Stadium in June and July. Friday's World Cup draw placed the 48 teams into 12 ...

Yes, this is an American-based, website but we promise there’s no bias when we write the following words about the 2026 World Cup draw’s winners and losers: The No. 1 winner is the United States men’s ...

For the first time in a generation, Scotland fans can tune into a World Cup draw and know that they'll be taking part come the summer. Steve Clarke's side made history by becoming the first Scotland ...