All news on the topic: FIFA World Cup

Gulf nation is the only bidder to host 2034 tournament after governing body and its president paved the way in latest example of supporters and heritage being treated as afterthouts

Football Australia has opted against a bid to host the 2034 World Cup with FIFA's preferred choice, Saudi Arabia, now on course to stage the tournament unopposed

Didier Drogba is set to present the Ballon d'Or on Monday evening which could well lead to an awkward reunion with one of his former rivals - Inter Miami's Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has been nominated alongside Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe for the 2023 Ballon d'Or and it appears his barber has leaked the result early following a post on social media

The 1966 England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend has passed away at the age of 86 having carved out a career as one of the game's all-time greats

Papu Gomez played twice as Argentina won the World Cup last year but he has now been handed a two-year suspension from football over an anti-doping test taken before the tournament

Ex-Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi has captained Argentina to World Cup and Copa America glory since Lionel Scaloni was appointed manager in August 2018

Despite the state-of-the-art SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles having been named as one of the sixteen host venues at the next World Cup, the venue's owner Stan Kroenke is in a dispute with FIFA

Saudi Arabia could be in line to host the 2034 World Cup after withdrawing from the race for 2030, with that tournament being staged in six different countries

England midfielder Henderson posted a video promoting Saudi Arabia's bid for the 2034 tournament following his summer move from Liverpool

Chelsea have seen summer signing Kendry Paez become the youngest South American scorer in a World Cup qualifier but the Blues won't get to see him in action for another two years

JOHN CROSS COLUMN: Arsenal finally got one over Manchester City before the international break, but Mikel Arteta will need to keep pulling rabbits from hats when the transfer window reopens

Developments in the bidding process for the 2030 World Cup appeared to have cleared the way for Saudi Arabia to host in 2034, but things might not be quite that simple

The UK and Ireland chose to scrap plans for a World Cup bid in 2030 and instead focused on landing the Euros in 2028 with UEFA confirming them as hosts on Tuesday

Saudi Arabia announced its intention to bid to host the 2034 World Cup last week – and the Middle Eastern country already has the tournament sewn up thanks to FIFA

Kevin Keegan has seen fit to declare his disdain for women pundits working on the men's game, but time has moved on, the game has changed and the ex-England boss would do well to remember exactly that

Gianni Infantino has ignored FIFA's own climate commitments by announcing surprise plans to host the 2030 World Cup across South America, North Africa and Europe

David Beckham is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, but the series does not feature any discussion of the Qatar World Cup, which the star was controversially an ambassador for

World football's governing body have decide that Spain, Portugal and Morocco will jointly host the tournament - but that the opening matches will take place in South America, to commemorate the tournament's centenary

Former Manchester United star David Beckham idolised Glenn Hoddle as a child, but had some difficult moments at the 1998 World Cup when Hoddle managed the England team

Michael Owen has spoken about the fallout from England's 1998 World Cup elimination, when Owen's goal against Argentina was overshadowed by David Beckham's red card

David Beckham came under heavy criticism for signing a mega-money deal to be an ambassador for Qatar, but the former England captain has now defended his decision

The 2026 World Cup will be held across Canada, the USA and Mexico, countries which have been devastated by intense heat and wildfires, providing huge problems for FIFA

The England Men's Deaf side kick off their World Championship campaign in Malaysia on Saturday afternoon and Mirror Football has been granted exclusive access to the squad ahead of their group opener against Australia

He will be 39-years-old by the time he is able to defend the World Cup at the next tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico but Lionel Messi has seemingly left the door open