Discover which players will be expected to make a difference for their respective nations at the World Cup. It finally feels like the 2026 FIFA World Cup is just around the corner. And with that, people are already trying to work out who the runners and riders will be. …
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MEXICO CITY | Xinhua | The remaining places for this year’s FIFA World Cup were finalized on Tuesday, capping a qualifying campaign that spanned nearly three years and setting the stage for the tournament’s first 48-team edition. The competition will be held across the United States, Mexico and Canada from …
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ADVANCED TO NEXT STAGE Portugal Italy Brazil Austria Republic of Ireland Japan Switzerland Korea DPR Morocco England France Uganda Uzbekistan Burkina Faso Mali Mexico Qatar | FIFA.COM | Uganda and Burkina Faso produced the standout results of the day, as the World Cup first-timers got past Senegal before Oscar Barro’s …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya’s soccer head coach Benni McCarthy has retained faith in most of the players he used in the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in the squad for the forthcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The South African boss led the Harambee Stars to the quarter-finals of …
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Group K France Chile Canada Uganda 🇺🇬 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been drawn against France, Canada and Chile at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar in November. The draw for the newly expanded FIFA U-17 World Cup that will feature 48 nations for the first time was …
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RESULT ⏰ FT’ | #WCQ2026 🚨🌍 Angola 🇦🇴 1-2 Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Benin 🇧🇯 0-2 South Africa 🇿🇦 Nigeria 🇳🇬 1-1 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 Rwanda 🇷🇼 1-1 Lesotho 🇱🇸 Uganda 🇺🇬 1-0 Guinea 🇬🇳 Namboole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & FUFA MEDIA | Allan Okello’s first have wonder strike from a free …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Kenya Junior Starlets defeated hosts Uganda 2-0 in the first leg of the second round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers on Saturday. Uganda, captained by Agnes Nabukenya, began the match with attacking intensity, but Kenya managed to handle the pressure well. …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The head coach of Uganda’s U-17 women’s team is confident that her team will be capable of picking up positive results in the first round of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 qualifiers. Sheryl Botes Ulanda, the head coach, told Xinhua on Wednesday that her …
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How could FIFA award Saudi Arabia the 2034 soccer World Cup to `sportswash’ their regime’s human rights records COMMENT | KEITH RATHBONE | In early December, FIFA officially awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup. The Gulf Kingdom was the sole bidder after the Asian Football Confederation made it clear it …
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Morocco, Portugal and Spain to host FIFA World Cup 2030™ Three centenary celebration matches to take place in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in 2030 Saudi Arabia appointed to stage FIFA World Cup 2034™ ZURICH, SWITZERLAND | THE INDEPENDENT | All 211 FIFA Member Associations that convened virtually at an Extraordinary …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
