More than 50 children gathered at the Fiji Football Association Academy Ground in Vatuwaqa yesterday to celebrate World Football Week.

Labasa FC have strengthened their grip at the top of the Extra Premier League after edging Rewa FC 2-1 at Subrail Park yesterday.

Iran will base their squad in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during this year’s World Cup after soccer’s world ​governing body FIFA approved a request to move the training ‌camp from Arizona, the head of Iran’s football federation said on Saturday.

Melvin Mani produced a moment of magic in the dying stages to hand Labasa FC a thrilling win over Rewa in their Extra Premier League clash this afternoon at Subrail Park.

Mexico beat Ghana 2-0 in Puebla on Friday in a World Cup ​warm-up that offered a glimpse of the excitement ‌building less than three weeks before the country opens the tournament.

Labasa FC will be desperate to respond in style when it hosts Rewa FC in a high-stakes Extra Premier League Round Two clash at Subrail Park this afternoon.

Labasa Women’s FC has set its sights on qualifying for next year’s OFC Women’s Champions League.

New York City will offer its residents a chance to snag $50 tickets to World Cup games in New Jersey this summer, ​Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Thursday, with 1,000 affordable tickets ‌up for grabs through a lottery system.

The Fiji Kula’s upcoming friendly matches against Hong Kong next month will provide the national women’s football team with valuable game time ahead of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Cup at the end of the year.

Canada is expected to spend just over C$1 billion ($727 million) to host the World ​Cup this summer, according to a ‌report from the federal budget watchdog published on Wednesday.

Young Rewa FC players will have an equal opportunity to fight for a place in the squad ahead of the 2026 BiC Fiji FACT despite the return of several players after their OFC Pro League duties with Bula FC.

The Fiji Under-16 boys football side will begin its final preparations for the upcoming OFC U16 Championship in Papua New Guinea with a six-week residential camp starting today at the Fiji Football Association Academy in Ba.