Coach Branko Ivankovic insisted China’s World Cup qualifying campaign was still alive despite back-to-back losses to Saudi Arabia and Australia over the last five days leaving them bottom of Asian qualifying Group C.

Rewa Football rep Asivorosi Rabo has been ruled out of the OFC Champions League squad after suffering a broken ankle during a team training session yesterday.

England comfortably beat Latvia 3-0 after Reece James and Eberechi Eze both scored their first senior international goals to help make it two wins out of two for Thomas Tuchel’s side in their World Cup qualifying campaign on Monday.

The United States were beaten by Canada 2-1 in the Concacaf Nations League third place match on Sunday but they have enough time to figure things out ahead of next year’s World Cup on home soil, manager Mauricio Pochettino said.

The All Whites made history last night at Eden Park, qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026 by winning the Oceania Qualifiers final 3-0 against New Caledonia in front of 25,132 fans in Auckland.

Raul Jimenez scored a brace, including a stoppage-time penalty, to give Mexico a 2-1 win over Panama in the CONCACAF Nations League final in Inglewood, California.

Digicel Fiji Bula Boys head coach Rob Sherman says they will need to lift their preparation phases to a more professional standard.

Despite suffering a 7-0 defeat to New Zealand in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Oceania Qualifier semi-final yesterday, veteran Bula Boys midfielder Tevita Waranivalu remains confident that his team will bounce back stronger in future qualifiers.

Dreams of making it into the 2026 FIFA World Cup were crushed this evening after the Digicel Fiji Bula Boys were thumped 7-0 by New Zealand in their Oceania Qualifier semi-final this evening.

Australia head to China with renewed confidence in their World Cup project after scoring a rare glut of goals and earning a ringing endorsement from coach Tony Popovic.

Fiji national men’s football coach Rob Sherman says the team is genuinely excited for tonight’s FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers semi-final clash against All Whites but acknowledges the challenge ahead.

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup as Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo struck in the second half to earn Hajime Moriyasu’s side a 2-0 win over Bahrain at Saitama Stadium and confirm their place at next year’s finals.