2018 World Cup

Your guide to Italy v. Sweden, Northern Ireland v. Switzerland, Croatia v. Greece, and Denmark v. Ireland.

By Mark Baber

November 8 – Russia has banned 384 citizens from attending sports events, according to Deputy Department Head of the Russian Interior Ministry’s Main Directorate for Countering Extremism Sergei Pershenkov...

In a week’s time, the field for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will be set. All that’s left to settle are four playoff ties in Europe, two pitting teams from across continental divides, and three groups in Africa.

(SuperSport.com) Africa’s 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign will come to end within the next week and arguably the biggest match sees Ivory Coast host Morocco at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan on Saturday evening...

(FIFA.com) After four games in the African qualifying competition, Morocco’s chances of making it to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ looked quite remote. The North Africans were a point behind Group C leaders Côte d'Ivoire and just a point ahead of Gabon...

By Morocco World News

Rabat – While the Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) vowed to offer Moroccan fans more than 8,000 seats for the Morocco-Ivory Coast game, only 400 tickets have actually been made available to the Moroccan team’s supporters, reported African News Agency (APA).

Opponents of Russia's national side can be forgiven for confusion as they face two identical players: twin brothers Anton and Alexei Miranchuk.

Martin O'Neill has trimmed down his Republic of Ireland Men's National Team squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Play-Off with Denmark.

Martin O'Neill has trimmed down his Republic of Ireland Men's National Team squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Play-Off with Denmark.

(AfricanFootball.com) Yeni Malatyaspor forward Khalid Boutaïb will be aiming to continue his impressive goal scoring form when the Super League outfit take on İstanbul Başakşehir this weekend.

November 2 – FIFA have concluded a five-year TV deal with public broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) for rights to all its events starting with the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and concluding with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.