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The British media have assessed that Group L of the World Cup, in which England will face Croatia, Panama and Ghana, is favourable for them, although they consider the rest of the tournament to be difficult. For Scotland, facing Brazil, Morocco and Haiti is a familiar scenario ‘with a hint of something new’.more

The Netherlands, Japan and Tunisia are potential rivals for the Polish national football team in Group F of next year's World Cup. The draw took place in Washington. In order to qualify for the World Cup, the White and Reds must first make it through the play-offs in March.more

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) intends to expand the scope of VAR in next year's World Cup, according to reports in The Times. Video would also be analysed in the case of corner kicks and red cards for two yellow cards.more

The Polish national basketball team defeated the Netherlands 85-83 in The Hague in the second round of Group F of the first stage of the Qatar 2027 World Cup qualifications. This is the second victory for the Polish national basketball team, whose next matches will be against Latvia in February and March.more

The United Kingdom is the only country to have submitted a bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup. The official selection will take place at the FIFA Congress in Vancouver in April 2026. The bid includes 22 stadiums – 16 in England, three in Wales, two in Scotland and one in Northern Ireland.more

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has imposed a fine of 40,500 Swiss francs on the Polish Football Association (PZPN) for, among other things, the behaviour of fans during the World Cup qualifying match against the Netherlands played on 14 November at the PGE Narodowy stadium in Warsaw, according to the association's secretary general, Lukasz Wachowski.more

Poland will face Albania in the semi-finals of the play-offs for qualification for the 2026 World Cup. If they win, the White and Reds will face the winner of the Ukraine-Sweden match in the decisive away match. The draw took place at FIFA headquarters in Zurich.more

The Polish national football team will be drawn tomorrow from the second pot in the play-offs for promotion to the 2026 World Cup. The White and Reds had a chance to be in the first pot, but Tuesday's match, in which Scotland defeated Denmark 4:2, proved unfavourable for them.more

Yesterday, the group stage of the European qualifiers for next year's World Cup came to an end. The winners of the five groups were the last to secure direct qualification: Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and Scotland.more

Yesterday, the Dutch and German national football teams secured their places in next year's World Cup. Poland ended the qualifiers with a 3:2 away win against Malta and will play in the play-offs.more

Norway won 4–1 away against Italy in the World Cup qualifiers and sealed their place in the tournament. The Italian national team will now face a play-off. Earlier on Sunday, Portugal secured their place in the 2026 finals with a 9–1 victory over Armenia.more

Spain are very close to qualifying for next year's World Cup after their 4-0 away victory over Georgia, as are Belgium, despite a 1-1 draw in Kazakhstan. A surprise came in Copenhagen, where Denmark drew 2-2 with Belarus.more

The Croatian national football team won 3:1 at home against the Faroe Islands and qualified for next year's World Cup. The Netherlands, which drew 1:1 with Poland at the National Stadium, is almost certain to qualify for the World Cup.more

Poland drew 1–1 (1–0) with the Netherlands in a Group G World Cup qualifying match held at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw. The goals were scored by Jakub Kamiński and Memphis Depay.more

France qualified for next year's World Cup after defeating Ukraine 4-0 in Paris on Thursday. Portugal will have to wait to celebrate after losing 2-0 to Ireland in Dublin. Cristiano Ronaldo received a red card in that match.more

After the November World Cup qualifying matches, 42 of the 48 participants in next year's final tournament will be known. The 28 teams that have already secured their participation will be joined in the coming days by 11 representatives from Europe and three from North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).more

Italian Maurizio Mariani will be the main referee in Friday's World Cup qualifying match between Poland and the Netherlands at the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw, UEFA announced.more

Only major upsets in the November World Cup qualifying matches could grant the Polish team direct qualification to next year's tournament or deprive them of a spot in the March playoffs. The Polish national team will play the Netherlands in Warsaw on Friday and Malta away three days later.more

Goalkeeper Mateusz Kochalski from Karabakh Agdam and defender Bartosz Bereszyński from second division Italian club Palermo have been additionally called up to the Polish national football team for November's World Cup qualifiers against the Netherlands and Malta, according to the Polish Football Association (PZPN).more

Coach Jan Urban has called up 26 players for the World Cup qualifiers – at home against the Netherlands and away against Malta. Filip Rózga from Sturm Graz and Kryspin Szcześniak from Górnik Zabrze may get their chance to make their debut. Nicola Zalewski and Adam Buksa are returning to the national team after injuries.more

Poland national team coach Jan Urban admitted that the selection of players for the squad was appropriate. He feels that the fans are satisfied with his work. ‘However, I have been in football for too long not to realise that the most important things are still ahead of us,’ he added.more

England became the first European team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, defeating Latvia 5-0 in Riga. In Lisbon, Portugal drew 2-2 with Hungary and had to postpone their celebrations. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for the hosts.more

Wales v Belgium was temporarily halted after a rat invaded the pitch at Cardiff City Stadium. Craig Bellamy's side were trailing 2-1 in the 66th minute when the referee stopped the game to tend to a head injury to one of the Belgian players. But before play could resume again, the players were made to wait for a rodent to make its way off the pitch.more

France surprisingly drew 2-2 with Iceland in Reykjavik and fell short of qualifying for next year's FIFA World Cup. Their Group D rivals, Ukraine, playing as hosts in Krakow, defeated Azerbaijan 2-1.more

Poland's national team defeated Lithuania 2-0 in Kaunas in a World Cup qualifier. The Netherlands are very close to advancing in their group after beating Finland 4-0. A sensational result occurred in the Faroe Islands, where the hosts defeated the Czech Republic 2-1.more