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After a 1-1 draw with Moldova in Warsaw, the Polish national team still has a chance to directly advance to next year's European Championships. To obtain it, the Polish national team must defeat the Czech Republic in November, but also count on certain results of their rivals' matches.more

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will be exempt from qualifying for the 2030 World Cup, the AFP news agency reported, citing the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). These countries will host three World Cup matches, the main hosts of which will be Spain, Portugal and Morocco.more

Morocco, Spain and Portugal will jointly organize the 2030 World Cup. Three matches are to be held in South America to mark the tournament's centennial, FIFA announced yesterday.more

"I can solemnly announce that the Men's Volleyball World Championships in 2027 will be held in Poland. The phenomenal attitude of our volleyball players and our fans has allowed us to once again organize this world-class event," Polish Prime Minister announced today.more

The Polish national volleyball team won against Italy 3-0 (25:20, 25:21, 25:23) in the final of the European Championships in Rome. The white and red team won the second gold in the history of this event - they had previously triumphed in 2009.more

World champions Argentina scored their second victory in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. They defeated Bolivia 3:0, while Lionel Messi did not play in the match.more

On the fifth day of the world athletics championships, Natalia Kaczmarek won silver in the 400 m run. This is the second medal of the Poles in Budapest after the silver medal of the hammer thrower Wojciech Nowicki. Yesterday, Anita Włodarczyk - a four-time world champion - was eliminated in the hammer throw qualifying rounds.more

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the apology from the president of the local football federation, Luis Rubiales, who kissed one of the players on the mouth during the World Cup gold medal ceremony, was "insufficient". He added that it was an "unacceptable gesture".more

Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei, who won the 10,000m race at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest and was the fastest at this distance for the third time in a row (before 2019 and 2022), admitted that he enjoyed his success "as never before".more

On the third day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Ewa Swoboda took sixth place in the 100m final. The Polish sprinter was the best European. Natalia Kaczmarek in a spectacular style advanced to the final of the 400 m competition.more

On the second day of the athletics world championships in Budapest, thrasher Wojciech Nowicki won the silver medal and Paweł Fajdek came fourth. Natalia Kaczmarek posted the second qualifying time in the 400m run, as did Ewa Swoboda in the 100m.more

The England national team defeated Australia 3:1 in Sydney and advanced to the finals of the Women's World Cup, which is being held in Australia and New Zealand. Her rivals in Sunday's gold medal match will be the Spanish team.more

England and Australia have advanced to the quarter-finals of the football World Cup, which is being held in Australia and New Zealand. The European champions beat Nigeria in Brisbane after a penalty shootout, while the tournament's co-hosts won in Sydney against Denmark 2:0.more

Lionel Messi declared yesterday that he will not play in the next football World Cup, which will be held in Mexico, the United States and Canada in 2026. "The World Cup in Qatar was the last of my career," he - he confessed in an interview with Chinese media.more

First-round matches of the 2026 World Cup, to be held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, will be organized regionally to reduce travel, FIFA President Gianni Infantino revealed.more

Morocco will join Spain and Portugal in a bid to host the 2030 World Cup. The announcement on Tuesday, which raises further doubts over Ukraine’s participation in the bid, was made through a statement signed by King Mohammed VI and read at a meeting of the Confederation of African Football.more

104 matches will be played in the first soccer world cup with 48 teams, the New York Times reported online. Today in Kigali, the FIFA Council is to approve the new format of the 2026 World Cup, which will be jointly organized by the United States, Canada and Mexico.more

FIFA has been handed a letter supported by over one million petition signatures — and custom-designed football shirts — demanding that it provide compensation to migrant workers who suffered horrific human rights abuses while working on the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar. more

The Council of FIFA - the International Federation of Football, has confirmed that the hosts of the next World Cup - the USA, Canada and Mexico - will receive automatic qualification for the tournament. It also agreed that the organiser of the 2030 World Cup will be chosen in 2024.more

Deputy Sports and Culture Minister Lefteris Avgenakis confirmed that the Greek government is in talks with Egyptian and Saudi Arabian authorities over the possibility of jointly hosting the 2030 World Cup.more

Four Uruguayan players were fined by FIFA yesterday for aggressively confronting match referees after the final whistle of the Qatari World Cup group match against Ghana. The federation of this country will have to pay a large fine and also close some of the stands in the upcoming match.more

A megamural was unveiled in Buenos Aires, where the main place was devoted to the image of the captain of the Argentina national football team, Leo Messi. The Albicelestes defeated France on penalties in the final of the last World Cup.more

Nearly 200,000 people have signed an online petition for a replay of Sunday's World Cup final, refereed by Szymon Marciniak. In Qatar's Lusajl, Argentina defeated France after a penalty shootout.more

Real Madrid's French footballer Karim Benzema announced the end of his national team career the day after the World Cup final. "I have written my story and ours is coming to an end," - declared the Golden Ball winner in a message on Twitter.more

According to the British portal "The Athletic", the final of the World Cup between Argentina and France was the best match of the tournament, and the weakest match between Poland and Mexico. In turn, the French daily "L'Equipe" placed as many as three Poles in the worst "11" of the World Cup.more