Which teams are in the World Cup? Which ones have close to qualifying? Breaking it all down, region by region.

The Azzurri got off to about the worst possible start in their qualification campaign. Giancarlo Rinaldi examines whether a ...

The road to '26: The Netherlands remain the most accomplished soccer nation yet to win a World Cup. The Dutch have been ...

Federico Dimarco, Alessandro Bastoni, and Nicolo Barella will have to recover mentally from the devastation of collapses by ...

The Italian national team has been left in shock ahead of the 2026 World Cup after Claudio Ranieri rejected the offer to ...

The Italian national team is once again facing upheaval as the Italian federation (FIGC) have decided to sack coach Luciano ...

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains all of the big questions heading into the 2025 Club World Cup, starting on Sunday ...

Claudio Ranieri does not even want to try where Roberto Mancini and Gian Piero Ventura failed — to take four-time champion ...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino attempts to explain the expected global impact of the 48-team 2026 World Cup hosted by the ...

Since becoming its own nation, Moldova has never qualified for the World Cup, having not won a match during qualification ...

With a parting gift for Luciano Spalletti, Italy has beaten Moldova 2-0 for its first points in the beleaguered national team ...

This is the third in a series on The Athletic looking back at the winners of each World Cup, from Uruguay in 1930 through to Argentina in 2022. Italy had won the World Cup in 1934. Four years ...