Graham Arnold ready to begin Australia's World Cup journey
Ahead of Australia's first qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup, Socceroos boss Graham Arnold sat down with ESPN for an exclusive interview.
Ahead of Australia's first qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup, Socceroos boss Graham Arnold sat down with ESPN for an exclusive interview.
Graham Arnold has told ESPN that dual-national Cristian Volpato "wants to just focus on his club career" ahead of the Socceroos' first match of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
As he prepares to lead the Socceroos for a record 59th senior international, Graham Arnold insists his expectations are higher than ever.
Uncapped striker Kusini Yengi has earned a maiden Socceroos call-up for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Palestine after a goal-laden switch to England.
Football Australia said its men's national team will play Palestine in a second-round 2026 World Cup qualifier at a neutral venue in Kuwait on Nov. 21.
With Australia's first competitive matches since the 2022 World Cup next week, Joey Lynch runs the rule over the next potential Socceroos squad.
The first round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is done -- but who are the ten teams marching on?
Singapore will get the chance to lock horns with Son Heung-min and South Korea in the next round of joint-qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup.
In coming back to win over Afghanistan, the Azkals showed a change in attitude and mindset as they prepare for World Cup qualifiers.
With the draw for the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup done and dusted, here's what all of Southeast Asia's hopefuls have lying ahead of them.
Son Heung-min now knows the full extent of trauma that close friend Dele Alli endured. He has had his own difficult times, but is backing both of them to bounce back.
South Korea has a rich history in the Bundesliga but new Bayern Munich signing Kim Min-jae has every chance of carving his own legacy.
A quest for a new adventure has led Bailey Wright to Lion City Sailors. And after featuring at last year's FIFA World Cup, there's plenty more he wants to achieve.
Singapore's Lion City Sailors have pulled off a major coup with the signing of Australia international Bailey Wright -- who featured at last year's FIFA World Cup.
Vietnam coach Philippe Troussier believes the expansion of the FIFA World Cup to 48 teams will allow teams like his side to dream.
Philippines coach Michael Weiss lamented his team's lack of basics as they lost 3-2 to Chinese Taipei in an international friendly on Monday evening.
Philippines are hunting a second straight win since the return of coach Michael Weiss but will be wary of Chinese Taipei in Monday's friendly.
2026 FIFA World Cup¤ AFC Qualify | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Qatar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 FIFA World Cup¤ AFC Qualify | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Syria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 FIFA World Cup¤ AFC Qualify | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 FIFA World Cup¤ AFC Qualify | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyrgyz Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 FIFA World Cup¤ AFC Qualify | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 FIFA World Cup¤ AFC Qualify | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 FIFA World Cup¤ AFC Qualify | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 FIFA World Cup¤ AFC Qualify | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 FIFA World Cup¤ AFC Qualify | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Palestine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |