The 2026 World Cup is ticking ever closer and the tournament news cycle is reaching overdrive. The conflict in the Middle ...

Iranian football team won’t travel to America – and Iraq struggles to qualify for tournament when airspace is closed ...

Iraq's national football team no longer seeks a postponment of their World Cup play-off match in late March and will travel ...

Iran's already precarious status for the 2026 World Cup was thrown into more doubt when the country's sports minister said it ...

Geopolitical tensions had raised the prospect of Iraq being denied the chance to compete at their first World Cup in 40 years ...

Iraq’s national football squad will join the FIFA World Cup playoffs without having played any friendly games, Iraqi Football Association (IFA) President Adnan Dirjal announced in a […] ...

How do the European playoffs for the 2026 World Cup work and how can you watch all the games? ESPN has you covered with an all-you-need-to-know explainer.

Iraq has revealed its final lineup for the next FIFA World Cup intercontinental playoff, with the national team preparing for ...

Trio of key of injury doubts named in Graham Arnold’s FIFA Play-Off Tournament squad although Jalal Hassan and Ahmed Yahya miss out.

Iraq will travel to Mexico at the end of the week ​for their World Cup playoff despite calls from ‌coach Graham Arnold to postpone the match as they are facing travel disruption due to the Middle East ...

President Trump responded Thursday to Iran’s sports minister saying that his country cannot compete at this summer’s World ...