Scotland to face Brazil and Morocco in World Cup group stage in repeat of France 1998
Scotland face a mouthwatering reunion with Brazil in their first World Cup campaign since 1998 after being drawn in Group C at Friday’s ceremony
Australia draw USA, Paraguay and a European playoff winner for 2026 World Cup
Socceroos face rematch with United States months after heated friendly with Tony Popovic’s side placed in Group D for next year’s tournament
World Cup 2026 draw: England face two 2018 reunions, Scotland land Brazil
England will face a rematch of their 2018 semi-final in the opening fixture of their World Cup campaign, after they were drawn alongside Croatia
World Cup 2026 draw: USA to face Australia and Paraguay in group stage
A full 1,098 days since exiting the 2022 men’s World Cup with a loss to the Netherlands, the United States men’s national team knows who they’ll face next
Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
US president receives new Fifa honour as scrutiny grows over Infantino’s political alliances and Trump’s disputed record on global conflicts
Mejbri banned for spitting at Leeds fans, Merino may keep place as Arsenal striker – as it happened
Plus, Pep Guardiola confirmed Rodri is still not fit and Eddie Howe gave a positive update on Sandro Tonali
Brighton owner Tony Bloom faces questions over allegations he bet on his own teams
Exclusive: Billionaire is claimed to be anonymous figure behind $70m of wins in US legal case. He denies betting on his own teams
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L’Eau Du Sud bids to create history in Tingle Creek for title leader Skelton
Victory would make the trainer the first to complete four feature chase successes on consecutive Saturdays
Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action
Aston Villa welcome leaders Arsenal in Saturday’s early kick-off before Manchester City host Sunderland
Saracens hatch plan to put dent in French dominance against Clermont
Even without Maro Itoje, Ben Earl and Jamie George, the English club are set to deploy a formidable lineup against their depleted opponents
McLaren will use team orders in quest for F1 world drivers’ title in Abu Dhabi
McLaren’s team principal, Zak Brown, said: ‘We’re going to do what we can to win,’ with Max Verstappen able to pip Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to the championship
Morecambe FC break ties with takeover figure accused of supporting terrorist group
The UK government has frozen the financial assets of Gurpreet Singh Rehal after he was accused of supporting a terrorist organisation in India
Are Leicester tumbling towards a painfully awkward anniversary party?
In today’s Football Daily: Tough times for the Foxes
‘We’re all human’: Joe Root defends England over costly dropped catches on day two
Joe Root has insisted that human error rather than poor preparation lay behind a string of dropped catches during a day of toil in the field for England