The Latest Breaking News from World Cups

Southern hemisphere teams have won eight of the nine World Cups so far

A last chance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Kylian Mbappé back on the biggest stage of all. Brazil bidding for a record-extending sixth title. One of the most eagerly anticipated World Cups in memory is just around the corner in Qatar and excitement is building after the qualification period…

Plus: familiar foes at World Cups, more old internationals who broke their goalscoring duck and Rangers’ 394-day season

"For a nation of our size to qualify for back-to-back World Cups under his stewardship was incredible and really very inspiring.”

Davis described Bingham’s achievements as ‘incredible and really very inspiring’.

The US men’s and women’s soccer teams will share prize money from their respective World Cups equally in a historic agreement announced on Wednesday.

He played 198 one-day international for Australia and won two World Cups

Richer nations will have to share the spoils if the proposed Nations Championship is to finally get off the ground and change rugby union’s future

From the grassroots to MLR and on to the corridors of power, rugby lovers are celebrating. But they know hard work looms