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          Get the latest news and updates on the Fifa World Cup, including dates, schedule, fixtures and teams

          The first training session for Iraqi national team in Monterrey, Mexico, in preparation for the Intercontinental Playoff for the 2026 World Cup. Photo: Iraq National Football Team
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          FootballMarch 19, 2026
          Iran midfielder Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh celebrates scoring against North Korea in World Cup qualifying. AFP

          Iran seek to have World Cup matches moved from the United States to Mexico

          FootballMarch 17, 2026
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          Iraq to travel to Mexico on private planes for 2026 World Cup play-off

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          CartoonMarch 12, 2026
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          US President Donald Trump, left, and Fifa chief Gianni Infantino. AFP

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          FootballMarch 06, 2026
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          Iraq's World Cup 2026 play-off plans disrupted by Middle East crisis

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          Left to right: Alessandro Del Piero, Ronaldo, Cafu, Didier Deschamps, Carles Puyol, Fabio Cannavaro and Andres Iniesta at the World Sports Summit. Antonie Robertson / The National
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          World Sports Summit underlines Dubai's ambition to become greatest sporting city

          SportJanuary 01, 2026
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