Brazil and Ecuador have qualified for the 2026 World Cup. Vinicius Júnior scored in the 1-0 win over Paraguay on Tuesday that marked Carlo Ancelotti’s home debut as Brazil’s national team coach.

There will be three more qualifying periods this year — in September, October, and November — jammed into a crowded calendar that already has obliterated the offseason.

The men's World Cup qualifying match is today, June 10, at 8:30 p.m. ET. You can tune into the 2026 World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Paraguay tonight on Universo. The channel is available on platforms including Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, and Fubo.

FIFA men's World Cup is approaching next year and qualifying is well underway. Most of the biggest national teams around the world have yet to book a spot in the first 48-team World Cup in the history of the competition,

The 2026 World Cup in North America will be the first to feature 48 teams but an expanded tournament does not necessarily mean a wider field of genuine

If the champions of Asia, Africa and the Americas can compete with European giants, then the Club World Cup could be compelling for decades to come. Here are five that could rise to the occassion.

Carlo Ancelotti will make his long-awaited debut as the head coach of Brazil's national team on Thursday when the five-time World Cup winners travel to Ecuador in one of the final matches of South America's World Cup qualifying competition.

Their failure to win any major trophies last season has led to a revolution at Real Madrid, starting with a change of head coach: Xabi Alonso in for Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian, who already has a new job managing Brazil’s national team,