Customise ESPN

2026 World Cup: Ukraine keep World Cup hopes alive with clinched playoff spot

The race to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is drawing to a close. Here's how it's looking around the globe.

Sebastian Frej/Getty Images

How Scotland can qualify for 2026 World Cup even if they fail vs. Denmark

Steve Clarke's side are one game away from being the first Scotland side to make the World Cup since 1998 when they face Denmark on Tuesday. Here's how it can happen.

TOP HEADLINES

NBA

QUALIFYING QUEST

England perfect in qualifying -- now Tuchel has decisions to make

England have qualified for the World Cup with a perfect record but who wins the key battles for selection next summer?

Getty

INDIAN SPORTS DAILY UPDATES

Arjun draws with black pieces in game 1 of WC QFs; Pawan, Hitesh earn big wins in World Boxing Cup Finals: Indian Sports LIVE, Nov 17

Follow all the updates from Indian sports on November 17, 2025.

Michal Walusza / FIDE

AMORIM'S JOB AT UNITED

Man United's plan: Save £1 million a week in wages, rebuild midfield

Next summer looms as a busy transfer period for Manchester United: More than £1 million a week in wages will be offloaded, which will in turn free up space for some major midfield upgrades.

Shaun Brooks - CameraSport

Why Man United turned down chance to sign Chelsea's Roméo Lavia

1:12

LATEST FROM THE NFL

Could the Chiefs ... miss the playoffs? Barnwell sizes up the panic level in Kansas City

The Chiefs are 5-5 after losing to the Broncos. They're third in the AFC West, and ESPN's FPI has them at 55.4% to make the playoffs. Is it time to worry?

Jack Dempsey/AP

From Josh McDaniels to Dan Campbell: What has gone right, wrong for every NFL OC, playcaller this season

NFL Nation reporters break down the good and bad for each OC/playcaller and peg the key to success the rest of the season.

WHERE THINGS STAND

Arsenal, Bayern, Marseille? Lessons learned across Europe's top leagues after 10 games

With nearly three months of games being played across the continent, what has stuck out the most from the major European leagues?

(Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Customise ESPN