The November international break will bring a close to the first round of the European World Cup qualification stage, where many nations will directly qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The Portuguese ...

Cristiano Ronaldo was red-carded against Ireland after an elbow and controversial gestures, complicating Portugal's 2026 ...

Portugal was not having its best match against Ireland on Thursday in Dublin, and everything worsened in the 59th minute when Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off with a red card. Ireland opened the ...

DUBLIN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Ireland stunned Portugal 2-0 on Thursday to keep their narrow path to next year's World Cup open and make the Nations League winners wait to book an automatic spot on a ...

Victory over the Republic of Ireland on Thursday will be enough to earn a spot at the 2026 World Cup for Portugal. A late Hungarian equalizer last month means Portugal need just two more points from ...

Welcome to The Briefing, where The Athletic discusses three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s football. In this edition, focused on the World Cup qualifiers, Portugal hammered ...

Troy Parrott’s brace proved crucial for the Republic of Ireland as they defeated Portugal 2-0 in a must-win World Cup ...

Portugal needs a win against Ireland to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Ronaldo says “no one has a guaranteed spot... it’s about merit” regarding team selection. Ronaldo welcomes expected boos from ...