Global growth is projected to be in line with the April 2024 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast, at 3.2 percent in 2024 and 3.3 percent in 2025. Services inflation is holding up progress on ...

A record nine African teams will qualify for the 2026 World Cup, and 10 is a possibility as the 54 nations of CAF scrapped for places in the North American-based tournament. MORE — How will 48-team ...

The gauntlet that is CONMEBOL qualifying eased a bit with the expanded, 48-team field for the 2026 World Cup. Six teams have qualify automatically and a seventh will reach the six team ...

The 2026 World Cup promises to be the biggest FIFA showcase in history, at least by size of the tournament field. With the competition set to expand to 48 teams for the first time in its nearly ...