Tunisia beat Asian champions Qatar 3-0, while Palestine draw with Syria to enter the quarterfinals for the first time.
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Tunisia beat Asian champions Qatar 3-0, while Palestine draw with Syria to enter the quarterfinals for the first time.
![Palestinian players celebrate after qualifying for the knockout stage following their 0-0 draw against Syria at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar [Rula Rouhana/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-07T190231Z_1190409655_UP1ELC71GW5QM_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ARABCUP-SYR-PLE-1765135022.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Dates, start times and venues for all 104 matches at the 48-team tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
![The FIFA World Cup 2026 will begin on June 11 in Mexico City, Mexico and end on July 19 in New Jersey, US [Mandel Ngan/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AFP__20251205__879L8EN__v1__MidRes__FblWc2026Draw-1765027657.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Mexico will open the World Cup against South Africa, while holders Argentina will face Algeria in their first game.

Donald Trump thanks Ronaldo as football superstar makes surprise appearance alongside Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Al Jazeera’s breakdown of the qualified teams, playoffs and shock omissions from the FIFA World Cup in North America.
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Who are the fighters, and what’s the family rivalry? When and where is the fight? Al Jazeera explains.
![Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn face off in the boxing ring for the second time in six months [James Fearn/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GettyImages-2235967851-1762956750.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Jack Della Maddalena puts his UFC welterweight title on the line against four-time lightweight champ Islam Makhachev.

FAI calls for Israel’s immediate suspension over its violation of UEFA’s statutes in occupied Palestinian territory.
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Pro-Palestine groups calling for Israel’s removal from FIFA are expected to protest outside Villa Park in Birmingham.
![Pro-Palestine supporters display banners and Palestine flags on a bridge above the A38 motorway ahead of Aston Villa's UEFA Europa League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv in Birmingham [Matthew Childs/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-05T153230Z_1431470429_UP1ELB5176487_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-EUROPA-AVL-MTA-PREVIEW-1762436343.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
All our updates, with post-match interviews and reactions, from our text commentary stream of the final in Navi Mumbai.
