With the Club World Cup starting this weekend, BBC Sport looks at how seriously the expanded tournament is being taken.

The road to '26: The Netherlands remain the most accomplished soccer nation yet to win a World Cup. The Dutch have been runners-up three times and fell on penalties to eventual champions Argentina in the quarterfinals in Qatar. This cycle has already featured another near miss in the form of a semifinal exit at Euro 2024.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino attempts to explain the expected global impact of the 48-team 2026 World Cup hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

The World Cup kicks off one year from now and will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. The 23rd edition of soccer's most prestigious tournament, which has been running since 1930, will be the biggest yet with 48 teams taking part.

Jack Grealish's absence from Manchester City's Club World Cup squad prompted Erling Haaland to make a statement on social media.

USMNT is wobbling before its home World Cup. How do the run-ups of other past hosts compare, and what did it mean for their WC performance?

Injuries, players resting, a lack of quality and poor execution see the USMNT with more questions than answers a year out from World Cup