World Cup Security

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  Amid Drug Violence In Mexico, Security Firms On Alert For World Cup 2026

  Gunshots rang out in a Mexico City warehouse as Leopoldo Cerdeira emptied a cartridge into a car door propped upon a stand.

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  ICC Women's World Cup Semi-finals Qualification Scenarios Explained For All 3 Teams

  ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semifinals qualification scenario: Thursday's clash between India and New Zealand will be pivotal for the three teams, and we examine all the potential scenarios facing them during the final portion of the group stage.

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  UAE Seal Final Spot For 2026 Mens T20 World Cup With Win Over Japan

  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has clinched the final qualification berth for the 2026 ICC Mens T20 World Cup by securing a top-three finish at the ongoing Asia/East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in Oman

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  Nepal, Oman Qualify For T20 World Cup 2026

  Nepal and Oman secured their berths for next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup after guaranteeing top-three finishes in the Asia/East Asia-Pacific Qualifier

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  Qatar, Saudi Arabia Secure FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualification From Asia

  Qatar and Saudi Arabia both secured a spot at next year's World Cup on Tuesday after clinching first place in their groups in the fourth round of Asian qualifying.

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  How India Can Qualify For Women's World Cup Semifinals Despite Back-To-Back Defeats After Australia Heartbreak

  India currently sit third in the Women's World Cup standings, but back-to-back defeats have made their semifinals chances much more difficult.

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  Ghana Recover From AFCON Disaster, Qualify For FIFA World Cup 2026

  Despite failing to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, Ghana have now dramatically secured direct qualification to the FIFA World Cup 2026.

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  Italy Beat Estonia 3-1, Secure Much-Needed Win In World Cup Qualifiers

  Goals from Moise Kean, Mateo Retegui and Pio Esposito were enough for Italy to move three points ahead of Israel in second place, which offers a play-off spot for qualification to the finals.

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  Security A Concern For Italy vs Israel World Cup Qualifier As Protesters Demand Match Be Stopped

  Israel's World Cup qualifying match at Italy next week is expected to attract more pro-Palestinian protesters outside the soccer stadium in Udine than ticket-holding spectators inside the arena.

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  Namibia Secure Berth In T20 World Cup 2026 With Dominant Win Over Tanzania

  Namibia became the first team from the Africa qualifiers to book their place at the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 after brushing aside Tanzania in the semifinal in Harare on Thursday.

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  Sourav Ganguly Returns As CAB president, Outlines Plans For Eden Gardens And Bengal Cricket

  Sourav Ganguly on Monday returned as the president of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) after six years and picked out the boosting of Eden Gardens' capacity to one lakh and securing marquee fixtures during next year's T20 World Cup among his top priorities.

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  ISSF World Cup: Esha Singh Starts India's Medal Tally With 10m Air Pistol Gold

  Indian shooter Esha Singh secured a gold medal in women's 10 m air pistol event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup 2025 in Ningbo, China on Saturday.

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  Clinical India Outplay South Korea 4-1 To Lift Asia Cup Title, Qualify For World Cup

  India defeated defending champions South Korea 4-1 to win the men's Asia Cup hockey tournament and qualify for next year's FIH World Cup.

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  Marcus Trescothick Warns England Cannot Take World Cup Spot For Granted

  Marcus Trescothick accepts a struggling England one-day international side must "climb those rankings" if they are to secure their place at the 2027 World Cup.

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  Zimbabwe, Namibia Seal Spots In Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier

  Zimbabwe and Namibia have secured their spots in the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier in Nepal.