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HOW WILL QUALIFYING, GROUPS, ELIMINATION ROUNDS WORK WITH SO MANY COUNTRIES?
The issue is more complex in South America, where four of its 10 teams already earn a World Cup berth with another going into a playoff... READ MORE›
FIFA TO EXPAND WORLD CUP TO 48 TEAMS
ZURICH -- FIFA will expand the World Cup to 48 teams, adding 16 extra nations to the 2026 tournament, which likely will be held in North America... READ MORE›
FIFA TO EXPAND WORLD CUP TO 48 TEAMS IN 2026
ZURICH AP -- FIFA says it will expand the World Cup to 48 teams, adding 16 extra nations to the 2026 tournament... READ MORE›
THE WORLD CUP APPEARS LIKELY TO GET A WHOLE LOT BIGGER NEXT WEEK
More World Cup games would do little more than put added strain on those players... READ MORE›
CAN THE AVERAGE PERSON BECOME A WORLD RECORD BREAKER?
ALL SECTIONS More Guinness World Records Can the average person become a world record breaker?... READ MORE›
JAPAN, HONG KONG REACH 12-TEAM WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP
The outcome marks the first-time any Hong Kong team, male or female, will feature at a 15-a-side World Cup... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN SOCCER TEAMS PLANE CRASHES
In the world of Brazilian soccer, Chapecoense was an upstart from a humdrum city... READ MORE›
COLOMBIA PLANE CRASH: FLIGHT DATA EXAMINED AS CHAPECOENSE FANS MOURN
Emotional pain resonated across the region over the loss of much of the Chapecoense soccer team from southern Brazil... READ MORE›
AMAZING BASKETBALL SHOT FROM INCREDIBLE HEIGHT SMASHES WORLD RECORDA
A stunning basketball shot from the top of a huge dam in Switzerland has set a new Guinness World Record... READ MORE›
JURGEN KLINSMANN IS OUT. WHAT'S NEXT FOR U.S. SOCCER?
Perhaps Gulati's biggest miscalculation was extending Klinsmann's contract in 2013 before he ever even coached a World Cup game... READ MORE›
WATCH A ROBOT SOLVE A RUBIK'S CUBE IN THE TIME IT TAKES FOR YOU TO SAY 'WORLD RECORD'
[Insanely fast teen sets Rubik’s cube world record at Maryland competition] Before the Munich expo, machines had previously cracked the 1-second mark, though not by much... READ MORE›
FRANCE VS SWEDEN WC 2018 QUALIFIER: SILENT FANS REMEMBER VICTIMS OF PARIS ATTACKS ONE YEAR ON
REUTERS Benoit Tessier Players linked arms as fans stood to observe a minute's silence at Stade de France one year after the Paris attacks... READ MORE›
WILL TRUMP PRESIDENCY IMPACT POSSIBLE U.S. WORLD CUP BID?
He is the president of the United States as of Jan. 20, Gulati told reporters before the national team's clash with Mexico in World Cup qualifying... READ MORE›
RUSSIA CHOOSES WOLF ZABIVAKA AS WORLD CUP 2018 MASCOT
The mascot for the 2018 World Cup will be a wolf called Zabivaka... READ MORE›
ULTRARUNNER BREAKS WORLD RECORD IN 6-WEEK TREK ACROSS AMERICA
Photo Zandy Mangold Pete Kostelnick running through Yosemite National Park in September 2016... READ MORE›
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MAN CAPTURES PHOTO OF LIGHT BEAMING OFF ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER
A stunning photo shows sunlight reflecting off of the One World Trade Center days before the 15th anniversary of the 9 11 terror attacks... READ MORE›
WORLD TRADE CENTER OPENS FOR BUSINESS
The sun rises behind One World Trade Center in New York City on Monday, Nov... READ MORE›
PHOTOS RAINBOW APPEARS FROM WORLD TRADE CENTER ON EVE OF911
The colorful image appeared to be coming from One World Trade Center on the eve of the 14th anniversary of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks... READ MORE›
U.S.A. VS. JAPAN: WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL 2015
It is the third time the United States has won the Women's World Cup and the first since 1999... READ MORE›
DAD BREAKS WORLD RECORD WITH GIANT CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY
EST November 30, 2014 Over 1 million lights have been set up in Canberra, Australia, officially breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest LED image display... READ MORE›
WORLDA??S OLDEST DOG? MAGGIE THE KELPIE DIES AGED 30
Owner Brian McLaren, a dairy farmer in Woolsthorp, Victoria, confirmed the news to The Weekly Times ... READ MORE›
SHORTEST MAN IN WORLD DIED, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS SAYS
Shortest man in world died guinness world records says... READ MORE›
WORLDA??S OLDEST MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE EVER FOUND FINALLY WASHES UP AFTER 108 YEARS
She told local paper the Amrum News the clear glass bottle had a note inside bearing only the words Break the bottle... READ MORE›
GUARDIAN.CO.UK EGYPTIAN COURT SENTENCES 183 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SUPPORTERS TO DEATH 1 HR AGO
Guinness World Records maintains a database of 40,000 records, only 3,000 to 4,000 of which make it into the printed book... READ MORE›
SONNY BILL WILLIAMS LAUDED FOR SHOW OF SPORTSMANSHIP IN RUGBY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL
Sonny Bill Williams was praised for the compassion he showed to a beaten opponent... READ MORE›
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR COMPLETES 7,000 PULL-UPS TO SHATTER WORLD RECORDS
Andrew Shapiro's quest to set a Guinness World Record began seven months ago, with American Ninja Warrior and his father's cancer diagnosis... READ MORE›
BULLDOG SKATEBOARDS INTO THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS BOOK A?? VIDEO
Record attempts will be made globally to mark annual Guinness world records day on 15 November... READ MORE›
70 ACHIEVEMENTS, 70 YEARS: A VISUAL GUIDE TO WHAT THE UN HAS DONE
70 achievements, 70 years a visual guide to what the UN has done... READ MORE›
'FORCED LABOUR' AT WORLD CUP STADIUM
Rights group Amnesty International has accused Qatar of using forced labour at a flagship World Cup 2022 stadium... READ MORE›
54-YEAR-OLD TEXAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR PULL-UPS
Mark Jordan, 54, of Corpus Christi, Texas, broke the previous record of 4,210 at around 1 a... READ MORE›
A BAR IN DUBAI BREAKS THE WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEST DOMINO DROP SHOTA
A bar in Dubai broke the Guinness World Record for the longest domino drop shot on Monday evening... READ MORE›
BRIGHTON'S FIRST RUGBY WORLD CUP MATCH WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
Rugby World Cup 2015 Brighton's first Rugby World Cup match will never be forgotten... READ MORE›
THE WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON DIES AT 117
Misao Okawa, the world's oldest Japanese woman receives a bouquet of flowers on her 117th birthday celebration at Kurenai Nursing Home in Osaka, Japan... READ MORE›
AIR NEW ZEALAND AND QANTAS AGREE WAGER AMIDST TWITTER BANTER AHEAD OF TWICKENHAM SHOWDOWN
Air New Zealand and Qantas just upped the stakes in their Rugby World Cup final wager... READ MORE›
WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON, MISAO OKAWA, DIES WEEKS AFTER 117TH BIRTHDAY
Guinness World Records said it was in the process of discovering who would replace her as the world's oldest person... READ MORE›
BRENNAN: DO-NOTHING U.S. SOCCER MUST DO SOMETHING WITH HOPE SOLO
This is a profoundly important issue of domestic violence that U.S... READ MORE›
THE REAL REASON JEREMY CORBYN MISSED THE ENGLAND'S RUGBY WORLD CUP OPENER
The real reason for Jeremy Corbyn's much-criticised absence from the opening match of the Rugby World Cup has emerged... READ MORE›
CANBERRA SHEEP'S MASSIVE FLEECE THE HEAVIEST IN THE WORLD
World record Canberra sheep's massive fleece the heaviest in the world... READ MORE›
ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP: ALCOHOL-DRENCHED CULTURE NEEDS TO CHANGE
For that, Cricket Australia, members of the Australian cricket team and Channel Nine have no one to blame but themselves... READ MORE›
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE'S REFUGEE CRISIS A?? A VISUAL GUIDE
Latest developments in europe's refugee crisis a visual guide... READ MORE›
WORLD RECORD SET FOR MOST RIDERS ON A SURFBOARD
On Saturday in Huntington Beach, Calif., 66 surfers rode a wave together on a 42-foot surfboard... READ MORE›
NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION STAR JONAH LOMU DIES AGED 40
According to the former team doctor of the All Blacks, John Mayhew, Lomu's death was unexpected... READ MORE›
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JIA JIA: HONG KONG GIANT PANDA BECOMES OLDEST EVER
Happy birthday, Jia Jia Hong Kong giant panda becomes oldest ever... READ MORE›
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015: SONNY BILL WILLIAMS AWARDED NEW WINNER'S MEDAL AFTER GIVING HIS AWAY TO YOUNG FAN
The World Rugby awards in London opened on Sunday Monday morning, Sydney time with Williams being presented with a new gold medal... READ MORE›
2022 WORLD CUP WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO U.S. IN PRE-VOTE DEAL
French President Nicolas Sarkozy intervened to scuttle a secret agreement to award the 2022 World Cup to the U.S., FIFA President Sepp Blatter said... READ MORE›
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BABY GIRL BORN AT WORLD TRADE CENTER TRANSPORTATION HUB
NEW YORK AP -- A baby has been born at the World Trade Center's transportation hub in Lower Manhattan... READ MORE›
MUSEUM SEEKS THE FINAL FACES TO FILL A SEPT. 11 TAPESTRY
Born in Lima, Peru, Mercado lived in the East New York section of Brooklyn... READ MORE›
WORLD TRADE CENTER MALL REOPENS, SHOWS PROGRESS SINCE 9/11
Of the World Trade Center mall Tuesday reflects how much Lower Manhattan has changed since the Sept. 11, 2011, terror attacks... READ MORE›
WAS IT 9/11 OR 7/11? TRUMP HAS SLIP OF THE TONGUE
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump gives his last-minute pitch in New York before the state's primary, but makes a big gaffe when he mixes up 9 11 with 7 11... READ MORE›
'THE BIGGEST SURPRISE WAS HOW QUICK IT HAS TURNED AROUND [FOR THE WALLABIES],' SAYS DAVE DENNIS
Making news 'Australia's David Pocock invites David Attenborough to Rugby World Cup final'... READ MORE›
HOW ENGLAND FANS WERE FORCED TO LOVE THEIR ARCH ENEMIES
Rugby World Cup 2015 How England fans were forced to love their arch enemies... READ MORE›
FIVE OF THE GREAT WORLD CUP CONTROVERSIES
WAYNE'S WORLD New Zealand made a shock 2007 World Cup quarter-final exit against France in Cardiff... READ MORE›
MICHAEL CHEIKA'S WALLABIES TRICKS REVEALED FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL AGAINST SCOTLAND
LONDON Ten-man scrum tricks and family trees have instilled a steely resolve and camaraderie the Wallabies hope can lift them to World Cup glory... READ MORE›
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015: THE TRY THAT CREATED THE POOL OF DEATH AND ENGLAND'S KNOCKOUT MISERY
As the dust settles from England's humiliation at their own Rugby World Cup the blame-game is well and truly under way... READ MORE›
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015: WALLABIES NO LONGER FLYING UNDER THE RADAR
Five-eighth Nicholas Sanchez, who scored 25 points against Tonga, fullback Joaquin Tuculet and flanker Pablo Matera continue to impress... READ MORE›
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015: WALES COACH WARREN GATLAND SLAMS STUPID 'GROUP OF HELL'
Wales and Australia have locked in quarter-final berths after they both toppled World Cup hosts England in the pool stages... READ MORE›
RUGBY WORLD CUP TECHNOLOGY IS SHOWING WHAT FOOTBALL IS LACKING
The ultimate and non-arguable respect for the referee in rugby is something which football could learn a lot from... READ MORE›