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South Korea's football association has apologised for providing sexual entertainment to foreign referees during international matches held over a decade ago, following a government audit that exposed corporate credit card payments at adult establishments.
Radio Televisyen Malaysia will announce acquisitions of broadcasting rights for additional major sporting events after successfully delivering free-to-air coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil confirmed.
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has endorsed Mark van Bommel's appointment as the nation's new coach, though his own future with the team hinges on negotiations over participation in the Nations League.
Prediction market startup Kalshi doubled its projected user numbers and trading volume during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, processing $27 billion in bets across 3 million users. The platform faces ongoing regulatory challenges across multiple US states.
A magistrate's court in Balik Pulau has imposed RM1,200 fines on six foreign nationals convicted of running illegal betting operations tied to 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, signalling stepped-up enforcement action against unlicensed gambling.
Malaysia harbours ambitions to host the FIFA World Cup and field a competitive national team in the tournament, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, speaking at a World Cup final viewing event in Bangi.
FIFA's technical study group has concluded that expanding the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams was successful, with no disasters for smaller nations and improved overall tournament quality across North America.
Rights groups have condemned FIFA's expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams as failing its inclusivity pledge, citing restrictive US visa policies that prevented fans and workers from nations including Morocco, Egypt, and Iraq from attending the tournament.
England advanced to the 2026 World Cup semi-finals after Jude Bellingham scored twice in a 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway at Miami Stadium, keeping alive their hopes of a second world title since 1966.
Singapore authorities arrested 17 people across multiple locations in an islandwide crackdown on illegal remote gambling operations, recovering more than S$720,000 in cash and seizing electronic devices used in the scheme.
FIFA has suspended enforcement of a one-match ban on American striker Folarin Balogun, clearing him to play against Belgium in Monday's World Cup last-16 clash in Seattle. Belgium's football association has formally protested the decision.