Mexico to kick off 2026 World Cup against South Africa

The Republic of Ireland will face co-hosts Mexico, South Africa and South Korea if they qualify via the play-offs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. England have been drawn against Croatia, Ghana and Panama in Group L for next summer’s World Cup finals in North America. Scotland have been drawn against five-times world champions Brazil and 2022 semi-finalists Morocco, as well as Haiti, in Group C. Wales or Northern Ireland will head to Group B if they emerge victorious in the play-offs, alongside co-hosts Canada, Qatar and Switzerland.

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Norris wins in Mexico to take Championship lead

McLaren’s Lando Norris took the championship lead for the first time since April with a dominant victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix. Norris was serenely out of reach of some incidents behind him as he kept the lead from pole position and controlled the race from there. Norris leads the championship by just one point from team-mate Oscar Piastri, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished third just behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, is 36 points off the lead.

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Norris fends off Ferrari duo to take pole in Mexico

McLaren’s Lando Norris gave his title hopes a boost by taking pole position at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Title rivals Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will start the race fifth and seventh, as both Ferrari drivers and Mercedes’ George Russell muscled in on the championship fight. Norris beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.262 seconds, while Lewis Hamilton secured his best grand prix qualifying position of the season in third.

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Oscar Piastri surprised by Max Verstappen’s title charge

Oscar Piastri insists he would rather be in his shoes despite Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen being the one in title-winning form. The Aussie is 40 points clear of Verstappen and 14 ahead of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris heading into this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix.

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Superb Sainz wins Mexican GP as Verstappen and Norris clash again

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took a controlled victory in the Mexican Grand Prix, beating Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc to take his second win of the year. Sainz passed early leader Max Verstappen soon after a Safety Car restart and never looked back, winning by five seconds. Verstappen finished in sixth place after the stewards handed him a combined 20 seconds of penalties after a pair of incidents involving Norris.

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