Experience the 2026 World Cup in Europe, where soccer mania transforms daily life and enhances your travel with cultural ...

As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique ...

The Italian Carlo Ancelotti, the most decorated club coach in soccer history, is the first foreigner to lead the most ...

Iceland is geographically isolated and lacks the population base to compete with women's football's major nations. So what ...

With 48 teams convening in North America to contest this summer's World Cup, the field of nations is bursting with ...

A week out from their opening World Cup fixture against Türkiye, the Socceroos will invariably take some level of confidence ...

With less than a week to go until this year’s World Cup, it’s time to start taking a closer look at those who are set to play ...

German mathematician Joachim Klement, who correctly predicted the last three World Cup winners, believes the Netherlands will ...

Kim Jong Un led the celebrations, and players wept with joy, as Asian club soccer’s newest women’s champions toasted a ...

Of all the groups in the 2026 World Cup, Group D appears to be among the most balanced. The United States was the seeded team ...

Drawn into Group A with Mexico, South Korea and South Africa, Czechia will spend the opening phase of the tournament ...

The day began with Jim Cornelison, the famed Chicago Blackhawks signer, doing his usual stirring "Star Spangled Banner," so it was appropriate the fans in Chicago went to a soccer match and a hockey ...