Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV hasn't forgotten his roots -- declaring that he's cheering on team USA in the upcoming World Cup.

Jordan is competing in its first World Cup, while Iraq is making only its second appearance, as teams from the region seek to ...

The Socceroos have held on for a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in their final warm-up match ahead of the FIFA World Cup. It was a ...

Some 40 years after Mexico made the wave famous at the 1986 World Cup, local officials say the country has just set a new ...

The U.S. said it has granted the Iranian team the “necessary” visas to compete in L.A. and Seattle, but the team will sleep ...

It was the kind of pitch-perfect evening amateur soccer players and their parents dream of all winter. Months of withering ...

Matildas coach Joe Montemurro said his side are “allowed to make mistakes” after their goalless match in Newcastle.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be unlike any previous edition of the tournament, for several reasons.

Iranian Football Federation blasts US, accusing them of “vindictive behavior” for denying visas to crucial team members.

Miami Herald soccer writer Michelle Kaufman prepares to cover her seventh World Cup and shares 32 years of tournament history ...

The most obvious impact of heat on the World Cup is for the players. A 2025 study published in the International Journal of ...