After Morocco became the first Africans to reach a World Cup semifinal in 2022, can a sub-Saharan side step up in 2026?

France's shocking 2-1 loss to Ivory Coast broke a 16-year streak, and exposed a concerning pattern ahead of the 2026 World ...

When FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, chose Brazil to host the 2014 World Cup in 2007, national leaders dreamed ...

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

Find out who the 170 officials are for the 2026 World Cup and when will we find out who is refereeing which game?

South Africa enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's 11th-ranked side in the Fifa standings. In the first instalment of a nine-part series on African squads at the 2026 tournament in the ...

It is nearly here. It feels like the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America has been in the ...

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

Since the end of apartheid, the South Africa's national football team - known as Bafana Bafana - have featured at three FIFA ...

South Africa failed to generate momentum after hosting the World Cup in 2010 but following a long period of stagnation they have a chance to become ​consistent competitors on the global stage.

Once again Italy will be missing from the World Cup but who else won't be playing and which countries are making a long ...