Italy entered the final World Cup playoff with a chance to stop the embarrassment, but the transcript says Bosnia ended that ...

Uzbekistan's head coach is a man famous for captaining his country to the World Cup. His aim is to make Uzbekistan 'play ...

Lionel Messi is back after winning an elusive title in 2022. Here’s a look at his numbers for Argentina as he heads into his ...

As the U.S. is set to host its second FIFA World Cup, a look back at some of the tournaments most memorable moments.

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. A thousand matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. All of them part of the story. After 96 ...

Sports Mole looks at the records Cristiano Ronaldo could break at the 2026 World Cup as the Portugal national football team captain prepares for his final appearance on football’s biggest stage.

Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah, Jamal Musiala and Lamine Yamal (Picture: Getty/Metro) The teenager may be carrying an injury into the tournament but, assuming Spain manage to get through a relatively easy ...

As fans hold their breath in anticipation of this year’s World Cup, set to kick off on Thursday, 11 June 2026, where co-host ...

What was unusual about the blow-up between then-Marseille boss Roberto De Zerbi and Canada midfielder Ismaël Koné was how ...

Infantino, who is wary of unstructured interactions with the press, narrowed his eyes and considered. “Very good,” he replied ...

It’s almost time for the ball to start rolling at the 2026 World Cup. And OneFootball is starting to highlight the details of ...