The former soccer star, who notched three World Cup appearances himself in 1998, 2002, and 2006, shared his top predictions, ...

Kuwait's only appearance at a World Cup was highlighted by a situation where interference by the country's Prince led to a ...

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New Zealand are back at a World Cup for the first time since they drew all three matches of their matches in 2010 Get the ...

Goalies will keep making big saves and defenders will keep putting their bodies on the line, but it’s the strikers who will ...

For decades, commentators have repeated a seductive claim: when a nation wins the FIFA World Cup, a baby boom follows nine ...

From Mario Kempes to Lionel Messi, we look back over the winners of the men’s World Cup’s player-of-the-tournament award.

One-hundred-and-four matches. Three countries. This is the FIFA World Cup 2026, which kicks off Thursday, June 11, when Brazil takes on Morocco in Mexico City. For more than a month, soccer fans will ...

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 ...

The Three Lions headed to the 2002 World Cup sweating on a metatarsal injury suffered by David Beckham just weeks before the ...

Nations who have qualified for the 2026 World Cup have released their new kits for the tournament. And my friends, there are some absolute beauties out there. MORE — 2026 World Cup full schedule, how ...

Ready for this summer's soccer smorgasbord that will be the 2026 FIFA World Cup? You better be because you know I am. I'm ready for 48 teams from around the globe to take part in what will be an epic ...