Emiliano Martinez has been a vital figure in Argentina's current era of international success, making key saves and ...

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.

Footix, we haven’t forgotten you! The World Cup is already arriving next Wednesday! It has the unique feature of being hosted ...

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 ...

In this article, GOAL lists every World Cup host city, from 1930 to 2026. In 1930, the inaugural tournament took place in ...

What can I expect from France? Didier Deschamps will attempt to bring the curtain down on 14 years in charge of France by ...

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

The greatest players have graced the World Cup and often lived up to top billing. Lionel Messi has been named player of the ...

With the 23rd Fifa World Cup only days away, we briefly recount the story of every edition of the world’s most popular ...

The World Cup arrives Thursday in L.A., and culture lovers can get in on the action at a variety of local museum watch ...

Travellers to Qatar in 2022 were left in no doubt that the Persian Gulf outpost was hosting the World Cup finals.