‘Mexico 86’ Review: Diego Luna Scores in a Lightweight Look Behind the Scenes of a World Cup Campaign

With the FIFA World Cup literally kicking off next week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — an unprecedented triple-nation ...

Diego Luna comedy exposes World Cup’s messy backroom dealing in 'México 86'

Luna stars as Martín de la Torre, a real-life official in the Mexican Football Federation who was instrumental in bringing ...

MEXICO 86 : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

Luna plays a shyster power-player who greases palms and politically manipulates Mexico into hosting the world’s biggest ...

‘México 86' review: Diego Luna comedy exposes World Cup's messy backroom dealing

The story of how Mexico secured the 1986 World Cup becomes a Netflix comedy in "México 86," which resonates as the 2026 ...

World Cup co-hosts Mexico lose appeal against Fifa fines for anti-gay chant by fans

Mexico's football federation has lost its latest appeal against Fifa punishments for an anti-gay chant by fans, just days ...

The football fans who went to a World Cup and loved it so much, they stayed

They were a group of Wolves fans who had lost their jobs and wanted the adventure of attending a World Cup, flying 5,000 ...

The Soccer 100: Franz Beckenbauer — Der Kaiser and the slap that helped make Bayern Munich a force

In the seventh of our extracts from The Soccer 100, we revisit the glittering if complicated career of Franz Beckenbauer ...

World Cup 2026 fixtures: Full schedule, venues and kick-off times

England will face Croatia, Ghana and Panama while Scotland will meet Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in the 48-team tournament held ...
USA Today

Inside the FIFA World Cup halftime show and the call that made it happen

The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final will feature a halftime show for the first time in the tournament's history. BTS, Madonna, and Shakira are scheduled to perform at the halftime show at MetLife Stadium.
The Conversation

Soaring ticket prices could help FIFA pull in $15B this World Cup cycle — where does the money come from, where does it go?

At soccer’s World Cup, the top scorer gets the “golden boot,” and the best goalkeeper is handed the “golden gloves.” This year’s tournament will also provide organizer FIFA with a golden opportunity ...