Luis Diaz, heading to his first World Cup at the peak of his powers, and James Rodriguez, the boy wonder of 2014, aiming for ...

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at the record holders in World Cup history ahead of the 2026 tournament ...

The latest World Cup presents an opportunity to make history, and North America's expanded tournament this summer could be ...

An expanded 48-team field in 2026 means more chances for the underdogs. Looking back, here are five of the biggest upsets in ...

Uruguay won the inaugural World Cup tournament in 1930. Find out more stats and the full list of winners now.

What are the best ever World Cup shirts and what makes them iconic? BBC Sport ranks the all-time top 10 here.

West Germany were 2-1 ahead when the clock ticked past the hour in their Italy 1990 opener against Yugoslavia, and Lothar Matthaus had already curled home a fine goal from the edg ...

From forgotten substitutes to retired veterans, these unlikely World Cup heroes defied the odds and etched their names into ...

Only a few soccer team managers have ever won the FIFA World Cup. The great soccer team managers of the FIFA World Cup have ...

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 ...

U.S. Soccer history didn't start in 1990. But the USMNT did not begin to flourish until qualification was achieved for Italia ...

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