If you have a rare talent in your team, you build a team around that player. Zagallo had Pele in 1970, Carlos Bilardo in 1986 ...

The first instance of sighting a Mexican wave is still under debate, but it was at the 1986 edition in Mexico where the world ...

It is the FIFA World Cup, the one Italy won in 1982 and 2006, the symbol that welcomes visitors at the entrance of 'A Century ...

The 2026 World Cup has a plethora of players representing a country where they weren't born. The fact that a player plays for ...

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

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

Italy coach Silvio Baldini has called up another new face for the senior side, as Juve Stabia’s Alessio Cacciamani has joined ...

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 ...

We looked at previous 22 winners to decide the key metrics behind predicting which team will win - and got a familiar ...

Austria, ranked 24th by FIFA, heads to the World Cup under German coach Ralf Rangnick, aiming to surpass their historic 1954 ...

The African nation with the most World Cup appearances won't be in the 2026 World Cup. Cameroon has made eight World Cups and ...

Scotland's World Cup history and 2026 ambitions are now alive, with a long-awaited return to the tournament after many missed ...