The 2026 World Cup is now gearing up to dominate football fans’ summers. The expansion to 48 teams has increased the number of games from 64 to 104, offering World Cup odds galore for bettors.Markets ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Lionel Messi will play for Argentina in a record sixth World Cup at the age of 39. In the third instalment of a five-part ...

Lionel Messi finally got his hands on the World Cup in 2022, but Luis de la Fuente's Spain side are now coming for ...

Eight players aged 40 or over, including Cristiano Ronaldo, are set to feature at the FIFA World Cup 2026 – more than in ...

A goal down against the Soviet Union, Socrates lifted the Seville crowd to their feet when he picked the ball up 35 yards from goal, jinked his way past two sprawling Soviet defenders one after the ...

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

Michael Cox's series looking back at each World Cup winner concludes with a look at Argentina's victory in Qatar ...