World Cup 2026 co-host Mexico is beginning preparations in earnest on Saturday as its national team travels to California. El Tri is up against an Australian side in need of a strong performance in this friendly after disappointing recent warm-up showings.

Defender Johan Vazquez scored a first-half goal and Mexico beat Australia 1-0 on Saturday night in a warm-up match for the World Cup.

The Mexican national soccer team gets its final send-off for the 2026 FIFA World Cup when it takes on Serbia with the squad it will use in the coming months. Serbia, which did not qualify for the World Cup, is without top strikers Dusan Vlahovic and ...

GENEVA (AP) — The public wrangling between Iran, FIFA and U.S. President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing in the World Cup shifted on Tuesday to Mexico where President Claudia Sheinbaum seemed open to a suggestion by Islamic Republic diplomats ...

PUEBLA, México (AP) — Midfielder Brian Gutiérrez and striker Guillermo Martinez scored goals as Mexico edged Ghana 2-0 on Friday in a warm-up match for the 2026 World Cup. Gutiérrez, an American-born player aiming for his first World Cup appearance,

What should have been a party. started with a tragedy. When many fans hoped to live a party on the very day that Azteca Stadium would reopen its doors, a tragedy occurred. The Mexico national team hosted the Portugal squad, one of the favorites to win the ...

Mexico hopes to showcase its soccer culture, both on and off the field, when it co-hosts the World Cup with Canada and the United States next month.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Just days before the World Cup opens in Mexico City, the Mexican soccer federation on Tuesday lost its latest appeal against FIFA punishments for fans chanting an anti-gay slur at opponents’ players.