Football has gained a foothold in the United States, and the country seems ready to host the World Cup this summer – which was not clear in 1994. Back then, when the US last hosted the World Cup, the ...

With the 2026 World Cup fast approaching, fans around the globe are already busy building their fantasy football (soccer) squads ahead of the tournament. Of course, assembling a team packed with ...

Fans watch the United States' first game of the World Cup Mario Tama/Getty Images Much of the English-speaking world calls it “football.” Some call it futbol, futebol or fußball. Italians call it ...

The most culturally diverse men’s football World Cup in history is taking place in the United States at a time when foreign nationals feel less and less welcome in the country. The 2026 competition ...

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. This is a fully updated version of a John Muller piece The Athletic originally published ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. The 2026 World Cup officially kicks off on June 11 and accessory, ...

In a couple of decades, Morocco went from being regularly eliminated in the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and failing to qualify for several successive World Cups to sitting inside ...

In this summer's expanded FIFA World Cup, the entire world got a taste of peak March Madness. And it loved what it saw. Lower seeds -- in this case, small or unproven countries like Cape Verde and ...

Goal-line technology demonstrated at the Fifa Museum’s temporary exhibition in Vancouver, Canada ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Xinhua/Alamy Goal three of Fifa’s strategic objectives (2023-27) is to ...

For a brief moment, it felt like this would be a good summer for Asia. The 2026 World Cup began with South Korea's electrifying victory over the Czech Republic. Then, over the next four days, teams ...

The Qatar Football Association has announced that the Amir Cup Final 2026 will take place on 9 May at Khalifa International Stadium. The country’s biggest annual football cup has returned for its 54th ...

FIFA defended its proposed World Cup private equity venture early Friday and said that "nobody is selling football" after broad criticism of the plan across international soccer. FIFA blamed ...