First and final thoughts … By the standards of hospitality, enthusiasm, atmosphere, and drama, the 2026 World Cup was a smashing success throughout the United States. Anyone who was at or in the ...

Abysmal treatment of fans and teams, politicians forcing decisions and one of the worst finals in living memory, there was a ...

While both United States President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino agreed that the 2026 FIFA World Cup has ...

The video assistant referee system, or VAR, has led to some controversial calls at the 2026 World Cup. Here’s why.

Australia and Paraguay face a World Cup Group D coordination problem where a draw may be the safest path to knockout advancement.

The champion has been pushed to the edge of elimination during the World Cup knockout rounds.

Ecuador had not even reached the pitch before their World Cup meeting with Mexico began to feel like an ordeal. A journey that was expected to be routine became a long and draining trip to Mexico City ...

Brad Pitt was there. Leonardo DiCaprio too. So were Paris Hilton and Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell and Colin Farrell. Not to mention Scottie Pippen, Lance Bass, Gabrielle Union and Keegan-Michael Key.

Kansas City’s 2024 gun homicide rate of 24.6 per 100,000 people ranked among the worst of U.S. cities. That stands in sharp contrast to the countries with teams based in the city for the World Cup — ...

“Watching the Euros, I felt tension and pressure on the shoulders of the players,” Thomas Tuchel surmised when reflecting on Gareth Southgate’s final tournament as England manager, “they were more ...