Browsing: FIFA World Cup

When Cape Verde dragged Argentina into extra time in Miami, the loudest argument against the 48-team World Cup began to…

It was not pretty, and it was never easy. Ferran Torres did not care. As the noise rolled down from…

For thirty minutes, England could see the World Cup final. Anthony Gordon had broken open a bruising contest in the…

When Joško Gvardiol’s 103rd minute equalizer hit the net in Toronto, Croatia believed it had escaped. Portugal had moved ahead…

France know where Lamine Yamal wants the ball. They also know how quickly Spain can turn one clean touch on…

What happens when qualifying for the World Cup stops feeling like survival and starts becoming routine? FIFA may soon find…

Reaching a World Cup used to define a footballing generation. Under FIFA’s latest proposal, simply qualifying could become an expectation…

Just five months ago, Mikel Merino needed a mobility scooter to move around. A fractured foot had taken away his…

Dani Olmo had space ahead of him, the Belgian defence retreating and another Spain attack beginning to gather speed. Then…

When the referee blows for halftime at the 2026 World Cup Final, the pitch at New York New Jersey Stadium…