The biggest World Cup in history featuring 48 teams is shrinking fast. Which nations have been condemned to elimination?

In response to potentially dangerous heat conditions at the 2026 World Cup, FIFA instituted two mandatory hydration breaks per game. These hydration breaks, taken 22 minutes into each half and lasting ...

The group stage of the 2026 World Cup always felt as though it might lack jeopardy. After all, with 32 of 48 teams advancing to the knockout rounds it is more difficult to be eliminated than to ...

Italy’s 2-1 quarter-final victory over Norway was one of those stories almost as old as football itself: a cohesive group of middling players defeating a disjointed group of world-class players. And ...

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he could move 2026 World Cup games out of U.S. cities he deems unsafe rippled through soccer and political circles in late September. Then he doubled down in ...

The world’s game has arrived in North America. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial showcase of the most popular sport on Earth, got underway on Thursday, June 11, with co-host Mexico taking on ...