3+ hour, 39+ min ago  (387+ words) TIJUANA, Mexico " Iran's World Cup team arrived in Mexico wearing lapel pins highlighting the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school at the start of the war in the Mideast. The players wore gold-colored pins with the…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (866+ words) Matches for the 2026 World Cup are being held at 16 stadiums across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Many of the stadiums have been renamed by FIFA for the duration of the tournament because the companies that paid for the naming…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (396+ words) In squeaky bum time, the false 9 pulled off a nutmeg and scored a worldie in the top bin. Soccer fans from across the globe are heading to North America for the World Cup - and bringing with them their own vocabulary…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (542+ words) Christian Eriksen is "in good spirits" and expected to leave the hospital soon after collapsing on the field again playing for Denmark, the national team's physician said Monday. The 34-year-old Eriksen, who had a pacemaker fitted to support his heart…...

23+ hour, 59+ min ago  (170+ words) ODENSE, Denmark " Christian Eriksen is conscious after collapsing on the field again while playing for Denmark's national team, the country's soccer federation said Sunday. TV images showed the 34-year-old Erikson clutching his chest with both hands in the 65th minute of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (749+ words) Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history by beating mighty Argentina in Qatar four years ago. That stunning victory against Lionel Messi and the eventual champion turned out to be just the start of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (358+ words) SANTOS, Brazil " As the FIFA World Cup approaches, the image of one of Brazil's most recognizable footballers lives on in Santos, the one-time home of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, far better known as Pel. Tourists like Mario "lvarez Gami'o, a…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (393+ words) PRAGUE " Sparta Prague midfielder Hugo Soch'rek was included in the Czech Republic squad for the World Cup after he became the youngest player for the national team in a warmup game against Kosovo on Sunday. The Czechs won 2-1 and 17-year-old…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (101+ words) FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. " Tim Ream was announced Saturday as the U. S. captain at the World Cup. "This is more than a dream come true," Ream said at a news conference Saturday alongside coach Mauricio Pochettino. "It's the highest honor for me." The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (489+ words) The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey subpoenaed FIFA on Wednesday due to fans" uproar about potentially misleading ticket pricing. Fans on social media said they were upset about World Cup tickets, which range from $380 for the most…...