The top eight third-place teams will advance to the knockout rounds, and Bosnia and Herzegovina is the first to four points.

Iran and Egypt made it clear they were only talking soccer the day before their World Cup match in Seattle, which has long been dubbed a "Pride Match."

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The World Cup knockout round bracket is slowly coming together as teams punch tickets to the round of 32.

BBC Sport reporters have their say on the best stadium experiences at the 2026 World Cup.

The USMNT belongs to all Americans, but liberal sports media keeps pushing race, MAGA narratives and gatekeeping who can be a real soccer fan.

It’s World Cup season, folks, which means a summer spent watching the very best players on the planet.

The mandatory hydration breaks introduced at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, labelled a “player welfare measure”, have rapidly become one […]

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to put World Cup matches on hundreds of kiosks across the five boroughs, as the city's leader who ran on a platform of affordability says he wants to make sports more accessible to average fans.