2026

With two goals in the U.S. men’s national team’s 4-1 win over Paraguay in the teams’ 2026 FIFA World Cup opener on Friday night in Los Angeles, Folarin Balogun is well on his way to becoming a household name from coast to coast. Nearly 19 million Americans watched the 24-year-old New York native steal the…

When Brazil found itself trailing Morocco in each team’s World Cup opener and the crowd full of yellow-clad Seleção fans went from nervously quiet to stunned silent on Saturday night, Vinícius Júnior was there to bring the life back with a highlight-reel moment. The soon-to-be 26-year-old left-winger passed the ball to Bruno Guimarães to draw…

Australia stunned Türkiye in Saturday’s World Cup nightcap at Vancouver Stadium, riding a first-half goal by Nestory Irankunda and another by Connor Metcalfe after the intermission to win just the second World Cup match ever played in Canada 2-0 and upend the expected pecking order in Group D. Here are four quick takeaways from the…

Switzerland arrived at the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup with a realistic goal of making a long run in the knockout stages, but on Sunday, the Swiss turned in a dismal performance where they were only able to find the back of the net through a penalty in the first half Instead, Switzerland wasted chance…

Erling Haaland might be the best goalscorer in the world, but don’t tell Zlatan Ibrahimović that the Norwegian star is on his level yet. When FOX Sports soccer analyst Alexi Lalas suggested that Haaland could surpass Ibrahimović as one of the best strikers in the game with a strong showing at the 2026 FIFA World…

Back by popular demand! You know them, you love them: My 2026 FIFA World Cup Power Rankings, featuring the top 10 in this tournament as of today. As a reminder: These are my power rankings. You want some power rankings? Go get your own! These are mine, and they’re a work in progress throughout the…

Brazil and Morocco, two top-10 ranked teams with hopes of deep runs at the World Cup, traded first-half goals to split the spoils at a star-studded contest to open Group C action. Ultimately, the result from New Jersey New York Stadium was the least interesting thing about the night. Here are my takeaways from one…

The first full match day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup had plenty of action, Brazil and Morocco battling to a draw, Scotland’s first World Cup goal in 28 years, and the Socceroos pulling off a stunner. Here is everything you might have missed from Day 3 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Qatar vs….

Sunday will see eight more teams kick off their campaigns at the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup with a hungry German team with a lot to prove going against tiny debutants Curaçao in the opener. In the second game, the Netherlands takes on Japan in a contest between teams who impressed in World Cup qualifying….