MIAMI — Colombia’s World Cup run has become a celebration of more than just its national team: For many fans, it’s also a victory lap for the country’s Trump-backed president-elect. Political rookie Abelardo de la Espriella — a right-wing former defense attorney and businessman who calls himself “El Tigre” — narrowly saw off a left-wing…
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup reaching the knockout rounds, fans will soon see 90-minute draws turn into extra time and penalty shootouts. At each of the last three World Cups, there were at least four matches decided by penalty shootouts, but in 2026, with 32 teams advancing to the knockout rounds instead of 16,…
Harry Kane went from an invisible first half to England’s all-time leading goalscorer at the World Cup. Kane scored his 11th career World Cup goal in the 67th minute against Panama on Saturday, breaking a tie with Gary Lineker. He outjumped Andres Andrade and headed a ball past diving goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera to give England…
The United States men’s national team now knows its path to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and it’s not going to be easy — far from it. Although the U.S. won Group D by winning two group-stage matches for the first time since 1930, it is expected to play just one team ranked lower than…
Lionel Messi came off the bench to score his World Cup-leading sixth goal of the tournament for Argentina as the defending champions topped tournament debutant Jordan 3-1 at Dallas Stadium in both teams’ final first round match in Group J. With Messi initially watching from the sidelines, Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martínez scored their first career…
England came to New Jersey needing only a point to win Group L. It made five changes, and spent an hour playing like a team that had already mentally checked into its knockout-stage hotel. Panama sat deep in a low block with everyone behind the ball. England passed it sideways. For 62 minutes, the scoreboard…
It was a group stage to remember for the United States men’s national team. For the first time since 2010, the U.S. won its group at the men’s FIFA World Cup, and it won multiple matches at the tournament for the first time since 2002. There is still plenty of work to be done, as…
From hat tricks to even more hat tricks, the superstars we’ve come to expect every day brilliance delivered in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage, and then some.But this tournament is also where new stars are born, and that was especially true in the first-ever group stage with 48 teams all competing for a…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage is set, and so is the path to the final. For the first time in World Cup history, the knockout stage, which begins on Sunday, will feature 32 teams with 16 matchups before the field shrinks to 16 teams. From here on out, it is win or go…
The group stage at the 2026 World Cup ended with fireworks. DR Congo delivered a thrilling second-half comeback after a sensational goal put them behind, while Lionel Messi scored – yet again. The final action of the day saw Austria survive with a stoppage-time equalizer to keep its tournament alive. Here is the best of…
