ROME — Donald Trump isn’t the only problem on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s mind. Failure to qualify for the FIFA men’s World Cup for the third consecutive time triggered a major political and public outcry in the football-obsessed country that has now morphed into a bitter fight over who controls the sport. Meloni’s Brothers…
While Curaçao’s players were training for their match against in Ecuador, government officials from the World Cup’s smallest-ever competitor hosted a two-day conference in Kansas City to promote it as a destination for American investment. The Caribbean island of around 158,000 people located just north of Venezuela is a semi-autonomous part of the Kingdom of…
Demands are growing for a political reckoning over ticket scams at the World Cup — and beyond. The National Independent Venue Association and Fan Alliance, organizations representing and advocating for entertainment venues and artists respectively, sent a joint letter to Congress on Thursday, calling on lawmakers to ban speculative and ghost tickets, cases where resellers…
In the biggest edition of the World Cup yet, there’s a good chance we’ll see more goals than ever before – and we’ve already witnessed some bangers and golazos. Messi continues to do what he does best and make history. Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland are joining the fun. And we saw Germany score an…
Total Football is here. The first World Cup match of a busy Saturday was a European clash between the Netherlands and Sweden, where the Oranje came out victorious with a commanding, overwhelming 5-1 victory at Houston stadium. The result takes them to the top of Group F, albeit temporarily until Japan faces Tunisia. Ronald Koeman’s…
SEATTLE STADIUM — Mexico and Scotland have their ducks, but the USA has its chicken, thanks to Chris Richards. Paxo, a rubber chicken, made an appearance at the World Cup on Friday in Seattle with Richards’ parents, Ken and Carrie. Paxo found his way to Richards after he picked the chicken up on the field…
Under a clear Toronto sky in perfect weather conditions, Germany persevered and scored a stoppage time winner, coming from behind to win 2-1 against the Ivory Coast and sealing its place in the Round of 32. The hero? Deniz Undav, as the substitute, made all the difference with a tremendous brace. The four-time World Cup…
SEATTLE STADIUM — Tyler Adams didn’t hesitate. Standing in front of a gaggle of reporters in the bowels of this packed 69,000-seat arena that had just seen the U.S. men’s national team continue what is quickly becoming a glorious 2026 FIFA World Cup on home soil — the USA’s 2-0 victory over Australia on a…
Ecuador had 3.08 expected goals. Curaçao had Eloy Room. That was the whole match. In a Group E must-win in Kansas City on Saturday, Ecuador and Curaçao ground out a goalless draw that the scoreline flatters. La Tri piled up nearly 30 shots and three-quarters of the ball, and walked off with one point. Both…
83.3 million — that’s the difference in population size between Saturday’s two biggest winners, Germany and Curaçao. But just because they were the biggest winners didn’t mean they were the only ones with something to celebrate. Here is everything you might have missed on Day 10 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Netherlands vs. Sweden…
