Yamal and Oyarzabal push Spain past Saudi Arabia
Spain didn’t need long to turn a tight group into something far more comfortable. Yamal and Oyarzabal push Spain past […]
Gakpo and Brobbey make Sweden pay in ruthless Dutch rout
The Netherlands didn’t need to own the match to control what mattered. In Houston, against a Sweden side that kept
Alex Freeman turns NFL family name into USMNT World Cup moment
When Alex Freeman rose at the back post in Seattle, the name on the scoresheet already carried history in another
Super-sub Undav sends Germany through after Ivory Coast scare
Germany didn’t make qualification look easy. Deniz Undav made sure they got there anyway. At BMO Field in Toronto, Germany
Mexico and Scotland now have unofficial World Cup duck mascots
The 2026 World Cup already has an animal cast. Canada has Maple the Moose, Mexico has Zayu the Jaguar and
2026 World Cup own goals move toward record pace
Through the United States’ 2-0 win over Australia, seven own goals have already changed the shape of the 2026 World
USMNT beat Australia to reach knockouts without Pulisic
The United States had a clean arithmetic problem in Seattle. Beat Australia without Christian Pulisic, and the knockouts were no
Mexico vs South Korea gives the sombrero a new World Cup stage
Friendship has a shelf life. In football, even in the expanded 48-team format, it expires at kickoff. When South Korea
Dejan Stankovic played three World Cups under three names
Most World Cup history can be read through goals, finals and the few names that survive repeat tournaments. Dejan Stanković’s
How the World Cup scorebug became soccer’s smallest design statement
The most consequential graphic in a World Cup broadcast takes up roughly two inches of screen. Not the stadium flyover.