Messi ties Klose as Argentina beats Algeria in World Cup opener
Lionel Messi scored all three goals in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria, reaching 16 career World Cup goals and giving […]
Germany’s 2026 World Cup kit gets a Trump 47 twist
National soccer kits used to just be shirts. Germany’s 2026 home kit, in the span of a single week, has
Japan fans carry World Cup cleanup tradition to Dallas Stadium
Japan’s fans stayed to clean Dallas Stadium after their draw with the Netherlands. They produced blue bags, collected cups, wrappers,
Why Spain is wearing ice vests at the World Cup
Spain’s latest training image from Chattanooga could be misread at a glance. The white panels over the shirt look like
Vozinha breaks down after Cape Verde holds Spain at World Cup
Cape Verde held Spain to a goalless draw in their World Cup debut. Vozinha, their goalkeeper, 40 years old and
Andrés Escobar’s World Cup own goal and the murder that followed
There are countries that treat football as entertainment. Then there are countries that treat it as a referendum on national
The first games have already exposed the World Cup’s new flaws
In four days, the 2026 World Cup has pulled off a dilution that took the NBA decades: it has made
Best goals of the 2026 World Cup so far, ranked
Last updated: June 15, 2026 The first week of the 2026 World Cup has already given this ranking a clear
Japan and the Netherlands trade blows in the World Cup’s best match yet
The best match of the World Cup so far ended without a winner. This feels correct. Some draws are evacuations,
Morocco’s Ayyoub Bouaddi turns Brazil draw into breakout moment
The temptation, watching Ayyoub Bouaddi in a World Cup opener at 18, is to call him precocious. Resist it. Precocious