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 […]
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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.
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