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Qatar scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to draw with Switzerland and claim their first-ever point at a World Cup finals. Boualem Khoukhi headed home in the 94th minute to spark wild celebrations among Julen Lopetegui's squad. It…

Thirty-two years after the USA last hosted a World Cup, America finally had its moment — and the home team delivered everything a partisan crowd of 70,492 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles could have dreamed of. The USMNT recorded their…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally here. Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, football's most storied amphitheatre, opened the tournament's first match on home soil in forty years with a ceremony that mixed spectacle with symbolism — and a match…

Real Madrid have officially announced the return of veteran Portuguese manager José Mourinho as the club's head coach, marking a dramatic comeback more than a decade after his first spell at the Santiago Bernabéu. The 63-year-old has…

2026 FIFA World Cup Fixture Schedule and Kick-Off Times | The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in the early hours of Friday, 12 June IST, with hosts Mexico facing africa/">South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. This summer's…

The 2026 World Cup will not belong to one country. For the first time, three nations share it. The United States, Mexico and Canada will stage the tournament across 16 cities. Eleven sit in the USA, three in Mexico and two in Canada.…

For most of the World Cup's history, third place meant a flight home. In 2026, it might mean a place in the knockouts. Best Third-Placed Teams: The 2026 World Cup Rule Explained. The expanded 48-team format created an odd new problem.…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on 11 June and runs through to 19 July, with 48 teams competing across the United States, Canada and Mexico for the first time. Each nation has registered a 26-man squad ahead of FIFA's 2 June submission…

French football star Kylian Mbappé has become the center of a viral online trend known as "Dictator Mbappé," a meme that portrays the Real Madrid forward as some of history's most infamous authoritarian leaders. The trend has gained…

The biggest tournament in football history starts on June 11. It will look nothing like the one you grew up watching. For nearly three decades, the World Cup followed a familiar shape. Thirty-two teams, eight groups, a clean run to the…