Can USMNT World Cup run ‘change American soccer forever’ as special Seattle return looms?
SEATTLE — Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber stood on the pitch in Seattle, looked around at the tens…
World Cup last 16 bracket predictions: Picking biggest shocks, best games and who wins
The last 16 of the World Cup is set and some of soccer’s biggest sides are still fighting…
Spain turned up. Should they be favourites? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 22
The Athletic has live coverage of Argentina vs Cape Verde in the Round of 32 at the 2026…
How Canada got good at soccer: From 122nd in the world to last 16 of the World Cup
It was the lowest point in modern Canadian soccer history. On October 16, 2012, Stephen Hart, then the…
Is this the best USMNT ever? Are World Cup win-or-go-home games bringing back the fun? Day 21 recap
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app There’s only one place…
The anatomy of a World Cup implosion: 40 minutes that broke Senegal and revived Belgium
Nobody inside the stadium could foresee the most preposterous of World Cup comebacks. Well, nobody except, perhaps, Belgium…
USMNT into World Cup last 16 after beating Bosnia; Controversial red card clouds Balogun’s heroics
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The U.S. men’s national soccer team charged into the World Cup’s round of 16…
World Cup predictions round of 32: France vs Sweden, Mexico vs Ecuador and rest of matchday 20
Welcome to The Athletic’s daily World Cup Predictions. This article gives you the lowdown on all today’s games,…
Mexico into the top six: Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 20
With just under half of the matches in the round of 32 now completed, the last 16 is…
Are England’s key players finding form? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 17
The conclusion of the group stages brought some late drama, with Austria equalising in the last seconds to…
Does Algeria 3-3 Austria take top spot? Ranking every match at the 2026 World Cup
Do you have a favourite match of the World Cup? Could you order all of them? Well, that’s…
Why is a 0-0 draw our pick of the tournament? Ranking every match at the 2026 World Cup
The Athletic has live coverage of Algeria vs Austria at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Do you have…