Is the World Cup about to get even better? What did Messi’s emotions reveal? Day 27 recap
Day 27 of the World Cup witnessed a tearful Lionel Messi, a jubilant Switzerland and confirmation of the…
World Cup quarterfinals bracket predictions: Best games, players and who makes the semifinals
There are only eight teams left in the World Cup and each is only two wins a way…
Where a Trump controversy and a thumping U.S. defeat leaves Infantino’s stained World Cup
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Ronaldo’s final bow? One of the worst: 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…
From Mbappe and Spence to Caceres and Zidane: How you make a mask for a soccer player
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World Cup weather: Storms possible for Mexico vs England, Norway vs Brazil, flood watch in place
The Athletic has live coverage of Mexico vs England in the knockout round of the 2026 FIFA World…
So close to tournament’s biggest shock: 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…
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…
Spain 3-0 Austria Stats: La Roja Ease into the World Cup Last 16 in Los Angeles
For the first time in exactly 32 years, Spain scored multiple goals in a World Cup knockout match…
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…
The U.S. move into the top 10 for the first time. Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 19
Well, that changes things. On the second day of the World Cup round of 32, two of the…