Portugal’s World Cup dream ended in heartbreak, but the conversation around Cristiano Ronaldo is only just beginning. Days after a bruising Round of 16 exit, the national federation has already turned the page — and its new man in charge…
The World Cup’s business end has arrived, and it’s serving up a rematch nobody saw coming so soon. France and Morocco collide in Boston on Thursday for a place in the semi-finals — a direct replay of their unforgettable 2022…
Some scripts write themselves. This one belongs to Egypt. At Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the self-styled Pharaohs delivered one of the biggest shocks of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16, taking the lead against the defending champions —…
The Golden Boot chase at the 2026 FIFA World Cup has turned into a heavyweight duel, and it’s exactly the fight everyone hoped for. Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé now sit level on seven goals apiece, trading the lead back…
The Atlas Lions are dreaming big again. Azzedine Ounahi delivered a stunning brace to knock co-hosts Canada out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, sending Morocco into the quarterfinals with a statement 2-0 win in the Round of 16. It…
The knockout puzzle for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally coming together, and it has delivered a bracket loaded with intrigue. With just a handful of group-stage seats still up for grabs, the shape of the tournament’s road to…
The group-stage math is over. Now it’s pure knockout football — and the Round of 32 has already delivered its fair share of drama. Penalty heartbreak, shock eliminations, and clinical finishing have started to carve out the shape of the…
Nobody told Kaishu Sano that Brazil don’t lose at World Cups. In the 29th minute at NRG Stadium in Houston, the 25-year-old Mainz midfielder intercepted a Danilo mispass, glided past Casemiro as though the Brazilian midfielder wasn’t there, and buried…
The anime told the story first. For years, Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 dangled one of football’s most iconic fictional cliffhangers — Japan squaring off against Brazil in the World Cup, the final episode cutting to black just moments after…
There are milestones, and then there are moments. On June 23, 2026, in a rain-soaked Philadelphia stadium, Kylian Mbappé delivered both in one electrifying night — becoming the tenth French player in history to earn 100 international caps, and doing…
