Football legend Lionel Messi was left stunned on Wednesday (IST) while meeting an opposition player during Argentina's warm-up match against Iceland ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
A new analysis by Climate Central found that 97 of the tournament's 104 scheduled matches are now more likely to experience temperatures above 28 degree Celsius.
Former FIFA official Miguel Poiares Maduro has criticised the ticket pricing strategy for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, claiming the tournament has been overshadowed by profit-driven priorities.
A World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States was received by a crowd of supporters and officials Wednesday as he arrived home in the capital of Mogadishu
28 years on from their last appearance on the global stage, Norway are back at the FIFA World Cup after a perfect qualification campaign that saw them win all eight of their matches.
Mauricio Pochettino was blunt in his assessment of American soccer talent. "We are USA and competing against Belgium, Portugal," the U.S. coach said after a pair of March losses in friendlies.
The chief of the White House Task Force for the FIFA World Cup, Andrew Giuliani, has defended the decision to deny visas to a Somali referee and certain support staff members of the Iranian football team.
The Donald Trump administration said on Tuesday that the US had denied Artan entry for the World Cup because of his links to suspected members of terror organisations.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 - the biggest sporting spectacle - is here. And it's bigger than ever. 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging a record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament make it the biggest edition of the event so far
Harry Kane, arguably the most complete No. 9 in world football, is no longer trophy-less, having won multiple titles with Bayern Munich in Germany. Now, he is out to earn England their first FIFA World Cup in 60 years.
Players and a cameraman made a narrow escape after a spidercam fell onto the pitch during a friendly between Hungary and Kazakhstan at the Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen.