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Canada's captain will not play in today's World Cup opener at BMO Field. Alphonso Davies is out against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but coach Jesse Marsch says he will feature before the group stage is over.

He brought his family to North America because this could be his last tournament. Thibaut Courtois says the chances are greater that he will not continue with Belgium after the World Cup than that he will.

He had not scored for Mexico in nearly two years and came in with two goals in 22 caps. Then the ninth minute arrived at the Azteca and Julian Quinones wrote his name into World Cup history.

Five days ago he was turned away at Miami airport and put on a plane home. Today UEFA gave him one of the biggest refereeing appointments in European football. Omar Artan will officiate the 2026 UEFA Super Cup between PSG and Aston Villa.

Brazil have never had a foreign head coach in over a century of international football. Carlo Ancelotti changed that on May 26, 2025. The most decorated club manager in history is now one win away from becoming the first foreign coach to win a WC.

Reigning European champions. FIFA's second-ranked team. A squad younger and arguably deeper than the 2010 generation that won it all. And a pre-tournament injury list that has the whole of Spain holding its breath.

You missed the early kick-off. The spoilers are everywhere. Here is exactly where to find full replays, extended highlights and on-demand coverage of every match at the 2026 World Cup, in the US and internationally.

The World Cup champion takes home $50 million split across an entire nation. A Super Bowl winner gets $178,000 per player. The numbers look nothing alike, and the reasons why tell you a lot about how these two sports are built.

Referees at the 2026 World Cup are set to earn around $100,000 each, roughly double what they earned in Brazil in 2014. For those who make it to the final on July 19, the total could approach $300,000.

In 63 years of the Ballon d'Or, one goalkeeper has won it. Lev Yashin took the award in 1963, has never been joined in that category, and is still considered by most people who know football history as the greatest goalkeeper of the sport.

He was Africa's best referee in 2025, had a valid visa, and was two days away from making history as the first Somali to officiate a World Cup match. Then he landed in Miami and was sent home.

She rushed onto the pitch in Copenhagen in 2021 when Christian Eriksen's heart stopped. Five years later, she was watching again when he went down in a Denmark friendly. Sabrina Kvist Jensen has been through more than most partners ever face.

Before every match at the 2026 World Cup, a ball gets plugged in and charged like a smartphone. The Adidas Trionda is the most technologically advanced football ever made, and it is about to change how the game is officiated.

No other nation has lifted the FIFA World Cup more often than Brazil. The last time was 2002. The 24 years since then is the longest the Selecao have gone without a title in the tournament's modern era, and 2026 is the year they intend to end it.

The CBF confirmed Ederson would join the squad in the United States on Monday. Brazil face Morocco in their Group C opener on June 13 at MetLife Stadium.

104 matches, five weeks, three countries, and a good chance at least half of them kick off while you are nowhere near a television. Here is every legitimate way to watch the 2026 World Cup on your phone, from free options to premium apps.

Ana once paid for their dates when Bruno could not afford to. Now he earns £300,000 a week and captains Portugal at a World Cup. Some journeys take a while to show their destination.

Mexico open the tournament at the Azteca. South Korea bring Son Heung-min to his fourth World Cup. South Africa are back for the first time since 2010. Czechia squeezed through UEFA qualifying on the last day.