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The United States men's national team will start its second 2026 FIFA World Cup group-stage match against Australia — its biggest test of the tournament so far — with its star forward, Christian Pulisic, not being available, Mauricio Pochettino told FOX Sports' Jenny Taft on Friday. "Christian's not available," Pochettino told Taft. "Today was training in the morning at the training camp, and the feelings were good. Let's hope that, […]

Count Luis Díaz as one of the top players who's already delivered for his team this summer. In the final opening match of the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday, Colombia's star winger did exactly what fans expect of him, scoring a second-half go-ahead goal against Uzbekistan to help lead his team to a 3-1 victory. Díaz came into the World Cup already a star — he was No. 23 on […]

It was a great day for the host nations at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as Mexico secured its place in the Round of 32 and Canada pick up a historic win in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. Here is everything you might have missed on Day 8 of the tournament: Czechia vs. South Africa Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada vs. Qatar Mexico vs. South Korea BEST OF […]

Thursday evening felt special at the majestic Guadalajara Stadium. Packed with the Mexican faithful – including the city’s own, boxing legend Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez – and the traditional song Cielito Lindo ringing throughout the night, Mexico became the first team to reach the World Cup knockout rounds. But it wasn't easy. A second half grew increasingly anxious for Mexico as South Korea pressed for the equalizer. But El Tri held […]

If Australia’s group-stage opener against Türkiye is a sign of how motivated the Socceroos are to advance to the World Cup knockout stage for just the third time ever, the United States might have to work even harder than it did in its emphatic 4-1 win over Paraguay. Australia opened its tournament with a shocking 2-0 win over Türkiye that put it level in points with the U.S. in Group […]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has already seen plenty of absolute bangers, incredible moments and surprises … and we've only completed every team's Match Day 1. Mexico opened up the tournament with a strong showing against South Africa, the U.S. men's national team arguably had its best win ever at a World Cup and Lionel Messi tied the record for the most career World Cup goals with his hat trick […]

One day after Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi all started their World Cups with multi-goal games, Harry Kane got in on the act — but Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't. The England captain scored twice in England's win over Croatia, while Ronaldo couldn't make a real impact in Portugal's draw against DR Congo. Ronaldo's role in the Portuguese team has been a hot topic, and his performance on Wednesday will […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has mostly filled his trophy case, but he is still chasing an unprecedented milestone of 1,000 official career goals in competitive football. While other legends of the game like Pelé and Romário claimed otherwise when adding in friendly matches, Ronaldo seeks to be the first to reach the mark through competitive professional matches. His journey began at Sporting CP with five goals, followed by 145 total goals across two […]

The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup turns a page as all teams will begin playing their second games – and with that true storylines are emerging. Some teams will be pushing for qualification, while others will be hoping to stay alive. Czechia and South Africa begin the day as both Group A teams come off an opening loss and need to win to realistically keep their knockout hopes alive. Switzerland […]