We looked at previous 22 winners to decide the key metrics behind predicting which team will win - and got a familiar ...

Every four years, FIFA stages a spectacle that is all but guaranteed to dominate front pages around the world, mostly thanks to events on the pitch. Yet, almost inevitably, the limelight is sometimes ...

Take a look at some of the most shocking and heartbreaking moments at the FIFA World Cup tournament which have redefined ...

Few moments in World Cup history are as unforgettable as Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi back in 2006. The ...

We’ve looked at data from USA 1994 onwards to see how and when classic upsets take place – and what that could mean for this year’s competition ...

Once again Italy will be missing from the World Cup but who else won't be playing and which countries are making a long ...

As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...

Going into the 2026 World Cup qualifying process, no former champion had ever failed to qualify three straight times. Italy ...

The Independent has put together a list of the 50 greatest names in World Cup history, based exclusively on their ...