Cote d'Ivoire enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's sixth best side in the Fifa rankings. In the third instalment of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The most enduring memories that Clark and Dan Hunt share of their father, the sports tycoon Lamar Hunt, have less to do with all the World Cup games they saw together and more ...

Unlike the last World Cup played in the U.S., though, four group-stage matches and two knockout games will be played at ...

The start of World Cup play will be a historic moment for the Haitians, as it will mark their second appearance, most of any ...

The 1974 World Cup was an extreme example of the ways that politics of historically intersected with soccer's biggest ...

With the World Cup finally upon us, how well do you know your tournament history? Try CNN’s ultimate quiz to find out.

‘As of right now with all of these big teams that are participating and to see Haiti back on the map is a remarkable experience.' ...

Congo was still hoping to play its World Cup warmup against Chile after the mayor of the Spanish city of La Linea de la ...

France overcame decades of underachievement to create a football talent system unmatched anywhere in the world.

The 1930 tournament could hardly have been more chaotic, ending with a one-armed goalscorer, a stoning and a wake for a ...

A hilarious football trivia challenge puts players under pressure to identify footballers by their country or face an unexpected fall into the pool. Fast answers, funny reactions, and competitive ...

May 15 (Reuters) - Haiti named their World Cup squad on Friday, with captain Johny Placide and all-time top scorer Duckens ‌Nazon included as Les Grenadiers prepare for their first finals in 52 years.