As FIFA expands the World Cup to a unprecedented scale, the mega-event loses its magic to year-round European club football ...

Mexico 1986 remains etched in football history for its iconic moments. What made it so unforgettable for fans around the ...

Argentina have bitter memories of 1994, the last time the United States hosted the World Cup. After the second group stage ...

As the U.S. is set to host its second FIFA World Cup, a look back at some of the tournaments most memorable moments.

With only eight days to the start of the FIFA 2026 soccer Mundial in the USA, Canada and Mexico, tonight's edition of the World Cup Soccer Fiesta series will present the last in the linear history of ...

Lionel Messi, who is turning 39 this month and is widely expected to retire from international soccer after the curtain comes ...

In 'Mexico 86,' on Netflix starting Friday, Luna plays a fictional man in a partially truthful story about how the country ...

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 ...

Argentina, also champion in 1978 and 1986, will play its first group stage match on June 16 against Algeria in Kansas City.

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

Lionel Messi finally got his hands on the World Cup in 2022, but Luis de la Fuente's Spain side are now coming for ...