Argentina is heading into the 2026 World Cup having retained more outfield players from a World Cup-winning squad than any ...

Liberated from the burden of history, 39-year-old will be the sharpest mind on the field as he attempts to write a last ...

As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique ...

Top scorer and captain of the campaign that earned Brazil third place at the South American U-17 Championship, midfielder ...

Group D features the US, who are co-hosts and under pressure to deliver on home soil. Australia are not quite the force they ...

Angel Di Maria was asked to weigh in on the eternal debate between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, delivering a firm ...

Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are living legends and future Hall of Famers, but both pale in comparison to ...

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

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

It's going to be a long old slog, but there are 26 players out there who are just eight games from winning the World Cup. It ...

France have reached the last two World Cup finals and continue to produce elite talent at an astonishing rate. Kylian Mbappé ...

England and Scotland will play at four different American stadiums combined during the group stages of this World Cup. ESPN ...