The 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally here. After nearly a decade of preparation, anticipation and occasional consternation, the world’s largest and most beloved sporting event – expanded from the ...

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

Scotland’s World Cup songs show how you can’t manufacture a unifying anthem in a broken, over‑marketed culture, writes Marissa MacWhirter ...

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.

Welcome to The Athletic ’s World Cup draft. With World Cup fever building in traditional fashion ahead of the 2026 edition, ...

Pele, Maradona or Messi at No 1? The 50 greatest players in World Cup history - WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN: With two weeks until the ...

D URING THIS year’s World Cup, three outcomes are guaranteed. First, fans of one country will experience nirvana, while those ...

New Zealand footballer Tim Payne's online fan club soared past four million on Tuesday, more than the All Blacks, after an ...

Experience the raw emotion of soccer history through 18 iconic World Cup photos that perfectly capture the pure joy of ...

The World Cup has had no shortage of iconic moments across nearly 100 years of history. Every four years, billions of fans ...