The Aztec of Mexico, venue of the finals of 1970 and 1986 where Pelé and Maradona shone, will give the start to this year's ...

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

Selected by Simon Kuper, the author of “World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments.” ...

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 ...

In our ninth extract from The Soccer 100, we return to Mexico City in 1986 and the goals, grit and guile which saw Argentina ...

In need of lightweight uniforms for the blazing Mexico City sun, Argentina's staff found makeshift alternatives in a Mexican ...

It is 40 years since Diego Maradona dominated the FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico, scoring some of the tournament's most iconic goals and inspiring the Albiceleste to the title.

Maradona’s room-mate at Mexico 1986 recalls how Argentina won their second FIFA World Cup and sizes up his nation’s chances at the upcoming global showpiece.

At the 1986 Mexico World Cup, Diego Maradona scored two iconic goals as Argentina beat England 2-1 in the quarterfinals. His first goal was dubbed 'The Hand of God' after he punched the ball into the ...