We looked at previous 22 winners to decide the key metrics behind predicting which team will win - and got a familiar ...

The Ecuador goalkeeper spoke to FIFA about the South American team's development and his ambitions for his final World Cup.

As the countdown to the FIFA World Cup 2026 intensifies, the LEGO Group is bringing the magic of football closer to home with ...

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

Once photographed as a baby in the arms of Lionel Messi, Barcelona's teen prodigy could even eclipse the Argentinian great ...

Manager: Vladimir Petkovic. Bosnian coach took over in 2024 having previously guided Switzerland to the 2018 World Cup and ...

The squads and the superstars are in their final preparations. Let's answer some big World Cup questions before the curtain ...

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

The FIFA World Cup 2026™ promises to be historic, not only because of its new expanded format, but also because of the number ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will see the careers of some of the greatest footballers end at the international level. Several ...

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

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 ...