Soccer, the world’s most popular sport, involves two teams competing to score goals by kicking a ball into the opponent’s net. It’s a thrilling game of skill, strategy, and teamwork.
France star Kylian Mbappé has done nothing but stack his numbers every time he takes the stage at the World Cup. As he does so, he’s either on the precipice or already matching all-time records at the World Cup. So, with Mbappé already approaching some historic marks in the history of the World Cup, is…
Erling Haaland has made the rounds multiple times at this World Cup for downplaying Norway’s odds and taking a relatively pragmatic outlook on his side, even as Norway gets set to take on England in the quarterfinals on Saturday, July 11, at Miami Stadium. Entering this World Cup, Norway had never won a knockout-stage game…
Kylian Mbappe spread his arms out wide and spun around after scoring his eighth goal of this year’s World Cup. He later gave the jubilant France fans dotted around the stadium a wave when he left the game because of an injury scare. Les Bleus, with a star striker who said he’s fine despite a…
A trip to the semifinals is on the line when Spain and Belgium meet on Friday at Los Angeles Stadium in the second quarterfinal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. As the reigning European Champions and having not conceded a goal through five games at this tournament, Spain enters this game as the clear favorites….
France is back in its second consecutive FIFA World Cup semifinals following its 2-0 quarterfinals win over Morocco on Thursday at Boston Stadium. After the impressive win, what’s next for France at the World Cup? Here is who it will play in the semifinals, with a look at its potential opponent in the final: Who…
Michael Olise avoided the worst-case scenario in France’s 2-0 win over Morocco in the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals on Thursday at Boston Stadium. Olise, who received a yellow card in France’s 1-0 win over Paraguay in the round of 16, went the full 90 minutes against Morocco without picking up another yellow card. As…
England defender Jarell Quansah was handed a two-match suspension on Thursday for his red card offense against Mexico in the World Cup round of 16. That means Quansah will miss England’s quarterfinal match against Norway in Miami Gardens on Saturday and also the semifinals if Thomas Tuchel’s team advances. Quansah was sent off in the…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals get underway on Thursday with an enticing matchup between France and Morocco at Boston Stadium. The game pits two teams who played each other in the semifinals four years ago in Qatar, with France winning 2-0 in a hard-fought contest. Can Morocco avenge its defeat and advance to its…
U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured his right leg during the Americans’ World Cup loss to Belgium and will be sidelined for several weeks, a person familiar with the injury said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the diagnosis, first reported by The Athletic, had not yet been announced…
Day 29 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup opens the quarterfinals, as Kylian Mbappé’s France faces Morocco, the surprise 2022 semifinalist, in Boston. Mbappé and Michael Olise lead an explosive French attack that has outscored opponents 14-2 across five matches, while Morocco leans on B. Diaz’s playmaking and knockout-round resilience in its bid to reach the…
