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LOS ANGELES STADIUM — Christian Pulisic moved briskly through the mixed zone interview area, escorted by a U.S. Soccer official. He kept his head down, did his best not to make eye contact with reporters and beelined for the team bus. The U.S. men’s national team lost its first match of this World Cup on…
Erling Haaland, Norway’s star striker, will start on the bench for his country’s World Cup group stage finale against Kylian Mbappé and France on Friday at Boston Stadium. Norway has already qualified for the round of 32 with two wins in two matches, and coach Ståle Solbakken has opted to rotate his squad for the…
LOS ANGELES STADIUM – Was this a lesson or a letdown? That is a question this U.S. men’s national team must answer after its stunning 3-2 loss to Türkiye in the waning seconds of stoppage time on Thursday night. Because no matter what’s happened up to this point, the Americans’ body of work will be…
LOS ANGELES STADIUM — All it took was one unlucky loss in the USA’s dead-rubber final group-stage game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for Mauricio Pochettino to reveal the immense pressure he knows he’s under. Hired to be the men’s national team’s savior when the U.S. Soccer Federation backed up the Brinks truck —…
Spain and Uruguay are set to face off in a highly anticipated Group H finale of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2026, at Guadalajara Stadium on FOX. After a shocking 0-0 draw against Cape Verde in its opener, Spain bounced back in a big way with a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia. …
The slightest moment of brilliance from Arda Güler created a win for Türkiye. It was the kind of play we would expect from Christian Pulisic deliver before 00 and narrowly missed doing it again last night. Pulisic almost pulled a rabbit out of his hat a few times, creating a few chances late for the…
The final day of group stage play for Groups G, H and I arrives Friday at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with six matches on tap across three concurrent kickoff slots. The marquee matchup is Norway vs. France at 3 p.m. ET on FOX, a collision between two unbeaten group leaders featuring the tournament’s top…
The 2026 World Cup has rewritten the record books at every turn, including Lionel Messi becoming the all-time scorer in the history of the tournament. And now, we’ve seen the most goals scored at any edition of soccer’s marquee event – thanks to USA’s Auston Trusty. Trusty’s strike just two minutes into the first half…
France will face Norway in their third and Group I match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2026, at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on FOX. Powered by four goals apiece from Golden Boot contenders Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé, both Norway and France won their first two group games to secure…
Senegal will face Iraq in their third Group I match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2026, at Toronto Stadium in Toronto, Canada, on FS1. Both Senegal and Iraq lost their first two group games to France and Norway. However, both nations are still alive to advance as a third-place team. Despite…
