FIFA’s World Cup chief operating officer says the tournament is “too big” to be postponed because of global turmoil caused by the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran
March 10, 2026
Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged soccer’s international governing body to postpone his team’s intercontinental World Cup qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East
March 09, 2026
In the absence of injured Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, Emma Aicher seized her chance at a World Cup downhill on Friday to cut the American superstars’ leads in the season-long standings
March 06, 2026
With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada
March 04, 2026
Sofia Goggia has won her second super-G of the season and regained a commanding lead in the race to the World Cup discipline title
March 01, 2026
Emma Aicher has dominated the first women’s super-G since the Olympics to earn her fifth career World Cup win as the fight for the season discipline title got fresh impetus
February 28, 2026
The faces of Mexico’s disappeared paint the streets of Mexico’s second biggest city of Guadalajara
February 27, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has full confidence in Mexico as a World Cup host, even after a deadly wave of cartel violence
February 27, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has “complete confidence” in Mexico as a World Cup co-host despite days of cartel violence in the country that has left at least 70 people dead
February 25, 2026
Foxboro threatens to cancel FIFA World Cup matches at Gillette Stadium if it doesn't get security money
February 18, 2026
The German soccer federation has ruled out a boycott of the World Cup despite calls from within to send a message to U.S. President Donald Trump
January 31, 2026
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad
January 26, 2026
Mikaela Shiffrin has earned a place on the podium of a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in two years
January 24, 2026
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump
January 23, 2026
Britain's Matt Weston has become the World Cup men's skeleton overall champion again, while Belgium's Kim Meylemans has claimed the women's title for the first time
January 16, 2026
Senegal and Ivory Coast fans who want to support their teams at the World Cup this summer have had their plans upended because of a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration
January 13, 2026
Lindsey Heaps is coming home
January 12, 2026
United States international Ricardo Pepi was to be operated on after breaking his right arm during a game with PSV Eindhoven and is expected to be out for two months
January 11, 2026
Mikaela Shiffrin has come from behind to win a World Cup night slalom in tough conditions and extend her winning streak in the discipline to six races
December 28, 2025
U.S.-born Atle Lie McGrath has edged out Olympic champion Clément Noël to claim victory in a World Cup slalom at Alta Badia in Italy
December 22, 2025
Philip Rivers and Lindsey Vonn’s middle-age comebacks are defying age. One of baseball’s modern marvels details what it takes
December 21, 2025
FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams’ most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185
December 16, 2025
Lindsey Vonn nearly did it again
December 13, 2025
Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate
December 11, 2025
Twelve more pounds of muscle
December 10, 2025
Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over the scheduling of a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that’s expected to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride
December 10, 2025
FIFA says it will include three-minute hydration breaks in every game at next year’s World Cup, not just those played in hot weather
December 08, 2025
Iran will play at least one World Cup match in the United States, though a group-stage clash with the U.S. was avoided in Friday's draw
December 05, 2025
If you listen to the words spoken after the World Cup draw by the various coaches who were at the Kennedy Center, it would seem impossible for any of them to win next year’s tournament
December 05, 2025
Perhaps it's fitting that after the World Cup draw ceremony began, it took about 90 minutes for the actual drawing of teams to begin in earnest
December 05, 2025
President Donald Trump has finally met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
December 05, 2025
The World Cup draw takes place Friday, featuring four debuting teams: Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan
December 04, 2025
First lady Melania Trump has lit the National Christmas Tree on a chilly night in the nation’s capital
December 05, 2025
Marco Odermatt of Switzerland has won the downhill season-opener, beating American Ryan Cochran-Siegle in a World Cup race on a tricky but shorter Birds of Prey course
December 04, 2025
President Donald Trump will be taking center stage at the World Cup draw as he rolls out the welcome mat for teams and fans from around the globe
December 04, 2025
What is the FIFA Peace Prize and why did Donald Trump win?
December 04, 2025
Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt has started the World Cup super-G season with a Thanksgiving win at Copper Mountain and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde reduced fiancée Mikaela Shiffrin to tears by making his comeback after nearly two years out
November 27, 2025
Curaçao has made history by becoming the smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup
November 19, 2025
President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that strikes on suspected drug boats his administration began carrying out in September in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean are saving hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. from fatal drug overdoses
November 18, 2025
President Donald Trump is announcing “FIFA Pass,” which will allow foreigners with World Cup tickets to get expedited visa appointments
November 17, 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo is heading to another World Cup
November 16, 2025
Gio Reyna scored in his first international start in 16 months to surpass his father in career goals and then set up Folarin Balogun’s tiebreaking goal in the 71st minute to lead the United States over Paraguay 2-1 in a friendly between World Cup-bound teams that sparked a late brawl
November 16, 2025
Two goals from star striker Kylian Mbappé helped send two-time champion France to the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 home win against Ukraine
November 13, 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo says he expects his record sixth World Cup next year at age 41 will be his last
November 11, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni on A.J. Brown trade: "It was a good run"
Free exhibit at historic Philadelphia church looks at role of religion during American Revolution
The chips are blue
Seat the rich! World Cup ticket inflation reflects widening gap between haves and have-nots
Haiti at the World Cup is more than an underdog tale – it is the story of global migration