2026 FIFA World Cup tournament

Turkiye were reduced to 10 men when goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir received a red card for handling the ball outside his area.

Zidane moved Mbappe to the left wing after he had been used through the middle under former coach Didier Deschamps at the recent World Cup.

Bournemouth's Adrien Truffert started at left-back and Manchester City's Rayan Cherki came into the starting XI.

Cole Palmer was recalled to the England squad after being omitted from the World Cup.

Phil Foden, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are not included in England’s upcoming Nations League games.

England will play Spain, Croatia and two games against the Czech Republic in the first international window of the season.

Jorge Jesus is 72 years old.

Portugal play at home to Wales on 24 September.

Ronaldo will be 43 by Euro 2028.

Lekjaa reportedly told a political rally on Thursday that Morocco had already won the right to host the final.

FIFA says the decision on which nation will host the 2030 World Cup final has not yet been made.

Morocco is due to co-host the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal.

Fouzi Lekjaa is the President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (RMFF).

As of May, Morocco's proposed 115,000-seat stadium for the 2030 World Cup was about 30 percent complete.

Akhannouch said the final should not be offered to be hosted in Morocco without first discussing the matter with Spain and Portugal.

US Soccer said Pochettino would take a more prominent role steering the direction of youth development and coaching education.

No US coach has ever taken as prominent a role in steering the direction of the program as a whole as Pochettino now has.

Folarin Balogun's move to Everton fell apart at the last moment, with the club citing a potential fitness issue.

An act supporting the estelada organized by a local group took place at Camp Nou stadium.

Laporta said it was not the most appropriate moment to offer the tribute to the Spain players.

Other Spanish clubs, in partnership with the Spanish soccer federation, had honoured their own World Cup champions in tributes that included displaying the World Cup trophy and the presence of Spain coach Luis de la Fuente.

FIFA fined Leandro Paredes and Nahuel Molina $90,000 each and fined Thiago Almada $30,000.

FIFA ordered the Argentina football federation to allocate $100,000 to antiracism projects.

Spain won the World Cup final with a goal by Ferran Torres in the second period of extra time following the sending-off of Enzo Fernandez.

The halftime show came in at just a few seconds over 11 minutes.

Robbie Williams, Nicole Scherzinger and Laura Pausini teamed up for an official FIFA theme song called "Desire."

The FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show featured Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira, Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel, Chris Martin and the Muppets.

Catalonia has the largest expat population of Argentinians in Spain, numbering 37,980.

Lionel Messi owns a luxury complex in Castelldefels reported to be worth $8m.

Spain won the World Cup title for the second time.

Michael Olise passed Pelé for the all-time World Cup assist record with seven assists.

Kylian Mbappé became the all-time leading World Cup scorer, breaking a tie with Lionel Messi.

Bradley Barcola scored for France in the 54th minute.

Argentina will face Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Brady asked Messi about a viral photo of him bathing a baby who grew up to be Spain star Lamine Yamal.

Spain captain Rodri said Messi is the greatest of all time.

Argentina are aiming for their fourth overall World Cup title.

Green said that Cristian Romero is error-prone and Lisandro Martínez is weak in the air.

Argentina are the defending World Cup champions.

Spain manager Luis de la Fuente said his team had recaptured the spirit of their 2010 World Cup triumph.

France did not manage a shot on target until after the 80-minute mark.

Spain equalled Italy's record of 37 consecutive unbeaten matches.

The World Cup final will kick off at 3 p.m. ET.

Peacock will carry the live Spanish-language coverage of the World Cup final.

Live coverage of the World Cup final will be broadcast on Fox and Fox One.

All five of Norway's 2026 World Cup matches have gone over 2.5 goals.

Jon Eimer is on a 25-16-2 run on World Cup picks.

Norway are averaging 2.4 goals per match during the 2026 World Cup.

Tyler Adams was subbed off in the 72nd minute of the Belgium match.

De Ketelaere scored a second goal two minutes after Tillman's equalizer.

Adams, Weston McKennie, and Christian Pulisic lived in dorms together in Bradenton, Florida at age 15.

Spain scored first in the quarterfinal match 30 minutes in, and Belgium equalized 11 minutes later.

Belgium was eliminated from the World Cup after losing to Spain 2-1 in the quarterfinals.

The Belgium-United States match was played in Seattle.

Morocco was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

France was eliminated in the semifinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament was expanded from 32 to 48 teams.

Sydney Leroux also offered a critical take on Pulisic's comments.

Pulisic exited the United States' loss after 59 minutes due to an ankle ailment.

The USWNT have won four World Cups and five Olympic gold medals.

FIFA had not responded to Al Jazeera's request for comment on Egypt's reported complaint.

EFA President Hany Abo Rida submitted an official complaint against French referee Francois Letexier and his assistants, according to several media reports.

Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan and captain Mohamed Salah expressed their disappointment after the match.

Shakira and Burna Boy were among the performers who opened the tournament across the three North America host nations.

Bieber is 32 years old.

Norway and England meet in Miami on Saturday.

Hassan said the world champions received support at every level.

Most of Egypt's players come from the Egyptian domestic league, besides Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush.

Hassan said in a post-match news conference that Egypt had been cheated unfairly and had suffered injustice.

Ronaldo said he won three titles with Portugal.

Merino turned 30 during the tournament.

Spain will play Belgium on Friday in Inglewood, California.

Colombia will play Switzerland in a World Cup Round of 16 match in Vancouver.

Argentina defeated Egypt in a come-from-behind win.

The match is scheduled for Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Fox.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said referees must be respected.

Raphael Claus is a Brazilian referee who has officiated in more than 600 matches in his career.

Trump described referee Raphael Claus as 'a little bit suspect if you check his past'.

Henderson is expected to miss the rest of the World Cup.

Harry Kane said Henderson's injury was something to do with his arm.

Henderson was stretchered off the field.

Bellingham's second goal came approximately 90 seconds after his first.

Harry Kane's goal was his sixth of the tournament.

England snapped a curse dating back to 1986, when they crashed out at Estadio Azteca in the quarterfinal.

The FIFA Appeal Committee ruled the Royal Belgian Football Association's request for a copy of the decision was inadmissible because the RBFA is not a party to the proceedings.

Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House's World Cup task force, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick also communicated with FIFA about the situation.

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee imposed a $40,000 fine against the U.S. Soccer Federation.

The England vs. Mexico match is taking place in Mexico City.

FanDuel Sportsbook lists England at +150 on the 90-minute money line, with Mexico at +210 and a draw at +200.

Soccer expert Martin Green is leaning toward over 2.5 total goals for the match.

The US-Belgium match is the sixth and final World Cup match that Seattle is hosting.

The get-in price dropped to $1,283 on Sunday morning before experiencing a slight uptick as the day went on.

The final get-in price for the NFC Championship Game between the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams in January at Lumen Field was $1,013.

Cape Verde captain Ryan Mendes is under investigation regarding an alleged incident in New Zealand in March.

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha has amassed over 18 million Instagram followers during the tournament.

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said after the match that Argentina deserved the win and acknowledged Cabo Verde were a tough opponent.

Hossam Abdelmaguid scored the winning penalty for Egypt after Harry Souttar and Lucas Herrington missed penalties for Australia.

An own goal by Mohamed Hany 10 minutes into the second half levelled the scores.

Hossam Hassan carried both the Egyptian and Palestinian flags onto the pitch following the victory.

Balogun could face an extended suspension beyond the automatic one-match ban if FIFA's disciplinary panel regards his challenge as warranting more.

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said the challenge was never a red card and was a normal action in football.

Balogun, 24, is the United States' leading scorer in the tournament with three goals.

Senegal defender Krépin Diatta described the blown 2-0 lead as a shame.

Belgium will face the winner of the match between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 16 in Seattle.

Ismaïla Sarr scored Senegal's second goal off a long ball from Moussa Niakhaté, sprinting past three Belgian defenders and finishing past Thibaut Courtois.

Austria defeated Jordan 3-1.

FanDuel Sportsbook lists Austria at +1100 on the 90-minute money line.

Austria finished second in Group J.

Balogun had an apparent goal in the 31st minute called off for offside.

Bosnia's World Cup trip included a draw against Canada and a win over Qatar.

The United States beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to the World Cup round of 16.

England will face Mexico at the Estadio Azteca in the round of 16.

The match between England and Congo DR took place in Atlanta, Georgia.

Harry Kane scored two late goals for England in the match against Congo DR.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked No. 61 in the latest FIFA rankings.

The USMNT lost 3-2 to Türkiye in their final group stage match.

The Türkiye match was played at SoFi Stadium.