2026 FIFA World Cup tournament

Zidane's last match as a player came for France against Italy in the 2006 World Cup final.

Mbappe suffered a knee injury during the match and was replaced by Desire Doue.

France were beaten in the semifinals at the World Cup by eventual winners Spain.

Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott was included in the England squad.

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

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

Jorge Jesus was Ronaldo's club boss at Al-Nassr last season.

Al-Nassr won the Saudi Pro League for the first time in seven years last season.

Portugal were eliminated in the World Cup round of 16 by eventual winners Spain in July.

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

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

Akhannouch accused Lekjaa of using electoral promises regarding the World Cup final.

Fouzi Lekjaa is the head of Morocco's football federation.

The 2030 World Cup will be the second time an African nation stages World Cup final games, after the 2010 tournament in South Africa.

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

The US will play four friendlies in late September and early October against Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada.

Pochettino was largely viewed as a short-term hire when he joined the US in 2024.

German media has reported that newly appointed Germany head coach Jürgen Klopp has scouted Banks in person.

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

Barcelona's World Cup winners with Spain were not honoured by the club at its first home game of the season because of an incident involving the estelada flag.

The eight Barcelona players who helped Spain win its second World Cup trophy last month are Joan García, Eric García, Pedri, Pau Cubarsí, Gavi, Rodri, Dani Olmo and Lamine Yamal.

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

Spain's Gavi received a one-game ban for a Nations League match against England.

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

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

Spain won the World Cup title for the second time.

Ferran Torres scored the winning goal for Spain in extra time.

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

Post Malone sang three numbers during the opening ceremony.

Shakira and Burna Boy sang "Dai Dai," the FIFA anthem.

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

Instead of traditional media asking questions, the star athletes on stage asked the questions.

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

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.

The match's ten goals were the most scored in a World Cup match since 1982.

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

The World Cup final will take place at New York New Jersey Stadium.

The 2026 World Cup final is between Spain and Argentina.

Argentina and England meet in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals on Wednesday.

England's lone World Cup championship came in 1966.

Argentina are the defending World Cup champions.

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

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

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

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

England's Harry Kane has odds of -115 to score, and Norway's Erling Haaland has odds of +125 to score.

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

Tillman scored on a free kick to make the score 2-0 against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Adams helped lead AFC Bournemouth to a sixth-place finish in the Premier League this year.

AFC Bournemouth qualified for European competition for the first time in the club's 127-year history.

Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino scored the match-deciding goal against Belgium after a blunder by Senne Lammens.

Belgium players mocked Donald Trump on the field by performing his signature dance move.

FIFA announced that Folarin Balogun would be eligible to play against Belgium despite an automatic suspension for a red card in the previous match.

Every match at the World Cup will be available for free in the UK, split across BBC iPlayer and ITVX.

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

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

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

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

Pulisic said he twisted and sprained his ankle and that he now has time to rest.

Eight teams remain as the quarter finals resume on Thursday when France meet Morocco in Boston.

Defending world champion Argentina plays Switzerland in Kansas City on Saturday.

Justin Bieber said "The FIFA World Cup brings the world together in a way nothing else can."

Former England goalkeeper Rob Green questioned on Fox's broadcast whether the foul that led to Zico's goal being disallowed was within VAR's realm to review.

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

Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright pointed to an incident involving Salah and said that if a foul was called to disallow Egypt's goal, it should also have been called for Salah.

Hassan said a penalty was ruled out and was not checked by VAR, and a second goal was disallowed.

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

Hassan said whoever schedules matches has never played football and that you never schedule a game for 12pm.

Merino turned 30 during the tournament.

Spain will play Belgium on Friday in Inglewood, California.

This was Mikel Merino's first World Cup goal, and 11th for the national team.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said referees must be respected.

FIFA defended referee Raphael Claus in a statement, recognising him as one of the world's leading professional referees.

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

Swiss fans also had a significant presence in Vancouver for the match.

The winner of the Colombia-Switzerland match will face Argentina in the next round.

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

The Royal Belgian Football Association said it was "astonished" by FIFA's decision and was investigating all potential options.

FIFA said the use of Article 27 was not unprecedented, as similar decisions had been issued during World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

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.

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

The match included two penalties and one red card.

Julian Quinones scored a goal for Mexico in the 43rd minute to bring the game within one.

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

The incident happened during England's singing of Oasis' "Wonderwall" with supporters.

Thomas Tuchel said Henderson was taken to the hospital after injuring his wrist.

The Mexico City venue sits 7,220 feet above sea level.

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

Mexico will attempt to extend their unbeaten streak to 13 games against England in the World Cup Round of 16.

The get-in price for the US-Belgium match peaked at $3,925 on June 21.

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

The World Cup final on July 19 in East Rutherford, New Jersey has a get-in price of $9,749.

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.

Ryan Mendes has appeared over 100 times for Cape Verde.

The Egypt national team said a Dallas police officer pushed their director, Ibrahim Hassan, and player Trezeguet as they were attempting to take a photo with a fan at the team hotel on Friday.

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan dedicated the victory to the Egyptian people and Palestinian people.

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

A U.S. Soccer spokesperson said after the game it would appeal any suspension longer than one game.

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

FIFA confirmed to ESPN and ABC News that the United States has no route to appeal the red card issued to Folarin Balogun.

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

Tillman took the free kick with a bloody sock after being stepped on by an opponent.

Malik Tillman scored the second US goal on a free kick in the 82nd minute.

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

Belgium was awarded a penalty in stoppage time of the second extra-time period after Youri Tielemans was fouled by Lamine Camara in the box.

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

Mikel Oyarzabal has the shortest soccer odds as an anytime goal scorer at -105.

Spain won Group H by outscoring opponents 5-0.

Austria are looking for their best World Cup finish since taking third in 1954.

The USMNT's lone World Cup knockout win came in the 2002 round of 16 over Mexico.

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

If the USMNT advances to the quarterfinals, they would likely face Spain or Portugal in Los Angeles.

Congo DR reached their first World Cup knockout match by defeating Uzbekistan in their final group game.

England came from behind to defeat Congo DR in the round of 32 of the World Cup.

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