Soccer

There's defending a World Cup title, and then there's whatever Lionel Messi did on Tuesday night in Kansas City. The 38-year-old captain produced his first-ever World Cup hat-trick, tied an...

Norway hadn't played at a World Cup since 1998. Twenty-eight years of waiting, and it took their captain less than half an hour to remind everyone exactly what they'd been...

Group I was billed as the "Group of Death" coming into the 2026 World Cup, and on Tuesday night at the New York/New Jersey Stadium, France and Senegal lived up...

Miami served up a Group H opener with everything: a goalkeeping howler, a late twist, and a Saudi Arabia performance that once again has people whispering the word "upset" at...

If you wanted proof that the World Cup doesn't need superstar names to produce a classic, Los Angeles delivered it on Monday night. Iran and New Zealand played out a...

Some World Cup moments need ninety minutes to build. This one needed twenty-three seconds. In Seattle on Monday, Belgium and Egypt played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in their Group...

Some results don't just make headlines — they rewrite what people believe is possible. On Monday night in Atlanta, World Cup debutants Cape Verde, a nation of roughly half a...

What a way to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup! In a Group F opener that promised fireworks and delivered a full-blown spectacle. Sweden dismantled Tunisia 5-1 on Sunday...

If you love nail-biters, this one was made for you. Ivory Coast and Ecuador delivered a tense, end-to-end World Cup opener in Philadelphia — and for 89 minutes, it genuinely...

If you blinked during the first 45 minutes of this Group F opener in Arlington, Texas, you didn't miss much — but if you turned away during the second half,...