The France captain's double ensured there would be no repeat of his country’s loss to the West Africans in 2002 – Les Bleus’ only opening-game defeat in their previous eight global tournaments – to ...

All the anticipation gives way to the nerves and excitement of opening-day matches in Groups L and K, where England's game with Croatia brings together two heavyweights with undefeated European ...

Every footballer at this tournament has had his photo taken. Here we choose some of our favourite shots. They are experts at striking a ball. And they can also strike a mean pose too. Ahead of this ...

New Zealand defender Tim Payne speaks to FIFA about how he has dealt with becoming an overnight star in the build-up to the World Cup.

Group H . Saudi Arabia goal: Al Amri (41) Uruguay goal: Araujo (80) Maxi Araujo scored late to cancel out Abdulelah A ...

Newcastle United defender Livramento out of FIFA World Cup 2026 after sustaining calf injury in training on Sunday.

Find out the full match schedule for World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and USA with fixtures and results from each of the 104 games in the 48-team tournament.

Qatar snatched their first-ever World Cup point thanks to a 94th-mnute goal by Bouadem Khoukhi against Switzerland in San Francisco on Saturday lunchtime.

Having not featured at the FIFA World Cup since 1998, Austria are raring to go ahead of their opener against Jordan.

The Manchester United talisman discusses Portugal's World Cup hopes and Cristiano Ronaldo's enduring influence.

Nabil Bentaleb is in the Algeria squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Lille midfielder had heart attack two years ago but returned to action with defibrillator . Les Fennecs kick ...

Elijah Just speaks to FIFA about his historic brace against IR Iran and moving to the top of the adidas Golden Boot standings.