Uzbekistan step onto the World Cup stage for the first ‌time when they face Colombia in their Group K opener, a meeting between debutants guided by one of the game's most decorated defenders and a South American side looking to make up for lost time.

Brazilian-born Matheus Nunes is proud to be representing Portugal again at a World Cup, stating the European country helped him launch his football career.

Cut straight to the action with the latest highlights from the FIFA World Cup 2026. Release date: 28 June 2026

Jay Bhattacharya, interim head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, met with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s World Cup team, a sign of goodwill as their homeland grapples with an Ebola outbreak,

The Journal’s sports columnist leads a roundtable with acclaimed WSJ soccer correspondents Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg on who’s going to win and who’s going to collapse.