
The Guardian - 16 hours 4 min ago
Images of Merlin, a two-year-old duck, parading on the streets of Mexico City celebrated by fans on social media Juli n Qui ones and Ra l Jim nez may have scored the goals, but a duck stole the show. As Mexico celebrated its World Cup-opening victory over South Africa on Thursday, Merlin, a two-year-old duck dressed in the national team's colors, became an unlikely internet sensation and the tournament's first unofficial mascot. Continue reading...

Yard Barker - 16 hours 7 min ago
Protests and support collide as Iranian Americans debate the team's political ties A judge upheld a FIFA ban on pre-revolutionary flags at the stadium.

Yard Barker - 16 hours 7 min ago
Lionel Messi has very little left to prove in his career, but the iconic Argentine forward gearing up for another World Cup is like Tom Brady running it back for three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

NY Post - 16 hours 12 min ago
Captain America could be on his way to New York.

NY Post - 16 hours 14 min ago
But neither New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani nor his special "World Cup'' czar seem concerned -- even after thousands of spectators spent hours trying to leave the venue after Saturday's game.

BBC - 16 hours 22 min ago
An own goal from Mohamed Hany denies Egypt a first ever victory at the World Cup as they draw 1-1 with Belgium at the Seattle Stadium.

Sky Sports - 16 hours 32 min ago
Egypt were denied a first-ever World Cup win after Romelu Lukaku forced an own-goal equaliser just seconds after coming on to rescue a 1-1 draw for Belgium in their Group G opener.

NPR - 16 hours 33 min ago
The FIFA World Cup is thought to bring an economic windfall to the cities and regions where games will be played during four weeks this summer. How true is that?...

Yard Barker - 16 hours 33 min ago
Of all the positives to come out of Friday's World Cup win over Paraguay, the United States Men's National Team still walked off the field with a big concern the health of Christian Pulisic.

UPI - 16 hours 33 min ago
Coach Luis de la Fuente said Spain "lacked freshness" in a stunning scoreless draw with heavy underdog Cape Verde on Monday in the 2026 World Cup.

The Independent - 16 hours 35 min ago
Juli n Qui ones and Ra l Jim nez may have scored for Mexico, but Merlin the duck stole the show...

NY Post - 16 hours 46 min ago
Cape Verde's historic World Cup draw against Spain has turned its 40-year-old goalkeeper into one of the early breakout stories of the tournament.

Huffington Post - 16 hours 53 min ago
As Mexico celebrated its World Cup-opening victory over South Africa on Thursday, a 2-year-old duck dressed in the national team's colors, became an unlikely internet sensation and the tournament's first unofficial mascot.

The Independent - 16 hours 55 min ago
Juli n Qui ones and Ra l Jim nez may have scored for Mexico, but Merlin the duck stole the show...

CBS Sports - 16 hours 56 min ago
One of the favorites, France, meet the talented African team, hoping to fare better than they did 24 years ago...

NY Post - 16 hours 58 min ago
Sunday night's game was supposed to be close, as Tunisia was one of the best teams in African World Cup qualifying.

Yard Barker - 16 hours 58 min ago
SEATTLE -- Romelu Lukaku forced Egypt into an own goal within seconds of entering the game and favored Belgium escaped with a 1-1 draw in the opening Group G match of the 2026 World Cup at Seattle Stadium on Monday.

The Guardian - 16 hours 58 min ago
40-year-old man of the match against Euro winners I have worked my whole life for this moment,' he says Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who was named man of the match after making seven saves in his country's 0-0 draw against Spain, was in tears at full time. The mother of Cape Verde's World Cup hero was not there to see history made because she could not afford the visa to the United States. He described the game as the moment he had been working towards his "entire life"...

Yard Barker - 16 hours 58 min ago
Belgium and Egypt would the second World Cup match of the day with another draw, this one finished with a score of 1-1. The match opened with both sides taking their turns moving up and down the field during an end-to-end start.

BBC - 17 hours 4 min ago
Bukayo Saka says he will continue gambling with his fitness and is "ready to go" for England's World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday.

The Hill - 17 hours 6 min ago
President Trump's World Cup czar, Andrew Giuliani, on Sunday claimed that a Somali referee who was denied entry into the U.S. as part of the FIFA World Cup "was talking to some very bad people." "There's some classified information we can't discuss now," he told CBS News in an interview. "At some point, that may be released." Giuliani...

CBS Sports - 17 hours 7 min ago
Despite travel restrictions forcing them to train in Mexico, Team Melli looks to kick off their tournament with a victory against the All Whites...

Buzz Feed - 17 hours 7 min ago
"The European mind cannot comprehend how intoxicatingly good these things are. Yes, I was the European mind." View Entire Post ›...

The Guardian - 17 hours 8 min ago
Group G hotted up in earnest with presumptive frontrunners Belgium and Egypt opening their World Cup campaigns with a credible draw. A crowd of 66,775 watched on under the intense sun of the early North American summer, in a contest which warranted the contentious cooling breaks that have been universally adopted for this tournament. The group's headline clash was slated as a noon affair under a heat advisory in Seattle, with on-field temperatures of 30C (86F) and high, hazy clouds at kick-off...