Germany confirmed its title as the favorite against Curacao, demonstrated its strength with an emphatic 7-1 (the widest score in the competition so far) in the opening match of Group 5 at NRG in Houston, and entered the 2026 World Cup in the most ideal way. In front of 68,000 spectators, the match started with […]

Switzerland has had 26 finals, Qatar just 7, but in football, statistics don’t always count. With a goal from Huji in the 90’+4, Julen Lopetegui’s team secured a historic 1-1 draw with the Swiss, in the second match of Group 2 of the 2026 World Cup. At San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium in front of 68,000 […]

The USA show, starting the 2026 World Cup – which they are co-hosting with Mexico and Canada – perfectly, starring 24-year-old striker Folarin Balogun, who scored two goals in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, in a 4-1 victory over Paraguay in the opening match of Group 4. Bobadilla […]

Bosnia took the lead against Canada at BMO Field in Toronto, but were content with a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the two teams’ Group 2 match at the 2026 World Cup. Sergey Barbarez’s team took the lead in the 21st minute through a header by Lukic, but the Canadians then stepped on […]

The 23rd World Cup drew its curtain yesterday (11/6) at the iconic “Azteca” in Mexico City, with the opening match (Mexico-South Africa 2-0) followed by a spectacular opening ceremony, where four-time Grammy winner Shakira and Nigerian artist Burna Boy took to the world stage to sing the official song of the 2026 World Cup, “Dai […]

South Korea got off to a good start in their 2026 World Cup campaign, beating the Czech Republic 2-1 in Group 1. The match was held at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, in front of 44,985 spectators, and after a “barren” first 45 minutes, the two teams “searched” for victory, with the Asians taking […]

In front of approximately 80,000 enthusiastic fans, Mexico started the 2026 World Cup with a victory. The co-hosts easily defeated South Africa 2-0 at the “hot” “Azteca” stadium in the premiere of the 1st group of the competition and laid the foundations early for qualification to the “32”.  The score opened very early, just in […]

FIFA has announced that six women will be among the 170 referees at the upcoming World Cup. The move follows the historic moment in 2022 when Stephanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup final. All the women selected are from the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) […]