The national team, which famously hosted the 2018 World Cup and reached the quarterfinals that year, will once again watch from afar as the competition unfolds across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Even before kick-off, the 2026 World Cup in the United States is already piling up controversies, met with an awkward silence from FIFA. The missteps, seen as unprecedented, have revived accusations of double standards in the way host countries are treated.

Everything wrong with the 2026 World Cup - WORLD CUP 2026: From unprecedented wars and rip-off ticket prices to Gianni Infantino selling football’s soul and Donald Trump’s determination to create a “Maga World Cup”,

From Donald Trump’s involvement to fans shut out, a look at the politics, on-the-pitch predictions and more from the biggest tournament yet for the beautiful game

The World Cup always produces unlikely heroes, and few scoring stories are stranger than Oleg Salenko’s record-breaking run for Russia in 1994. With another tournament approaching, it is worth looking back at some of the iconic moments from years past.

In the first article of series by performance expert Alan McCall, he explains the mutliple challenges facing players at the World Cup

The 2026 World Cup has drawn intense criticism from globe-trotting fans who over the years have helped define the tournament’s festive atmosphere

The FIFA World Cup has always been more than football. Every four years, it becomes a global event capable of capturing the attention of billions

All of the pretournament noise will be drowned out by events on the pitch when the 2026 World Cup finally -- finally! -- kicks off on Thursday.