The World Cup is finally here. The 2026 tournament kicks off Thursday with Group A getting underway. Here's what you need to know for Day 1 of the World Cup. The World Cup traditionally kicks off with ...

A last-minute move by FIFA to ban fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup stadiums just a week before the tournament kicks off was met with widespread backlash on Thursday, ...

The 2026 World Cup is underway, and the odds are available for all 48 teams to win the world's biggest sporting event. The World Cup will be the most-bet event in the world this summer, so which teams ...

McDonald’s recently introduced a star-studded meal to accompany the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 matchdays. The fast-food chain is inviting fans to power up their game day with the limited-time FIFA ...

(Photo illustration: Julia Meslener/Yahoo News; photos: Starbucks, Getty Images) It's back and perhaps cuter than ever. Starbucks announced that a new "Bearista" cup is joining the World Cup frenzy ...

Mr. Saporito is an editor for Times Opinion and former amateur soccer player. The soccer haters are at it again. You can count on them every four years in the weeks before the World Cup, telling us ...

The Associated Press A general view of Arrowhead Stadium as it is rebranded as Kansas City Stadium, Monday, May 11, 2026, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer matches in Kansas City, Mo. The 2026 ...

If a substitute takes over 10 seconds to exit, the replacement must wait one minute. Injured players treated on-field must leave play and remain out for one minute. A three-minute hydration break will ...

If one thing characterizes the past few years of major app releases, it’s “features users didn’t ask for.” I did not ask for a chatbot inside my email inbox. Nor did I ask for my Instagram search bar ...

A "cup of ambition" is the key to starting the morning off right, at least according to Dolly Parton. Inspired by Parton's Grammy-winning single "9 to 5," the country music phenom is jumping into the ...

Nature asked a football-journal chief about emerging trends in the sport, from AI tools to PhD students embedded in teams. The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off at a stadium in Mexico City today in what ...

Mercedes-Benz Stadium installed grass turf for the FIFA Club World Cup. last summer. It will install grass again for the World Cup. It’s hard to overstate what a big deal it is for Atlanta to welcome ...