This is the first in a new series on The Athletic looking back at the winners of each World Cup ... suggest the players essentially picked the starting XI amongst themselves. In 1930 there ...

GIVEMESPORT now looks at the 11 players with the highest number of assists ever in the World Cup. The people who are remembered the most in the World Cup are the obvious heroes, the goalscorers.

Soccer’s governing body will look into another expansion of its marquee event, the most lucrative in sports, after a request ...

Fifa is considering increasing the number of teams at the World Cup to 64 for the 2030 tournament, which would double the ...

FIFA is looking at a surprise proposal from South American soccer to expand the men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams — double the ...

France lifted the World Cup trophy for the second time in their history in a rain-drenched Moscow as the heavens opened during their presentation to leave the players, officials and political ...

Uruguay was the original World Cup host — and trophy winner — in 1930 and is scheduled to host ... 2026 edition — would send hundreds more players to the World Cup at a time when player ...

Thomas Tuchel’s first official duty as England coach was to see his new team drawn in a 2026 World Cup qualifying group with Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra. Tuchel, who started work on ...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the 2026 men’s World ... 1930 to now – has there been a halftime show, but Infantino confirmed the break of tradition after speaking at a ...