Football

The United States dominated Paraguay 4-1 in their opening match of the World Cup on Friday in Los Angeles with a first-half brace by striker Folarin Balogun for a dream ...

Canada striker Cyle Larin came off the bench and had an almost instant impact to rescue a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, earning the World Cup co-hosts ...

Turkey return to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years buoyed up by gifted young players — including Real Madrid midfielder Arda Guler — and by memories of their run ...

Argentina returned to the top of the world rankings right in time for their World Cup title defence as France dropped two spots to third. Argentina, who kick off their ...

The long-awaited World Cup opener on home soil Friday promises to contain deep shades of red, white and blue for the United States men’s national team. Manager Mauricio Pochettino ...

FIFA reported an attendance of 44,985 for Thursday’s World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic in Guadalajara, but swathes of empty seats around the stadium renewed concerns ...

Jesse Marsch has a simple message for anyone wondering whether his Canada side are ready for the weight of a home World Cup: they are not just ready for it, ...

Italy’s finance police said on Friday it uncovered three illegal broadband TV distribution hubs in Crotone, in the southern Calabria region, and reported four suspects, seizing assets worth about €650,000 ($751,900). ...

South Korea rallied from a goal down to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 and make a winning start to their World Cup Group A campaign thanks to goals by Hwang ...

Mexico’s Julian Quinones unleashed a spectacular strike and Raul Jimenez scored a header as the co-hosts beat nine-man South Africa 2-0 in their World Cup Group A opener at ...

Hours before the World Cup kickoff, the boost to travel and tourism expected from this year’s biggest sporting event has yet to materialize. For years, the tournament was expected ...

In a sport where youth is a highly prized commodity, the World Cup starting this week offers evidence you cannot keep a good man down. A record eight players aged 40 ...

Instead of pride, many Iranian-Americans feel shame about the Iran team’s participation in the World Cup and are demanding that FIFA boots the country out of the competition, protesters ...

Javier Aguirre knows exactly what awaits his Mexico side when it hosts the World Cup opener against South Africa on Thursday in Mexico City to kick off Group A. Forty ...

Before the World Cup kicks off in Mexico City on Thursday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino is fending off concern over potential visa issues for players and officials entering the United ...

Of the 1,248 footballers from 48 countries who will participate in this year’s World Cup, exactly 10, hailing from nine countries, are based in Cyprus, with seven different clubs being represented across ...

The World Cup is football’s greatest feast. But like any feast, nobody can consume everything. There will be 72 matches in the group stage alone. Some will be fascinating. Some ...

Limassol football club AEL is moving closer to developing a new sports centre in Kolossi, including two auxiliary football fields and a three-level training centre, after the project secured approval ...

The Trump administration said on Tuesday the United States had denied Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan entry for the World Cup because of his links to “suspected members of terror ...

The World Cup is finally here – and we’ve created two free downloadable companions to help you get more out of the biggest sporting event on the planet. Think you ...

Erling Haaland will carry the weight of Norway’s 28 years of longing when he leads the nation into the World Cup, marking the striker’s debut on the grandest international ...

Gird your loins Cyprus! Every four years, we become a much, much noisier island. And the moment is almost upon us… No it’s not the panayiri to end all ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the biggest in the tournament’s history. Hosted jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico, it will feature 48 teams, 104 matches and stretch over ...

When Egypt’s all-time leading scorer Hossam Hassan headed the winner against Algeria to send his country to the 1990 World Cup, frenzied celebrations erupted across the soccer-mad nation. Nearly four ...