It feels a little strange to be watching this World Cup from a TV studio, and not being involved on the pitch. Until this summer, I had been at every major fi…

As World Cup action kicks off, we look at the physics of the beautiful game.

World Cup camera coverage poses a moving math puzzle Mathematicians have considered how to watch every corner of a space—but soccer adds moving players, block…

Now that all three co-hosts have played their opening match, the 2026 World Cup is well and truly underway in Canada , Mexico and the United States. We’ve rec…

Just travelling to a World Cup is its own special adventure. Before I got out of Glasgow Airport en route to Dublin and then on to Boston, the fun had well and…

If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Brazil , the winningest team in World Cup history, kicks off its bid for a sixth …

On June 11, the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicked off in Mexico, which, along with the United States and Canada, is cohosting this year’s tournament in an ostensible …

Germany goalkeeper Oliver Baumann has been praised by the German Football Federation (DFB) for his reaction to being downgraded from starter to back-up at the …

A story of hope and dreams coming true, made possible by a shared love of football and Inter: Amari is a seven-year-old boy from Trinidad who was born with a r…

The Republic of Ireland may have missed out on qualification for this year's World Cup, but Shamrock Rovers centre-back Lee Grace still has a vested interest i…

From Zurich to the Meadowlands, the inside story of how the United Bid for the World Cup became the Trump Cup.