FIFA spotlights ten of the starlets who have staked an early claim in the race to be named Best Young Player at FIFA World Cup 2026™.

Ivan Hurtado looks back on Ecuador's ground-breaking World Cup campaigns of the 2000s and discusses the chances of today's team in North America.

Childhood friends Can Uzun and Kenan Yildiz are aiming to kickstart Türkiye's FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign. “It was a real blow for us,” says Can Uzun. No dodging the issue, no sugar-coating, no ...

Former Haitian international James Marcelin discusses being the only player from his country to ever have scored against Brazil.

Some of the brightest individual displays the opening round of group fixtures have come from players who are treading the World Cup stage for the first time.

England v Greece, Netherlands v Hungary and Italy v Belarus among UEFA play-off fixtures drawn in bid to qualify for FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 ...

From Parreira's six World Cups to Deschamps and Queiroz extending their records in 2026, meet the tournament's most experienced coaches.

After that, the coach told me I wouldn’t be going back to AmaZulu because Orlando Pirates had called to sign me,” Mbokazi told Chicago Fire’s official media, as he reflected on the early stages of his ...

Emilio Butragueno and Spanish football fans of a certain age will always remember 18 June 1986. That afternoon in Queretaro, or in the early hours in Spain, the Real Madrid forward struck four goals ...

Croatia forward Petar Musa was overcome with emotion after finding the net in the city in which he plays his club football.

The South Americans took early control of Group K after the brilliant Luis Diaz scored one and set up another against the World Cup debutants.

Los Canaleros enjoyed the first chance of note, as Amir Murillo's low cross found Cecilio Waterman in the area, but Benjamin Asare repelled his first-time effort with a fine diving save. Panama ...