1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (335+ words) Ousmane Dembélé heads to the semis, where France next faces Spain as it bids for a third straight finals berth. Alex Slitz / Getty Images The largest men’s World Cup ever played is approaching the mountaintop. What started with 48 teams has…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (1837+ words) Jude Bellingham and Lionel Messi will face off in the World Cup semi-final Getty Images The World Cup is at the semi-final stage: 44 teams have gone home, and a quartet remain standing. England battled through their quarter-final, Jude Bellingham dragging…...

7+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1476+ words) Argentina captain Lionel Messi is once again in the race for the World Cup Golden Boot. Odd Andersen / AFP via Getty Images “Sometimes in football, you have to score goals.” There are only four games remaining in the 2026 World Cup…...

12+ hour, 23+ min ago  (126+ words) The New York Times How and where to watch 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup: TV channel, streaming and schedule for July 11 For details on how to watch all of the 2026 World Cup action on Saturday, check out the article below, where…...

22+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1830+ words) Do you have a favourite match of the World Cup? Could you order all of them? Well, that’s what we’re trying to do. Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app Congratulations to Scotland…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (125+ words) Hosts Tamerra Griffin and James McNicholas break down the latest action from the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals. The Athletic’s Henry Bushnell joins the show to provide an exclusive, inside look into the USMNT camp following their dramatic Round of 16 exit against…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1804+ words) Forty-eight teams started these World Cup finals a month ago — now only six remain. Tomorrow that will be whittled down to a final four. Morocco became the first quarter-finalists to be knocked out, losing 2-0 to the seemingly unstoppable France on…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1351+ words) Yamal got the better of Belgium but France will be more of a test. Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images Day 30 of the World Cup saw Spain set up an appealing semifinal clash with France, a meeting of arguably the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (809+ words) If Spain go on to win the World Cup, they may have the English city of Leicester to thank for it. It was there in February 2025 that, with Arsenal facing an injury crisis at centre-forward, Mikel Arteta turned to Spanish…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1156+ words) Lamine Yamal feels France should be wary of Spain Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In the aftermath of a quarterfinal win that somehow felt at once decisive and uncertain, Spain’s players and coach left no doubt about…...