Men's World Cup

Does It Matter The North American World Cup Bid Greatly Outscored Morocco’s 2026 Bid?

The united bid from the U.S., Mexico and Canada far outscored the Morocco’s 2026 World Cup bid in FIFA’s technical review of the hosts after inspections earlier this year, the Associated Press first reported on Friday. 

The “United Bid” from North America received a score of four out of five while Morocco’s bid scored 2.7, including three aspects labeled “high risk” for the African nation. 

France’s Trident Of Griezmann, Dembélé And Mbappé Looked As Good As It Sounds Against Italy

A front line of Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé sounds terrifying. Italy just found out exactly how terrifying. The three-man attack played a key role in all three goals in a 3-1 win for France vs Italy in a pre-World Cup friendly in Nice on Friday evening. 

France manager Didier Deschamps started the fearsome forward trio against Italy’s generally well-regarded back line in Les Bleus’ penultimate warm-up match for the World Cup. 

Nigeria’s World Cup Kits Flew Off The Shelves In Less Time Than It Took You To Read This Headline

We told you the Nigeria World Cup kit was the best back in February. We were proven right when Nike finally released the kit on Friday.

Is Peru’s Absurd Ross-And-Rachel Story Finally Over?

Let’s be honest, you’re probably sick of the Paolo Guerrero story by now. The will-he, won’t-he narrative has gone on for eight months and it’s almost as unbearable as the Ross and Rachel storyline that kept people watching “Friends” for years even though it was never ever really all that funny. 

Test Your Knowledge Over Which World Cup Countries Have The Biggest And Smallest Populations

World Cup rosters have 23 players on them. They’re allegedly the best 23 players the country has to offer. So it’s hard to imagine that the United States has over 300 million people but can’t seem to find 23 (or even 11) who are even capable of qualifying for a World Cup (yeah, I know it's not that simple).

Mo Salah Faces Race Against Time With Crucial Russia Clash 20 Days Away

No qualified nation’s World Cup cycle has been quite as dramatic as that of Egypt’s. The Pharaohs got off to a flyer in qualifying before an August defeat to Uganda threw everything in jeopardy. Step forward Mohamed Salah.

Mexico On The Cover Of Sports Illustrated As America’s Team

Growing up as a reader of Sports Illustrated and a fan of soccer were two mutually exclusive things. Every week, I’d immediately flip through the magazine looking for an article from Grant Wahl or a blurb concerning the world’s game, but it was an extremely rare occurrence.

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