Lionel Messi and Argentina are back to defend their crown and showed it in style, as Messi tied the World Cup's all-time goals record with a hat trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria in both nations' 2026 World Cup openers in the Heartland of America on Tuesday.

The U.S. men's national team begins World Cup play hoping its defense can find its footing in time for it's opening game against Paraguay on June 12.

While the World Cup spent its opening week marvelling at goals, upsets and the chaos of a 48-team tournament, one team kept quietly doing the least fashionable thing in football. Ecuador defended. They have built a reputation not on flair or famous names but on the simple,

Curaçao earns its first point in World Cup with tie on Saturday at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium.

We're into day four of the World Cup and boy are we motoring through the games now. Already we find ourselves looking ahead to Group F fixtures later today, including arguably the competition's most intriguing side,

England struggled to turn their dominance of possession into clear end product in a tightly contested match. Ghana was disciplined throughout and limited England’s forward line to low-quality chances for most of the game.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Turns out that reigning World Cup champion Argentina draws quite a crowd no matter where it goes. Whether it be fans surrounding the team's upscale hotel near downtown Kansas City, or their first training session opened to media ...

We're tracking Lionel Messi's goals and top moments for Inter Miami and the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Here's the latest.