World Cup

Missing its playmaking star, and facing an Australian team that had frustrated it only seven months earlier, the U.S. had all the elements for a World Cup letdown Friday

A TV host in Argentina resigned from her role on a popular streaming show after falsely reporting that Lionel Messi’s father had died amid his son’s run in the World Cup, an error she later blamed on unverified information fed to her through an earpiece

The co-hosts have had quite the World Cup so far.

Iran plans to lodge a complaint with football’s ​world governing body FIFA over travel restrictions its team is facing in the U.S. at the World Cup.

Osito, a rescue dog has become a sensation after arriving at Mexico’s opening match on the back of a bicycle, dressed in a jersey, sunglasses and a cap.

ATLANTA — Teboho Mokoena started the game with tears in his eyes and finished it with a smile on his face after converting a second-half penalty in South Africa’s 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic on Thursday at the World Cup

Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi, who is under investigation for alleged betting-related offenses, has not been authorized to travel to Canada for his team’s next World Cup match against Germany, the Ivorian soccer federation said on Thursday

Brazil forward Neymar will not travel with the squad for their second World Cup group game against Haiti in Philadelphiaon Friday as he continues to recover from a calf injury, the Brazilian football association said.

A stirring halftime talk from England coach Thomas Tuchel inspired the Three Lions to a winning start and cemented the team’s status as one of the tournament favorites.

For soccer fans like Miko Zhang, China’s failure to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup is almost beside the point.