World Cup Wrap: Round of 32
The Round of 32 is done and dusted. There are only 16 teams left at World Cup 2026.…
Spain turned up. Should they be favourites? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 22
There are now just three round-of-32 ties remaining, with the last 16 almost set following Thursday’s matches. At…
Canada hero Stephen Eustáquio’s story, told by his brother Mauro: Pride, sacrifices, love and loss
On Sunday afternoon, Canada’s vice captain Stephen Eustáquio scored a superb stoppage-time winner in the World Cup round…
Mexico into the top six: Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 20
With just under half of the matches in the round of 32 now completed, the last 16 is…
The U.S. move into the top 10 for the first time. Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 19
Well, that changes things. On the second day of the World Cup round of 32, two of the…
Where do Canada come in with that stoppage-time surge? Ranking every match at the 2026 World Cup
Do you have a favourite match of the World Cup? Could you order all of them? Well, that’s…
Is this World Cup now Europe v South America? Which giants fall today? Day 18 recap
Sunday was the strangest day of this World Cup, in that there was only one match, sandwiched between…
Are co-hosts Canada becoming a contender? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 18
Canada are the first of the three co-hosts to make it through to the last 16, after a…
World Cup predictions: Scotland vs Brazil, Switzerland vs Canada and the rest of matchday 14
Welcome to The Athletic’s daily World Cup Predictions. This article gives you the lowdown on all today’s games…
World Cup controversies: Canada brawl with Qatar, Cape Verde goalie’s mom gets U.S. visa, 2 players denied entry to Canada and more
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway. With dozens of national teams competing in 16 cities across three…
World Cup predictions: Mexico vs South Korea, Canada vs Qatar and rest of matchday 8
Welcome to The Athletic’s daily World Cup Predictions. This article gives you the lowdown on all today’s games…
World Cup controversies: Cape Verde goalie’s mom who missed historic match gets U.S. visa, Ghana player facing rape charges denied entry to Canada and more
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway, and with dozens of national teams competing in 16 cities across…