Spain’s Rodri wins World Cup Golden Ball as Pau Cubarsi, Unai Simon also collect awards
Spain’s players dominated the 2026 World Cup awards, winning three individual accolades after their 1-0 win over Argentina…
Is Yamal right to be confident about knocking France out of the World Cup? Day 30 recap
Day 30 of the World Cup saw Spain set up an appealing semi-final clash with France, a meeting…
World Cup predictions, quarter-finals: France vs Morocco and Spain vs Belgium
Welcome to The Athletic’s daily World Cup Predictions. This article gives you the lowdown on all today’s games…
Spain turned up. Should they be favourites? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 22
The Athletic has live coverage of Argentina vs Cape Verde in the Round of 32 at the 2026…
The USMNT are on the rise: Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 21
The Athletic has live coverage of Switzerland vs Algeria in the knockout round of the 2026 FIFA World…
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…
U.S. are (unofficial) world champions – and will we see a new World Cup winner? Day 9 Recap
On day nine of the World Cup, the United States men’s national team sealed their place in the…
World Cup predictions: Germany vs Curacao, Netherlands vs Japan and rest of matchday 4
Welcome to The Athletic’s daily World Cup Predictions. This article gives you the lowdown on all today’s games,…
World Cup predictions: Brazil vs Morocco, Haiti vs Scotland and rest of matchday 3
Welcome to The Athletic’s daily World Cup Predictions. This article gives you the lowdown on all today’s games,…
World Cup 2026: England’s Group L opponents profiled as Three Lions face tricky tests
However, FIFA’s decision to expand the tournament to 48 nations means that Thomas Tuchel’s side have the right…