Only in 2018 would another Portuguese player score a hat-trick during a World Cup match, and Pedro Pauleta’s enthusiastic celebrations under the torrential rain remain the only positive aspect from ...

From start to finish, everything went sideways in Portugal’s 2002 World Cup campaign. Poor preparation, strange tactical and technical decisions, players injured or out of shape, lack of leadership, ...

Since the 1998 World Cup in France, one man has been in the stands for every match Korea have played in the greatest show in ...

Pele, who helped inspire Brazil to glory in 1958, 1962 and 1970, is the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup on three separate occasions.

Here, Sports Illustrated looks back at some of the worst—and most disappointing—teams ever to appear at the World Cup. France ...

A White House task force has facilitated a proposal to have trucks serve as patriotic mobile museums this summer ...

New York and New Jersey are just months away from hosting eight 2026 FIFA World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium, including the Final on July 19. A celebration of the upcoming tournament was held ...

Two alleged gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration in Sydney's Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia mourned victims of its worst gun violence in almost ...

Vinícius Júnior and Brazil now know their path to glory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final after learning their group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games. When ...

© Chung Sung-Jun/Getty ImagesHead coach Carlo Ancelotti of Brazil. This is massive news for Brazil, considering the impact the head coach has had in his short time ...

Now that the paths for the teams who have qualified for the World Cup are known, fans are able to have a third chance to purchase tickets for seeing marquee matches such as France vs. Norway, where ...

Believe it or not, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is just six months away from today. The World Cup is held every four years, but there's a slight difference between the 2026 edition and the previous one in ...