SEATTLE (AP) 鈥� Christian Pulisic鈥檚 injury absence didn鈥檛 hurt the United States one bit. The Americans advanced to the knockout round of the World Cup without their injured star forward, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday for their second straight victory in the expanded 48-team tournament. ...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) 鈥� Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup on Thursday, sending fans onto the streets across the country to celebrate. It marks a major triumph for a team ...
ATLANTA 鈥� So much for a supersized World Cup diluting the quality of soccer鈥檚 biggest tournament. Tiny Cape Verde, making its debut at the World Cup, pulled off a stunner, holding heavily favored Spain scoreless in a 0-0 draw on Monday. 鈥淭his means everything for our country," Cape ...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) 鈥� Hwang In-beom scored a goal and set up another as South Korea rallied to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 in the second match of the 2026 World Cup on Thursday night. After a lackluster first half in which both teams were jeered as they left the field, the Czech ...
The picks are in and the consensus among the local soccer community leans towards France as the favorite to win the World Cup. The French, who won their second championship in 2018, was the runner-up to Argentina in 2022. While the World Cup is contested once every four years, the world鈥檚 ...
