World Cup verdicts: Best and worst teams, favourite moments and who will win in 2030?
The World Cup may be over and our team of writers might have spent the past six weeks criss-crossing North America to report on all of its twists and turns,…
Goal-fest finishes top, but how low is the final in our rankings of all 104 2026 World Cup games?
Do you have a favourite match of the World Cup? Could you order all of them? Well, that’s what we’ve done. The Athletic has ranked all 104 games, from the…
The 1994 World Cup influenced a generation of Americans. What will 2026’s impact be?
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — They arrived this summer at the steel and concrete monuments to sport around the continent, flooding through the gates and into their seats to absorb a…
The 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup is less than a year away: Key questions for the USWNT
While the confetti settles at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Spain etches its name further into soccer’s history books with its second men’s World Cup title, the…
Ranking the World Cup teams from one to 48 based on their 2026 performance
And so, the 2026 World Cup is over, after 104 games, 308 goals, 15 players sent off, one suspension lifted and one winner. Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final…
The World Cup stars whose club futures are…
As the World Cup has wound down, the transfer market has not taken long to spring into life. Though some headline transfers were resolved during the World Cup — Marc…
Probabilidades de la Copa del Mundo 2030: España abre como favorita para repetir como campeona, grandes probabilidades para USMNT
España derrotó a Argentina en la prórroga el domingo para ganar la Copa del Mundo 2026 de manera emocionante. Mientras continúan las celebraciones, Lamin Yamal y su equipo ya son…
Probabilidades de la Copa del Mundo 2030: España abre como favorita para repetir como campeona, grandes probabilidades para USMNT
España derrotó a Argentina en la prórroga el domingo para ganar la Copa del Mundo 2026 de manera emocionante. Mientras continúan las celebraciones, Lamin Yamal y su equipo ya son…
What happens when President Trump attends major sports events – and why he does it
Editor’s note: This article was first published in September 2025 and has been updated to reflect President Trump’s attendance at the World Cup final. The Athletic has live coverage of…
What happens when President Trump attends major sports events – and why he does it
Editor’s note: This article was first published in September 2025 and has been updated to reflect President Trump’s attendance at the World Cup final. The Athletic has live coverage of…