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…
Just how impressive was Spain’s comprehensive France win? 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 what we’re trying to do. The Athletic is ranking every game, from…
El ataque más efectivo en este Mundial y por qué funciona tan bien
Antes de los cuartos de final del Mundial de 2026, se realizaron más de 90.000 pases, de los cuales alrededor de 1.800 terminaron en gol, y 2.367 remates, 280 de…
Another late Spain winner sets up stellar semi-final: 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 what we’re trying to do. The Athletic is ranking every game, from…
Charlie Davies’ World Cup tiers: Rating USMNT’s squad on its tournament performance
The World Cup’s quarterfinals are underway and the trophy is starting to feel within reach for any team left in contention. This is exactly the kind of scenario that the…
Inside the USMNT’s World Cup: BBQ bonding, squad’s shock over Balogun and exit ‘depression’
SEATTLE — They collapsed or wandered around the turf at Lumen Field equal parts exhausted and stunned. On a Monday night that began with so much hope and hype, with…
El USMNT fracasó en la Copa del Mundo, pero ¿eran poco realistas las probabilidades y las expectativas?
La forma en que el equipo masculino de Estados Unidos salió de la Copa del Mundo está generando un debate sobre cómo fue manejado en el torneo. Los sueños se…
Ronaldo’s final bow? One of the worst: 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 what we’re trying to do. The Athletic is ranking every game, from…
La Copa del Mundo USMNT terminó con un resultado descuidado contra Bélgica en octavos de final; Balogun no es un factor tras la controversia
SEATTLE – La selección nacional masculina de Estados Unidos ingresó al partido de octavos de final del lunes por la noche contra Bélgica con la oportunidad de galvanizar aún más…
As destiny awaits, these are the untold stories of the USMNT’s World Cup star core
The Athletic has live coverage of USMNT vs Belgium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In the build-up to the World Cup, U.S. men’s national team star Christian Pulisic was…