Cristiano Ronaldo likely played his final World Cup match as Portugal fell 1-0 to Spain. At 41 years old, the forward started and played all 90 minutes for Portugal but was unable to get on the scoresheet one last time. Ronaldo’s first involvement occurred in the 11th…

After the USA beat Bosnia and Herzegovina, no one expected an unchanged starting lineup would take the field against Belgium in the 2026 World Cup round of 16 matchup. Instead, after Folarin Balogun saw his one-match ban suspended by FIFA, that’s exactly what…

On July 19, after 103 matches have been played, only two teams will remain standing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Those two nations, each chasing soccer immortality, will meet at New York New Jersey Stadium in what is expected to be one of the biggest sporting events…

The United States men’s national team will have its star striker, Folarin Balogun, available for its round of 16 match against Belgium at Seattle Stadium on Monday, but will coach Maurico Pochettino call on him, or will he stick to the plan he had when he…

This is big. Huge. Gigantic, actually. The U.S. men’s national team is preparing to play arguably the biggest match in team history on Monday, and the whole country will be watching. In the 2026 World Cup round of 16, the Stars and Stripes will take on Belgium…

In previous years, the Round of 16 was the first knockout stage match, but with an expanded field of 48 teams— it is now the second. Let’s check out the odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of July 5 for which countries are favored to emerge from the Round of 16. This…

The start time of the 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 16 match between England and Mexico on Sunday has been delayed one hour due to extreme weather conditions in the area surrounding Mexico City Stadium. Originally scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. ET, the match will now…

Surprised? Then you haven’t been paying attention. Norway just beat Brazil, 2-1, to reach its first-ever quarterfinal, and the wildest part is that it wasn’t even a smash-and-grab. Norway had nearly 70% possession. Norway controlled the tempo. Norway had…

All eyes are on the USA on Monday night in Seattle with one position that will be everyone’s focus. Star striker Folarin Balogun being available for the United States is obviously a massive storyline. Ricardo Pepi — the presumptive replacement as the striker —…

Following Brazil’s 2-1 loss to Norway in the round of 16, Brazilian icon Neymar announced his international retirement. The 34-year-old forward finishes his career as the top goalscorer in the history of the Brazilian men’s national team with 80 goals in…

The GOAT continues to amaze the world as Lionel Messi now reigns supreme at the top of the list of all-time goalscorers at the World Cup. With his two goals against Austria in Argentina’s group-stage game on June 22, Messi surpassed the long-standing record held…

Ange Postecoglou was named the new coach of Saudi Pro League champion Al-Nassr on a two-year deal on Friday. The Australian steps into one of the highest profile roles in Asian soccer, inheriting a squad led by superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. “A new chapter.”…