The Netherlands and Sweden will face off in a pivotal 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F match on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Houston Stadium on FOX.  Sweden routed Tunisia in its opening match of the tournament. Its 5-1 win tied Sweden’s second-largest margin of victory at a World Cup, and largest since its 4-0 … Read more
Is the USA going all the way? It took a big step forward on Friday by winning Group D. The Americans became the second team to clinch their group at the 2026 World Cup. Mexico won Group A on Thursday night, and the USA sealed Group D with its win over Australia and Türkiye’s surprising … Read more
The U.S. men’s national team became the second nation to secure a spot in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — and it has secured first place in Group D. Following its 2-0 victory over Australia, the USA improved to 2-0-0 in Group D play. And while it clinched a spot … Read more
On Friday night in Philadelphia, Brazil claimed its first victory of the tournament with an imposing 3-0 victory against Haiti, who gave a heroic performance — keeping it at 0-0 and even threatening Alisson’s goal on multiple occasions in the second half — but sadly couldn’t handle the overwhelming power of the five-time World Cup … Read more
Lionel Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo. Luka Modrić. The old guard needs no introduction at what is expected to be their last 2026 FIFA World Cup. But what about the youngest players at the tournament? For nearly 100 years, the FIFA World Cup has been a launching pad for soccer’s young stars, with Brazil’s Pelé famously scoring … Read more
Morocco got the job done in Boston. Scotland’s Tartan Army won everything else. Morocco didn’t dazzle. It didn’t need to. In the team’s second match of the 2026 World Cup on Friday, a 1-0 win over Scotland at Boston Stadium — settled inside 71 seconds and fiercely defended afterward—moved Mohamed Ouahbi’s side to the top … Read more
The World Cup group stage can get complicated quickly. With 48 teams participating for the first time ever, FIFA instituted new tiebreaker rules to determine the top two in each group along with the eight highest third-place finishers. Below, FOX Sports Research has broken down what each team needs to advance, what results would send … Read more
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha will have his family close by when his team takes on Uruguay on Sunday, days after his standout performance against Spain turned him into one of the most talked about players of the World Cup. The 40-year-old was named player of the match in Cape Verde’s goalless draw on Monday, a … Read more
As the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup proceeds, teams will secure their spot in the knockout stage, which begins on June 28 and wraps up with the World Cup final on July 19. The field of 48 will be whittled down to 32, and then the titular knockouts will begin, with extra … Read more
The United States men’s national team will start its second 2026 FIFA World Cup group-stage match against Australia — its biggest test of the tournament so far — with its star forward, Christian Pulisic, not being available, Mauricio Pochettino told FOX Sports’ Jenny Taft on Friday. “Christian’s not available,” Pochettino told Taft. “Today was training … Read more