At the end of the second of the three sets of group matches, seven teams have made it into the knockouts — Argentina, Colombia, France, Germany, Mexico, Norway and the United States — and five have been eliminated: Haiti, Jordan, Panama, Tunisia and Turkey.

A report last month speculated a new Seahawks owner could want to replace Lumen Field, but World Cup fans gave the stadium, which opened in 2002, positive reviews.

Everything about the 2026 World Cup is bigger and different, and the stadium in Toronto is no exception. Upgrades to the home of Toronto FC of the MLS and the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts were a part of $100-million renovation project that includes an additional 17,

VAR has changed how soccer is officiated and it has new powers at the 2026 World Cup. Here is how the video review system works.

City and transit officials are calling Seattle’s first World Cup match a major success, but local soccer fans say navigating the transit system after the event required patience.

The Americans are seeing red over the most controversial and consequential red card so far in the World Cup. While the United States celebrated a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina, fans and players were angry and frustrated by a second-half red card that sent off star striker Falorin Balogun.

It’s World Cup time — and you know what that means, right? It’s also Shakira time. Yes, the 2026 World Cup has taken over North America. And with it comes the undisputed “Queen of the World Cup” — Shakira — who is making a record-setting fourth appearance at this global tournament that happens every four years.

Their grass is showing. The artificial turf field at MetLife Stadium was replaced by a natural grass playing surface in advance of this summer’s World Cup. The project — encompassing years of R and D and an early May install — was designed to take the maligned home field of the Giants and Jets and make it fit for a procession of visiting soccer superstars and eventually the World Cup final,