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This was the World Cup of firsts. The first tournament to feature 48 teams saw 1,248 players descend upon Canada, Mexico and the United States this summer. The expanded field means there will be a total of 104 matches played at the conclusion of the tournament, resulting in 9,360 minutes of soccer played in regulation time. The matchup between Argentina and Spain is also unlike one we've ever seen before, […]

In 2007, a 20-year-old Lionel Messi posed for a Barcelona charity calendar, gently bathing a baby in a plastic tub. The baby's family had won a UNICEF raffle. Nobody thought about the photo again for 17 years. The baby was Lamine Yamal. You could write fiction for a decade and never come up with that. On Sunday at the World Cup final in New Jersey, the greatest player of all […]

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. Spain is one win away from lifting its second World Cup trophy, and bettors can cash in big with welcome offers and bonus bets across DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, bet365, Caesars Sportsbook, and more ahead of Sunday's World Cup final […]

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. Everything comes down to this. This is what all 48 nations and teams dreamed of at the start of the FIFA World Cup. Only two teams reached their dream, and they're FIFA's two top-ranked teams. Spain and Argentina meet […]

ATLANTA STADIUM — The body wasn’t even cold when the inquest began. How could England lose after leading Argentina with just minutes to play in Wednesday’s World Cup semifinal? Why did Thomas Tuchel’s team stop attacking the moment Anthony Gordon put the Three Lions ahead with 35 minutes of regular time remaining? What kind of mental block keeps preventing England from winning a major international trophy, a streak that will […]

Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist joining Arrow McLaren next year makes sense but also includes a great deal of "why?" --Why would Scott Dixon leave Chip Ganassi Racing after 25 years, the place where he has won six INDYCAR titles and the 2008 Indianapolis 500, to go to Arrow McLaren? --Why would Felix Rosenqvist go to a team that released him a few years ago? Dixon was the guest on […]

The World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina on Wednesday proved to be an all-timer that featured tons of tough physical play. And it also produced what surely will be one of the most iconic images in the tournament's history. With England up a goal against Argentina thanks to Anthony Gordon's 55th-minute goal, Lionel Messi and Jude Bellingham then traded words after a stoppage in play due to a foul. […]

Before the season began, many expected reigning Cy Young Award winners Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes and reigning MVPs Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani to defend their crowns as the top players in their respective leagues. A few months later, a lot has changed, and a path has opened for some new contenders. Tigers ace Skubal missed more than a month of action (but returned remarkably quickly) after undergoing an […]

Day 36 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is the first of two scheduled rest days between the semifinals and the tournament’s final weekend. There are no World Cup games today, Thursday, July 16, or Friday, July 17. Play resumes Saturday when France faces England in the third-place match, followed by Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina. Both matches will air on FOX and stream live and on […]