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Teams continue to take important steps in their World Cup journeys as the second round of group stage games continues on Friday. Co-hosts the United States and Australia will both be looking to build off impressive opening wins in Group D when they face off in Seattle. If the Americans win, the groundswell of support for the team inside the country can only grow. Focus will then shift to Group […]

With Mexico a few minutes away from securing a spot in the knockout stage of the World Cup it's hosting with the U.S. and Canada, goalkeeper Raúl "Tala" Rangel extended his right arm and positioned his hand perfectly to keep the ball from crossing the line, denying South Korea an equalizer. The 87th-minute save by the goalkeeper, who is from the Guadalajara region and plays for local club Chivas, sealed […]

Andrew Benintendi launched a pinch-hit grand slam off Camilo Doval in the eighth inning Thursday night and the Chicago White Sox ended a nine-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 5-1 victory over New York. Benintendi batted for Randal Grichuk and was Chicago’s third pinch hitter of the inning. He snapped a 1-all tie by driving Doval’s first pitch, a 100 mph sinker, into the right-center seats. It was […]

The U.S. men's national team is staring down a massive test against Australia in its second World Cup match, but the biggest storyline heading into the match isn't just the opponent — it’s the fitness of Captain America himself. If Christian Pulisic is sidelined, the USA faces a massive tactical void on the wing. On "World Cup NOW," FOX Sports' Alex Scott, former national team manager Bob Bradley and veteran […]

Jonathan David scored three goals and Canada won its first World Cup match while all but securing a spot in the knockout round with a 6-0 victory over Qatar on Thursday. Qatar was reduced to nine players because of red cards in the chaotic match. Assim Madibo was handed a red early in the second half after a tackle on Ismael Kone, who was stretched off with a serious injury […]

When the United States men's national team defeated Paraguay 4-1 in its World Cup opener, it was the team’s best performance since its 5-1 win over Uruguay in November. When only looking at competitive games, one would have to go back years to find a performance as strong. The puzzling aspect of the U.S. team is that it looked far from ready to compete in March, when it played poorly […]

SEATTLE — Basking the glory of a crucial World Cup qualifying win in front of a huge home crowd in America’s best soccer city in 2013, then-U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati vowed that the USA’s men’s national team would schedule more important games. "We’d do that again, sure," a smiling Gulati said moments after that 2013 victory over Panama in Seattle. They never did. Only a stroke of good […]

Canada midfielder Ismaël Koné suffered a gruesome injury in the second half of Canada's 6-0 win over Qatar in Group B Play at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Koné was substituted off the pitch on a stretcher after appearing to suffer an apparent lower leg injury. His injury caused play to be delayed for several minutes, as it was an emotional scene in Vancouver. Koné has been an integral part […]

Boston and Scotland only needed a week to form a lasting bond. After thousands of Scottish fans took over the streets of Boston during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the City of Boston and Glasgow, the capital of Scotland, announced a sister city partnership on Thursday. "We are the city of champions, so we knew that this was going to be a great experience for us," Boston Mayor Michelle Wu […]