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Kevin De Bruyne has accomplished plenty in his decorated career. Yet, the star Belgian midfielder does not plan to take his fourth World Cup appearance for granted. Two days ahead of Belgium’s World Cup opener against Egypt, the 35-year-old De Bruyne stressed much has changed since his days as a Premier League sensation for Manchester City. Nearly two decades removed from representing his home country for the first time and […]

Germany and Curaçao meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup opener on Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET from Houston Stadium, Houston, Texas. Germany, ranked 10th by FIFA, are appearing at their 21st World Cup, with their best finish a championship run — four times, in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014. Curaçao enter Group E ranked 82nd by FIFA, making their World Cup debut. Below, we'll give you […]

Curaçao is preparing for its historic World Cup debut against four-time champion Germany with a sense of excitement and pride. On Sunday, the island nation of 150,000 people will become the smallest country ever to compete at the World Cup. Coach Dick Advocaat has done his best to keep his players focused and relaxed as they navigate this unprecedented experience. "Just be yourself, and don’t be nervous," defender Shurandy Sambo […]

Who'll win the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? The race is on for who'll score the most goals at the tournament, and it is set to be one of the tournament's most closely watched storylines. Several of the world's top forwards will be aiming to finish as the competition's leading goalscorer. Kylian Mbappé enters the tournament after winning the Golden Boot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, […]

When Brazil found itself trailing Morocco in each team's World Cup opener and the crowd full of yellow-clad Seleção fans went from nervously quiet to stunned silent on Saturday night, Vinícius Júnior was there to bring the life back with a highlight-reel moment. The soon-to-be 26-year-old left-winger passed the ball to Bruno Guimarães to draw in three defenders and then did the rest himself. Vinícius deked around Neil El Aynaoui […]

As one of three co-host nations, Canada's first 2026 FIFA World Cup match ended in a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina. After allowing an early goal in the 21st minute off a corner kick, Canada leveled the score with a 78th minute equalizer from Cyle Larin. While many thought Friday would finally be the day, Canada have still never won a FIFA Men's World Cup match. But it could […]

As one of three host nations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, El Tri will look to make this summer its year to finally go deeper than the Round of 16. Mexico opened its World Cup campaign with a dominant 2-0 win over South Africa at Mexico City Stadium on Thursday. Julián Quiñones quickly got things started with a goal in the ninth minute, which was followed by Raúl Jiménez's […]

Waffle House and Carolina barbecue, the Auburn War Eagle and Boston Harbor boat parties, ranch dressing, bacon-wrapped everything and price-gouging everywhere. Welcome to America. The United States boasts a tremendously eclectic culture, and, let's be honest, sometimes it's super weird and inexplicable, even to some Americans. So many things across the 50 states — they each have their own flavor and culture too — are uniquely American, which World Cup […]

With two goals in the U.S. men’s national team’s 4-1 win over Paraguay in the teams' 2026 FIFA World Cup opener on Friday night in Los Angeles, Folarin Balogun is well on his way to becoming a household name from coast to coast. Nearly 19 million Americans watched the 24-year-old New York native steal the show in his World Cup debut, making it the highest-rated USA men's match of all […]