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FIFA World Cup 2026

  • Fans celebrate after the United States scored a goal during a World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIFA Fan Zone on the National Mall during a record-setting heat wave in the region on July 1, in Washington, DC.
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    America held a big birthday party — and a soccer extravaganza broke out
  • Cristian Romero celebrates with teammates scoring his team's third goal against Cape Verde on Friday.
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    Argentina survives tiny Cape Verde’s spirited challenge and everything else to know from Friday’s World Cup matches
  • ZAPOPAN, MEXICO - JUNE 18: Fans of Mexico and Korea Republic enjoy the atmosphere before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between Mexico and Korea Republic at Guadalajara Stadium on June 18, 2026 in Zapopan, Mexico. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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    Video Mexico and South Korea’s World Cup love story continues 1:38
  • Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group H - Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia - Houston Stadium, Houston, Texas, U.S. - June 26, 2026
Cape Verde players and staff celebrate after the match as Cape Verde qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup REUTERS/Phil Noble     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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    Cape Verde’s fairytale story is about to run into Lionel Messi and Argentina
  • TORONTO, ONTARIO - JULY 02: Josko Gvardiol #4 of Croatia scores a goal that was disallowed following a VAR review during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match between Portugal and Croatia at Toronto Stadium on July 02, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)
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    How the new World Cup ball helped knock Croatia out with use of technology
  • Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring on a penalty to tie the game at 1-1 against Croatia on Thursday.
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    Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal survive late drama and everything else to know from Thursday’s World Cup matches
  • LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Casemiro of Brazil celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates Vinicius Junior and Gabriel Magalhaes during the International Friendly between Brazil and Senegal at Emirates Stadium on November 15, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
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    Brazil hopes to end a 24-year wait for World Cup glory. The pressure has never been greater
  • INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 25: Referee Mustapha Ghorbal and match officials line up before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between Türkiye and USA at Los Angeles Stadium on June 25, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
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    What it takes to be chosen as a World Cup referee – and how to ref the final
  • TOPSHOT - Mexico's players celebrate after winning the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Mexico and Ecuador at the Mexico City Stadium in Mexico City on June 30, 2026.  (Photo by YURI CORTEZ / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Mexico batters Ecuador and everything else you need to know about Tuesday’s World Cup action
  • Mexican fans gather at the Angel of Independence in Mexico City on June 18, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup tournament.
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    Mexico’s human trafficking survivors have a message for World Cup fans
  • TOPSHOT - France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup Group I football match between France and Senegal at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on June 16, 2026.  (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)
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    France is one of the heavy favorites to win the World Cup. This is what makes them so good
  • Erling Haaland, second from left, arrives at Piedmont Triad International Airport ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on June 2, 2026 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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    A soccer star’s Birkin collection is turning heads at the World Cup
  • France's Kylian Mbappe is pictured on a big screen at a fan zone  in San Francisco, California, on June 27, 2026.
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    World Cup viewership is booming in the US as knockout rounds begin
  • Mermaid Parade, June 20, 2026, Coney Island, NY. Two women dressed as mermaids lounge under the pier in Coney Island. This was the 44th year of the Mermaid Parade, which was first held in 1983.

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    The week in 37 photos
  • PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 28: Elizabeth Cambage wears black silver circle headband, black sunglasses, silver necklace, black white graphic pattern/print KidSuper x Ronaldinho sports jersey shirt, black silver circle mini shorts, shiny black leather bag. Miles Chamley-Watson wears a Kid Super x Mercedes-Benz short-sleeved shirt featuring a geometric Mercedes-Benz design in shades of pink, white, and light blue, outside KidSuper, during Paris Fashion Week - Menswear Spring/Summer 2026, on June 28, 2025 in Paris, France (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)
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    Every day is soccer jersey day

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  • Scenes from the 45th annual Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday June, 30, 2019.
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    Why Seattle’s Pride match has caused outrage for the two teams playing in it
  • United States' Christian Pulisic, center, and Giovanni Reyna leave the field at the end of the World Cup Group D soccer match between Turkey and the United States in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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    A last-second goal ends the World Cup honeymoon for Mauricio Pochettino and the USA. Now the real work begins
  • INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 25: Kaan Ayhan #22 of Turkiye scores his team's third goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between Türkiye and USA at Los Angeles Stadium on June 25, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
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    Turkey grabs a last-second winner to give USA its first defeat of the World Cup
  • President Donald Trump holds the World Cup Trophy in the Oval Office of the White House on August 22, 2025.
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    Trump will present the World Cup trophy. It could be VERY awkward
  • Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group C - Morocco v Haiti - Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - June 24, 2026
Haiti's Ricardo Ade applauds fans after the match IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Jordan Godfree     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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    Haiti’s World Cup run ends with a Supreme Court ruling striking a blow to many fans
  • Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group D - United States v Australia - Seattle Stadium, Seattle, Washington, U.S. - June 19, 2026 Alex Freeman of the U.S. celebrates scoring their second goal with Cristian Roldan and Alex Zendejas (Albert Gea/Reuters)
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    Everything you need to know as the World Cup – including Team USA – sprints toward the knockout rounds
  • Christian Pulisic of the US during training at Great Park Sports Complex, in Irvine, California, on Tuesday.
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    Christian Pulisic hopes to play in USA’s final World Cup group stage match against Turkey
  • TOPSHOT - Democratic Republic of Congo's supporter Michel Kuka Mboladinga, pays tribute to Democratic Republic of Congo's late prime minister Patrice Lumumba, by remaining motionless ahead of the 2026 World Cup Group K football match between Colombia and Democratic Republic of Congo at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan on June 23, 2026.  (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)
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    ‘I am a living statue’: How DR Congo’s most famous soccer fan is keeping Patrice Lumumba’s legacy alive
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