World Cup 2026 power rankings: Counting down all 48 teams

A look at every team that will take part in the 2026 World Cup ...

12 tidbits to know before the 23rd World Cup, plus what to call all 48 teams

Want to impress your friends at the World Cup watch party? Tell ’em six hosts have won the title, and the last one to do it ...

FIFA World Cup final halftime show: Grading the booked performers as Madonna, Shakira and BTS to headline

Soccer is following football with a loaded halftime show at this summer's World Cup final, and we take a deep dive into trying to make sense of it all and grading the booked performers ...
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The 10 most important games in World Cup history: ranked

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. A thousand matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. All of them part of the story. After ...