AND the battle lines are drawn. Filipina sensation Alexandra “Alex” Eala will face “fastest server” Alycia Parks of the United States to kick off her highly-anticipated main draw debut in the ...

The largest and most complex World Cup in history will kick off in a little more than six months. The 48-team tournament, the first to be played in three countries, will open in Mexico on June 11 and ...

England captain Harry Kane and manager Thomas Tuchel Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images Follow live coverage of today’s 2026 World Cup schedule announcement. After FIFA’s interminable opening ...

The field for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is set following the group-stage draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Friday. Some teams had luck on their side, while others have more reason to be ...

Different kinds of memorabilia from the past FIFA World Cups are displayed at the newly unveiled FIFA World Cup 2026 Volunteer Center, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at Fair Park in Dallas. Shafkat Anowar ...

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Each nation's path to the men’s 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy will finally be known Friday. The 48-team field, the largest in the competition’s history, will be split into 12 groups of four during a draw ...

The FIFA men’s World Cup is only played once every four years, and it is arguably the most eagerly anticipated event in all of sports. The United States, Canada and Mexico have known they will be ...

The path to glory will be plotted Friday as the 2026 World Cup draw sets the stage for the biggest men’s sporting event in the world. The 2026 World Cup draw, slated for noon ET from the Kennedy ...

Many sports call their victors world champions, but there's nothing in sports like the World Cup's true global nature. And, fittingly for its name, the 2026 edition of the FIFA tournament is bigger ...

Trump awarded FIFA's inaugural peace prize for promoting dialogue Event held at Washington's Kennedy Center at Trump's urging Trump says he has settled eight wars in 10 months U.S. President Donald ...