
One of the biggest sporting events on the planet is about to begin. Starting on Thursday, the FIFA World Cup gets underway in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. The World Cup begins with the group stage, as the 48 teams in the field battle it out to secure one of the 32 spots in […]

Our cartoonist offers up some observations after the tournament’s group games got under way in the US, Mexico and CanadaBuy a cartoon | David’s favourite works of 2025And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...
The coach of Iran's World Cup team said it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday night in Inglewood, Calif.
Victory over Qatar on Thursday will virtually guarantee that Canada will advance to its first men’s World Cup knockout round, the newly sprawling Round of 32; after Qatar’s shock draw against Switzerland last Saturday, winning the group is also within Canada’s reach.

Bielsa unruffled but Giménez says situation was ‘difficult’Initial flight from Mexico cancelled and second delayedUruguay’s preparations for their opening World Cup game against Saudi Arabia were severely disrupted after their flight from Mexico was hit by multiple delays.Marcelo Bielsa’s squad had been due to fly from Cancún to Fort Lauderdale early on Sunday afternoon, but paperwork issues relating to the plane led to their initial flight being cancelled. Continue reading...
Sweden face Tunisia in their World Cup Group F opener in Monterrey, Mexico, with the group already underway after Netherlands and Japan played out a 1-1 draw earlier in the day.Sweden vs Tunisia is th...