

If Sunday’s World Cup match between the Netherlands and Japan felt more like a quarterfinals tilt to you, and not the opening match of group play for both sides, you were not alone. In the most recent installment of the FIFA World Rankings, the Netherlands checked in at No. 8 in the world, while Japan […]

Iran’s World Cup team touched down on American soil on Sunday, arriving at Los Angeles International Airport after a short flight from their base camp in Mexico. This is the first time in the cup’s nearly 100-year history that a host nation receives a country it is at war with.