Sportsbooks in Las Vegas and across the nation reported extremely lopsided action on the USA vs. Australia odds on Friday. And it wasn’t the Socceroos taking all those tickets and dollars. As expected, the public betting masses were all over America, and the public got paid in a 2-0 victory. “The betting activity on USA…
Lionel Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo. Luka Modrić. The old guard needs no introduction at what is expected to be their last 2026 FIFA World Cup. But what about the youngest players at the tournament? For nearly 100 years, the FIFA World Cup has been a launching pad for soccer’s young stars, with Brazil’s Pelé famously scoring…
Morocco got the job done in Boston. Scotland’s Tartan Army won everything else. Morocco didn’t dazzle. It didn’t need to. In the teams’ second match of the 2026 World Cup on Friday, a 1-0 win over Scotland at Boston Stadium — settled inside 71 seconds and fiercely defended afterward — moved Mohamed Ouahbi’s side to…
Zlatan Ibrahimović was ready to tell fans of the U.S. men’s national team that it was time to believe following its 4-1 win over Paraguay to open the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He’s doubling down on that stance following the USA’s 2-0 win over Australia on Friday. Following the USA’s second victory in Group D,…
“Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making. The USA appears to be for real, having outscored its first two group opponents 6-1. Who saw that coming? Moving forward, here is what I’m eyeing ahead of Match Day 10. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners….
The World Cup group stage can get complicated quickly. With 48 teams participating for the first time ever, FIFA instituted new tiebreaker rules to determine the top two in each group along with the eight highest third-place finishers. Below, FOX Sports Research has broken down what each team needs to advance, what results would send…
Brazil and Haiti are set to face off in a 2026 FIFA World Cup Matchday 2 showdown on July 19, 2026 at Philadelphia Stadium on FOX. Although this marks their first meeting at a World Cup, Brazil holds a perfect record against Haiti across previous competitive and friendly matches. Brazil drew Morocco 1-1 in its…
Türkiye will face off against Paraguay at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday, June 19, 2026. The Group D clash will kick off at 11:00 PM ET at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on FS1. Both nations lost their openers by multiple goals, and either could be eliminated with a loss on Friday. Türkiye…
As the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup proceeds, teams will secure their spot in the knockout stage, which begins on June 28 and wraps up with the World Cup final on July 19. The field of 48 will be whittled down to 32, and then the titular knockouts will begin, with extra…
The United States men’s national team will start its second 2026 FIFA World Cup group-stage match against Australia — its biggest test of the tournament so far — with its star forward, Christian Pulisic, not being available, Mauricio Pochettino told FOX Sports’ Jenny Taft on Friday. “Christian’s not available,” Pochettino told Taft. “Today was training…
