Sandro Tonali scored a stoppage-time winner as Italy won a chaotic nine-goal thriller against Israel 5-4 and dodged another big setback in its bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Monday. A 3-0 loss to Norway in June left Italy’s qualification campaign in trouble. More difficulties were in store when Israel twice took…
Kylian Mbappe no longer stands alone at the top of EA FC’s men’s player ratings, and Cristiano Ronaldo has fallen outside of the Top 50. EA Sports revealed the 52 highest-rated players in EA Sports FC 26 and Mohamed Salah joined Mbappe as the only other men’s player in the game with a 91 overall…
Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist Two days after the U.S. men’s national team suffered yet another deflating loss to one of FIFA’s Top 25 teams, coach Mauricio Pochettino on Monday doubled down on his post-match contention that the Americans had actually outplayed South Korea in Saturday’s 2-0 loss. Speaking in Columbus, Ohio ahead of Tuesday’s friendly…
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane sent Tunisia to the World Cup with a goal in the fourth minute of injury time that secured a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea on Monday in qualifying. Romdhane was teed up by fellow substitute Firas Chaouat to slot home the late winner and spark wild celebrations for the visitors on…
Switzerland hosts Slovenia in a World Cup Qualifier in Basel, Switzerland. Here’s everything you need to know about Switzerland vs Slovenia. How to watch Switzerland vs. Slovenia Date: Monday, September 8th, 2025 Time: 2:45 p.m. ET Location: St. Jakob-Arena, Basel, CHE TV/Streaming: FOX Soccer Plus Live Boxscore: FOXSports.com, FOX Sports App Betting Odds As of…
Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist HARRISON, N.J. — If ever there were an example of statistics not telling the story of a soccer game, the U.S, men’s national team’s dispiriting 2-0 loss to Korea Republic on Saturday at Sports Illustrated Stadium was it. Based solely on the numbers, it would be easy to think that the…
Is there a way to describe the U.S. men’s national team’s loss on Saturday to South Korea? This should work, especially with the 2026 FIFA World Cup about nine months away. Son Heung-min scored in the 18th minute and set up Lee Dong-Gyeong’s goal in the 43rd in another game in which the crowd overwhelmingly…
The U.S. men’s national team will play two matches in November against South American opposition, completing its schedule for the rest of the year before attention turns to the 2026 World Cup. The USMNT confirmed that it will take on Paraguay on Nov. 15 at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. They’ll then take on Uruguay…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s quest to play in a record sixth World Cup began in typical fashion with two goals as Portugal made a winning start to its qualifying campaign by routing Armenia 5-0. 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: WHO HAS QUALIFIED? WHO CAN MAKE IT? Ronaldo’s goals extended his record as the highest scorer in men’s international…
Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist MORRISTOWN, N.J. — It’s been nearly two months since we last saw the United States men’s national team in action. Expect one thing to remain the same. Back in July, the USMNT narrowly lost the Gold Cup final to Mexico in front of a sold-out, heavily pro-El Tri crowd of almost…
