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,…
Andrew Benintendi launched a pinch-hit grand slam off Camilo Doval in the eighth inning Thursday night and the Chicago White Sox ended a nine-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 5-1 victory over New York. Benintendi batted for Randal Grichuk and was Chicago’s third pinch hitter of the inning. He snapped a 1-all tie…
It was a great day for the host nations at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as Mexico secured its place in the Round of 32 and Canada pick up a historic win in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. Here is everything you might have missed on Day 8 of the tournament: Czechia vs. South…
With Mexico a few minutes away from securing a spot in the knockout stage of the World Cup it’s hosting with the U.S. and Canada, goalkeeper Raúl “Tala” Rangel extended his right arm and positioned his hand perfectly to keep the ball from crossing the line, denying South Korea an equalizer. The 87th-minute save by…
Jonathan David scored three goals and Canada won its first World Cup match while all but securing a spot in the knockout round with a 6-0 victory over Qatar on Thursday. Qatar was reduced to nine players because of red cards in the chaotic match. Assim Madibo was handed a red early in the second…
At long last, Canada has won a World Cup game. In its eighth attempt across three tournaments, Canada was lifted by Jonathan David’s hat trick in a comfortable 6-0 win over Qatar in Vancouver, moving to the top of Group B with four points from its first two matches at the 2026 FIFA Men’s World…
With South Africa and Czechia looking to pick up the pieces from opening day losses, the teams played to a 1-1 draw in Atlanta as part of Group A action. Both teams are surely disappointed with both the result and the performances. For Czechia, the second half was frustrating as the team shifted to a…
Colombia needed an hour to crack a stubborn World Cup debutant, and then Luis Díaz decided it himself. A goal and an assist gave Los Cafeteros a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan at the Estadio Azteca — even after Abbosbek Fayzullayev had scored Uzbekistan’s first goal in World Cup history. Here are my takeaways from Colombia’s…
For over 90 minutes, Ghana and Panama appeared to be heading to a dull scoreless draw. But deep into stoppage time, Caleb Yirenkyi got on the end of a brilliant counterattack led by Brandon Thomas-Asante to find a dramatic winner and give Ghana life in its hopes of advancing out of a very difficult group. …
England opened its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a strong 4-2 win over Croatia on Wednesday at Dallas Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys. But that’s far from the only thing that connects the two historic teams — at least according to former Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. The Leicester City legend and current…
