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 striker Harry Kane scored twice in his team’s 4-2 win over Croatia on Wednesday, but that wasn’t what caught the eye of FOX Sports’ Zlatan Ibrahimović. Although Kane’s two goals were impressive, his defensive efforts shed new light on the leader of the Three Lions. In the 94th minute, Croatia had a chance to…
U.S. World Cup Team Training Base (IRVINE, Calif.) — Before he even coached his first game at the helm of the United States men’s national team, time was not on Mauricio Pochettino’s side. While most international managers get a full four-year World Cup cycle to prepare their squads, the highly regarded former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and…
It was a great start to our Friendly Wager concept last week with the United States men’s national team piping Paraguay 4-1 and cashing the USA 3+ goals bet. My FOX Chicago teammate Joey Soccer was all over that one. Swing and a miss by me, though, not getting this week’s story up before the…
For 45 minutes, this had the makings of another England worry fest — two leads surrendered, two soft goals conceded, the old ghosts stirring. Then Thomas Tuchel gave the team the right motivation at the half. England stopped being generous, and the game tilted in their favor for good. The 4-2 scoreline at Dallas Stadium undersells how…
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé — two of the biggest stars in the world — combined for five goals on the same day in Match Day 6 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With his first career World Cup hat trick, Messi tied Miroslav Klose for the most goals in men’s World Cup history with…
The public betting masses had a strong appetite to wager on the USA in its opening World Cup match vs. Paraguay. A resounding 4-1 victory has run that appetite to ravenous — not just on USA vs. Australia odds, but on the American side to make an unprecedented run. “That was a really good performance…
“Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making. The superstars were super on Tuesday. Kylian Mbappé scored twice, Erling Haaland did the same, and Lionel Messi topped them both with his first World Cup hat trick. Welcome to the World Cup. Moving forward, here’s what I’m eyeing for Match Day…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is widely believed to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s last, but what if it wasn’t? An ex-Manchester United teammate thinks otherwise, to the degree that it would not surprise him if Ronaldo was around well beyond not just 2026’s World Cup, but beyond. An air of invincibility Former England striker Teddy Sheringham…
Uzbekistan and Colombia are set to face off in their opening Group K match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Mexico City Stadium on FS1. This match represents a historic milestone for Uzbekistan, as it became the first Central Asian nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup. …
