The U.S. men’s soccer team defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the World Cup round of 16, but the victory came with some controversy that could hurt the team in the long run. Folarin Balogun received a red card during the 64th minute of the matchup against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The USA…
Cristiano Ronaldo has his sights set on his first-ever World Cup trophy. After a second-place finish in Group K, Portugal advanced to the round of 32. Portugal will face Croatia on Thursday at Toronto Stadium, competing for a round of 16 spot. But will Ronaldo play against Croatia? Here’s everything you need to know about…
By advancing to the knockout round atop Group G, Belgium has already improved upon its woeful performance at the World Cup four years ago. After a historic third-place finish at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Belgium did not advance past the group stage in 2022 in Qatar. With its 5-1 victory over New Zealand…
Julian Quinones and Raúl Jiménez scored goals in a nine-minute span in the first half and Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night to break a 40-year drought without a win in the knockout stage and progressed to the World Cup round of 16. Quiñones opened the scoring in the 22nd minute while Jiménez added…
Another World Cup, another early exit. Germany should be getting used to disappointment, but it doesn’t make it any less painful for a traditional soccer heavyweight that had been tentatively hoping for a fifth World Cup title to restore lost pride. Germany did manage to survive the group stage for the first time since winning…
Getting to the knockout rounds of the World Cup is nothing new for the United States. But that’s usually where the American make a quick exit. Wednesday’s match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California, marks the eighth time the U.S. has played in an elimination round in 12 World Cups. But only once, in…
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup reaching the knockout rounds, fans will soon see 90-minute draws turn into extra time and penalty shootouts. At each of the last three World Cups, there were at least four matches decided by penalty shootouts, but in 2026, with 32 teams advancing to the knockout rounds instead of 16,…
Canada’s Alphonso Davies is available to play when they face South Africa on Sunday to kick off the World Cup knockout rounds, coach Jesse Marsch said Saturday. Marsch admitted this week that he used his team captain as a decoy during group play, employing gamesmanship to compel Canada’s opponents to game-plan for someone who wasn’t…
Coach Marcelo Bielsa looked desolate after Uruguay’s World Cup campaign ended in disappointment Friday, saying he was fully responsible for the team’s elimination and blaming himself for leaving nothing good for Uruguayan soccer during his stint with the national team. Uruguay lost 1-0 to Spain, leaving the tournament without any victories. It was coming off…
LOS ANGELES STADIUM — Christian Pulisic moved briskly through the mixed zone interview area, escorted by a U.S. Soccer official. He kept his head down, did his best not to make eye contact with reporters and beelined for the team bus. The U.S. men’s national team lost its first match of this World Cup on…
