Kylian Mbappé is off to a roaring start at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. France’s superstar striker scored a pair of goals in Les Bleus’ 3-1 victory over Senegal in its World Cup on Tuesday, which moved him up a few all-time lists. Here’s Mbappé’s dominant performance by the numbers, with stats provided by FOX…
“Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making. Two goals for the reigning Golden Boot winner in his 2026 World Cup opener — should we have expected anything less? Still, we have to leave that behind and look ahead to the next day. Match Day 7 — let’s roll. This…
For 45 minutes, France looked like a disjointed tournament favorite. Senegal were quicker, sharper, and a missed sitter away from leading at the break. After a slow start, France remembered it had Kylian Mbappé — and by full-time he’d dragged Les Bleus to a 3-1 win and himself into the history books. The scoreboard reads…
France – the current FIFA World Cup favorites – have been the center of discussion when it comes to the game of soccer, and it became an impressive statistic in the tournament. 54 players come from the suburbs of Paris – enough to roster two full World Cup squads – and France is the birthplace…
Kylian Mbappé has taken the international stage by storm, scoring 12 FIFA World Cup goals in just 14 matches and establishing himself as one of the greatest World Cup scorers of his generation. Now, at just 27 years old, Mbappé is only five goals away from surpassing the all-time World Cup scoring record. Follow along…
Day 6 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup delivers one of the most anticipated slates of the entire group stage, with Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland all set to make their tournament debuts on Tuesday. France opens against Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium, Argentina begins its title defense against Algeria in…
Austria and Jordan will open their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaigns in a Group J clash at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on FS1. These two nations will face off for the first time on the global stage. Austria will be making its first World Cup appearance since 1998 after two strong performances at the…
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever, its loveliness increases, it will never pass into nothingness.” — John Keats Sometimes, the timing of things is so perfect that you can’t help but think about its poetic significance. A butterfly landing on your shoulder or the sound of ocean water crashing against the backdrop of…
Austria and Jordan meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup opener on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. ET from San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area. Austria, ranked 24th by FIFA, are appearing at their eighth World Cup, with their best finish a third-place run in 1954. Jordan enter Group J…
Lionel Scaloni tends to be pensive about a lot of things, but especially when the subject turns to another Lionel — a much more famous one, arguably the most famous athlete in the world, and one the Argentina coach gets to see on a daily basis. You see, Scaloni has watched Lionel Messi for much of…
