Iran’s declaration that it cannot take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup has created uncertainty around the tournament and forced world football’s governing body to consider how it would respond if a ...

The World Cup has been the setting for some of the game’s greatest ever goal scorers. Over the years, legendary names such as Gary Lineker, Eusabio and Paolo Rossi have all walk ...

Football infrastructure had been severely disrupted, with numerous clubs and national teams disbanded or suspended as players and resources were redirected towards the war effort. Consequently, ...

Following Iran's withdrawal from the 2026 World Cup, we're looking at other instances where the tournament was threatened by boycotts and cancellations ...

FIFA has banned several national teams have been banned from participating in the World Cup. Here is a short history of why ...

Dick Hall created his own luck. If you ask the 80-year-old North Texas soccer pioneer about being inducted into Texas Black ...

Joe Gaetjens, a Haitian-born striker, scored the goal that lifted the U.S. past England at the 1950 World Cup in one of the biggest upsets in soccer history.

It may be unlucky for some, but No13s have scored 97 World Cup goals between them. Three men even finished as a tournament’s leading marksman in the jersey: Eusebio thanks to nine goals for Portugal ...

There's something different about football kits that appear at a World Cup.

Mexico '86 was the tournament where Gary Lineker established himself as one of the game's expert goal-getters. The England striker netted six times to win the Golden Boot, including a hat-trick ...

Mexico City’s iconic Azteca Stadium is undergoing a significant transformation, with giant cranes and construction vehicles ...

This article is a part of our series covering the history and evolution of the FIFA World Cup. This history is a bit longer ...