Top soccer matches at Lincoln Financial Field, site of 2026 FIFA World Cup, from Carli Lloyd to Manchester United

Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen collapsed during a match on Sunday and was taken to hospital. The 34-year-old is conscious and “doing well under the circumstances,” the Danish Football Association said in a statement on X.

Twenty young people from the Long Beach Beach Boys and Girls Club soccer program were surprised with tickets to a World Cup match in Los Angeles.

A beer garden, live musical performances, a miniature soccer pitch, and more await soccer fans on the spectator route mapped out for this summer’s World Cup in Vancouver.

San Jose is preparing to become the Bay Area’s main public gathering spot for the World Cup, with free watch parties for all 104 matches centered at San Pedro Square Market as six tournament games come to nearby Levi’s Stadium.

Ahead of the team’s June 12 opening World Cup match against Paraguay in Inglewood, the team has established base camp in Irvine and, for a day, fans who won a ticket lottery were offered a seat to view a morning training session.

The World Cup kicks off this week with opening matches starting on Thursday. In anticipation of that, the non-profit 'Street Soccer USA' is gearing up with friendly pick-up matches.

Chicago won't host a World Cup match this summer, but that isn't stopping local soccer fans from getting in on the action.