Shortly after an Austria goal was overturned by VAR, the team earned a corner.

Lionel Messi made history overnight as his hat-trick helped Argentina to a 3-0 win over Algeria in their 2026 World Cup opener.

But now, that record also belongs to Lionel Messi, who scored a hat trick today against Algeria and has reached 16 World Cup goals.

The coach of the Iranian soccer team said that his team had to leave the U.S. shortly after its 2-2 draw against New Zealand to open the FIFA World Cup.

The Trump administration is pushing back on complaints from Iran’s national team that it was forced to leave the U.S. immediately after its first World Cup match instead of having a day to recover in ...

"We must come here two days before the game," Mohammad Mohebi, one of the goalscorers on Monday, said.

Egypt entered halftime with a lead for the first time in its World Cup history against Belgium on Monday, June 15.

Emam Ashour broke the deadlock midway through the first half with a fine strike that beat Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

The opener between Belgium and Egypt begins at noon at Lumen Field, known as Seattle Stadium for the World Cup.

France and Senegal square off on Tuesday, June 16 at MetLife Stadium to open their 2026 World Cup campaigns, a rematch of Senegal's famous 1-0 upset at the 2002 tournament in South Korea. That French team 24 years ago was the reigning World Cup winner and had just won Euro 2000 as one of the most accomplished groups in world soccer history,

The match is due to commence at precisely 8pm UK time, corresponding to a 3pm local time start on the East Coast of the United States.

Until June 17, shoppers can upgrade to the Sky smart TV that's 'designed for football' from £4.50 per month when taken alongside a Sky TV and Netflix package.