One year on from Argentina's epic World Cup win, ESPN spoke to 10 members of the squad about their journey through that tournament. From Lionel Messi to Julian Alvarez, this is how they saw it.
Six of the shirts Lionel Messi wore during Argentina's historic 2022 World Cup campaign, including one from their victory over France in the final, sold for $7.8m at auction on Thursday.
The FIFA Best men's player award for 2023 will be another contest between Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland.
We know where the next three men's World Cups will be held ... but we're still months from knowing who will host the 2027 women's tournament. Despite his words professing his love for the women's game, Gianni Infantino's actions don't add up.
With the retirement of Shinji Ono, only one member from Japan's star-studded 2002 World Cup squad remains active -- but whatever happened to them?
Long after Messi's triumph, what is post-World Cup Qatar like? Is life better for migrant workers? Is there a sporting legacy? ESPN went back to see.
Qatar Airways has been renewed as the airline sponsor for the men's World Cup in 2026 in North America and the 2030 tournament expected to be in Europe, Africa and South America, FIFA said Wednesday.
France's Kylian Mbappé said he knew that Lionel Messi would win the Ballon d'Or after the Argentina forward led his country to glory at the 2022 World Cup.
The mid-season World Cup in Qatar last year led to players from Europe's top five leagues spending an average of eight days longer on the sidelines due to injury in the months after the tournament, a study has revealed.
France may have won the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair World Cup, but the real story was the unifying power of the sport that brings together athletes from all over the world.
There were few surprises as Asia's dominant teams notched victories handedly in Thursday's World Cup qualifiers.
Ahead of Australia's first qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup, Socceroos boss Graham Arnold sat down with ESPN for an exclusive interview.
Can Arsenal stay unbeaten against a Newcastle side that's flying high, and with Saudi Arabia set to host the 2034 World Cup, what is their end goal?
Football's most prestigious individual prize, the Ballon d'Or, will be co-organised by UEFA from next year.
News that the 2034 World Cup would likely be hosted by Saudi Arabia made waves for expected reasons, but beyond that, there's a clear reason why FIFA has nowhere else to turn.
Saudi Arabia was the only football association to present a bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup before the deadline closed, soccer's global governing body FIFA confirmed on Tuesday.
Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club announced Saturday.
Believe it or not, football had massive controversies before VAR existed. But how could the video referee have changed the path of the game on major incidents of the past?
England striker Harry Kane is now the 28th male player to reach 60 international goals and the 11th active player to do so. Here are the others.
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 3 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
