Haiti fans ready communal watch parties for first WC in 52 years
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Residents of Haiti’s capital have been cleaning streets and building makeshift seating areas as the Caribbean nation prepares for their first World Cup appearance…
Neymar ruled out for Brazil’s opener vs. Morocco
Brazil: Brazil will be without the legendary Neymar for its first World Cup group stage match due to a calf injury, Brazilian coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday.”He is working…
Larin the man as courageous Canada battle to 1-1 draw with Bosnia
TORONTO: For long spells of Canada’s World Cup Group B opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina it looked like the co-hosts would come up short but striker Cyle Larin came off the…
FIFA explains empty seats at World Cup game
Mexico City: Football governing body FIFA has stood by its World Cup attendance figures despite several empty seats during the second match of the tournament between South Korea an…
US beat Paraguay 4-1 in dream start for co-hosts
Los Angeles: The United States could scarcely have scripted a better start to their World Cup as a Folarin Balogun brace and Gio Reyna curler fired the co-hosts to a 4-1 drubbing o…
Extra amnesty means World Cup final heartbreak less likely in 2026
ATLANTA: There might have been three red cards in Thursday’s opening game, but the possibility of players missing the World Cup final through suspension has been greatly reduced…
Big demand for Germany shirts and solid World Cup broadcast start
The German Football Federation (DFB) has apologised for delivery delays of national team shirts to fans, speaking of huge demand and supply bottlenecks. The DFB said that the issue…
Canada hosts colourful opening ceremony
Canada’s star studded 2026 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony took place on Friday at Toronto Stadium. The celebratory served as the official curtain-raiser for the country’s historic…
President Trump will not attend US team’s World Cup opener
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will not be in attendance when the United States opens its World Cup competition against Paraguay on Friday in Inglewood, Calif.That was confi…
Vinícius Júnior must show his worth for Brazil at World Cup
Vinícius Júnior has roughly 60 million followers on Instagram but he must now also fulfil the hopes of 200 million Brazilians at the World Cup from Saturday onwards. Brazil are rec…