The FIFA World Cup returns for its 23rd edition in North America in 2026. An expanded 48-team field means there will be more nations than ever before battling for glory across the United States, ...

Over 200 nations from around the globe spent more than two years playing in close to 900 matches in order to become one of the 32 teams to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. How ...

LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - The first of a five part history of the World Cup from Uruguay in 1930 up to the preparations for the 2014 finals in Brazil: Part One: The tournaments from 1930 to 1950: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In Spain, where all levels of soccer players are highly regarded, for the last 80 years the Mutualidad de ...

FIFA World Cup 2026 is almost here. Relive every champion since 1930 — the dynasties, the upsets, and the legends who made ...

Lille, France (Reuters) - The inaugural soccer World Cup in Uruguay in 1930 featured 13 teams, after a desperate late push to persuade any Europeans to attend and after Egypt missed their ship ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Former Argentine soccer star Francisco Varallo, the last surviving player from the first World Cup in 1930, died Monday. He was 100. His death in La Plata, Argentina, was ...

The fact that the first World Cup was awarded to South America to begin with did not sit well with Europe and almost derailed the tournament before a ball was even kicked. The other aspiring host ...