Who are the World Cup favorites?

Predictions about who will be the next world champion often miss the mark. The pressure at this tournament is as intense as ...

12 tidbits to know before the 23rd World Cup, plus what to call all 48 teams

Want to impress your friends at the World Cup watch party? Tell ’em six hosts have won the title, and the last one to do it ...

World Cup roundtable: Who will win, who will surprise and how far will U.S. advance?

Times reporter Kevin Baxter and Times en Español reporters Eduard Cauich and Jad El Reda help readers prepare for the World ...
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The 10 most important games in World Cup history: ranked

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. A thousand matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. All of them part of the story. After 96 ...

World Cup 2026: Here are 10 players to keep an eye on in Bay Area matches

For fans of 2010s soccer, the Bay Area June 22 matchup between Jordan and Algeria might be the last time the decorated Ryad ...