World Cup is on! Each day ahead of the tournament’s return to North America, Yahoo Sports will highlight an insight or moment that showcases just how grand the world’s biggest sporting spectacle has become — even beyond the expanded field of this year’s global event.

Leading World Cup contenders Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Portugal, and Belgium secured crucial victories in their final friendlies. Brazil edged Egypt, Argentina cruised past Honduras, and Germany narrowly beat co-hosts USA.

Nestory Irankunda enrages Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka, the incredible lengths Iran will have to go to satisfy their visa requirements, and a wild brawl between Portugal and Chile - your one stop shop for all of the day’s World Cup news.

Global sportswear brand Nike have done it again with their 2026 World Cup commercial, which features a host of Hollywood A-listers and football stars, giving big Super Bowl halftime advertisement vibes.

Portugal will aim to build on the memories of Diogo Jota as they bid for an elusive FIFA World Cup title, mid-fielder Ruben Neves said on Monday. Jota died last year in a car accident in Spain on July 3,

Portugal hosts Chile on Saturday at Estádio do Jamor in Oeiras for an international friendly with the World Cup less than a week from starting.