Tag: World Cup

Irvine (United States) (AFP) - Under dazzling blue California skies, the United States soccer team held its first World Cup ...

Mexico City (AFP) - The World Cup kicks off on Thursday with FIFA betting that the enduring appeal of the ...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A Somali referee was on Monday dropped from the World Cup after he was ...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup ...

Irvine (United States) (AFP) - Raised in London by Nigerian parents, Folarin Balogun didn't quite know what to expect when ...

Tijuana (Mexico) (AFP) - Iran's national football team was greeted Sunday in Mexico by a small group of supporters eager ...

Cleveland (AFP) - Endrick and Bruno Guimaraes scored the goals as Brazil wrapped up their pre-World Cup preparations with a ...

Berlin (AFP) - Teenage Germany forward Lennart Karl has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining an injury ...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - FIFA said Friday it will allow fans to bring one "soft, plastic" disposable water ...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Coach Mauricio Pochettino on Friday said injured defender Chris Richards will not play in ...

New York (AFP) - FIFA has banned fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a last-minute ...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Football superstar David Beckham is to be honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk ...

Palm Beach Gardens (United States) (AFP) - England kicked off their pre-World Cup preparations in Florida on Tuesday, holding a ...

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Belgium captain Youri Tielemans said on Tuesday Napoli forward Romelu Lukaku scoring on his first international ...

Johannesburg (AFP) - World Cup-bound South Africa delayed their departure for the global showpiece after visa problems disrupted the team's ...

London (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo heads to a record sixth World Cup blessed with a prodigiously talented group of team-mates ...

London (AFP) - Harry Kane is the ultimate specialist in Thomas Tuchel's England squad of World Cup "specialists" -- a ...

Paris (France) (AFP) - Antoine Semenyo is set for his second World Cup with Ghana, this time as an established ...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - An exhausted TJ James has just stepped off an 18-hour flight at Los Angeles ...

Oslo (AFP) - Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard headline Norway's World Cup squad, which was announced in a video by ...