The 48-team tournament will produce around nine million tons of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report.

The team entered the 1962 World Cup in Chile as the favorite, and it won — marking the last time a team has won two consecutive World Cups. By 1966, Brazil’s Elo rating had slipped closer to ...

Kansas City has hosted its share of major sporting events, but the FIFA World Cup 26 quarterfinal on July 11, 2026 — one year from Friday — will be the biggest sporting event the city’s ever seen.

Ultimately, the political aspects of the World Cup reflect the tournament’s knack for staging history-making moments that can immediately be absorbed into broader historical narratives.

With this in mind, here is my list of the 12 Biggest Controversies in World Cup history. #12 Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Disallows Goal (1982) France v Kuwai 1 of 12.

FIFA, wary of lending the World Cup branding to what might turn out to be a failure, then staged a women’s invitational in China in 1988, bringing together 12 teams including a nascent U.S. team.

Pele, who has died at the age of 82, helped Brazil win World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He was the greatest World Cup player ever ...

It is the first Women’s World Cup hosted by more than one nation, and the first World Cup overall hosted across multiple confederations. New Zealand is a part of the OFC, while Australia competes in ...