Iran open their World Cup campaign as they take on New Zealand in Los Angeles. Behemoths of the Asian game, Iran breezed through Asian qualification losing only of their 16 AFC preliminaries (and that was vs Qatar,

Cut straight to the action with the latest highlights from the FIFA World Cup 2026. Release date: 27 June 2026

Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo featured from the start in England’s 1–0 win over New Zealand on Saturday, getting exactly 45 minutes to impress in the Three Lions’s first of two pre-World Cup friendlies.

A New Zealand soccer player became one of the World Cup’s most unexpected viral stories after an Argentine influencer urged fans to follow him.

Reuters The 2026 FIFA World Cup's underdogs have reached a simple conclusion: trying to outplay France or Brazil is a losing battle, so their best chance of causing an upset may lie in the dead-ball situation.

This will be the third straight World Cup for the Mexican referee, who’s racked up an impressive record of eight matches on the world’s biggest stage.

VANCOUVER - Wherever they are in the world, sports fans Lachlan Carter and younger brother Bailey know how to find fellow Australians.