A thousand World Cup matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. Here are the 10 most iconic

Qatar 2022 winners Argentina are on track to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to successfully defend their World Cup title in what looks set to be the soccer superstar Lionel Messi's swan song on the international stage.

It's day 11 at the World Cup, and after Curaçao made history on Saturday, follow all the news from another busy day at the tournament here, with ESPN.

Tunisia could make the wrong kind of history when it plays the Netherlands in a World Cup match in Kansas City.

Shankland arrived at the 2026 World Cup in-form following a whirlwind season for Hearts, in which they narrowly missed out on the Scottish Premiership title. The 30-year-old scored 24 goals in 38 games last campaign and joined Steve Clarke's Scotland having netted 10 in his last 12, eight in his last nine and six in his last six.

A couple of USMNT stars, Gio Reyna and Sebastian Berhalter, have also had their fathers play in the World Cup.

All the latest reaction from the 2026 Fifa World Cup as Egypt & Spain win, Cape Verde claim draw and Belgium decline.

It is the biggest sports event in the world with 5 billion fans. This World Cup will be the most watched, the most visited, and the most shared on social media. Football is the 'beautiful game' and it is so not only for its style but also for the numbers surrounding it.