Latest FIFA World Cup News

Vinícius back for Brazil and Martínez for Argentina in South American 2026 World Cup qualifying

Nov. 12, 2024 19:56 PM EST

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina and Brazil will have two of their leading stars available again as South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup resumes with the last two rounds of games this year. Defending World Cup champion Argentina will once again count on goalkeeper...

Turner confident he will regain playing time after appearing in one club match in eight months

Nov. 12, 2024 15:58 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Turner has started one club match in eight months, not what he was hoping for when he left Major League Soccer for the Premier League in the summer of 2022. “Obviously in a perfect world at some point I’m going to get my break and I’m going to get a...

After hosting World Cup, Qatar praised by UN rights body for labor law reforms but urged to do more

Nov. 12, 2024 13:58 PM EST

GENEVA (AP) — Qatar was praised at the United Nations’ top human rights body on Tuesday for improving labor laws before the 2022 World Cup, though it was urged to fully abolish its employment system for migrant workers. Qatar returned to the Human Rights Council in Geneva for its...

Israeli teams can't play international games at home. Now, are Maccabi's away games at risk?

Nov. 08, 2024 16:59 PM EST

The violence against fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam has some Israelis worried that it isn't safe for their sports teams and fans to travel to games abroad. Many Palestinians want them banned entirely over Israel's conduct of the war with Hamas. Israel's soccer teams play...

Peru arrests the country's soccer boss as part of a criminal investigation into fraud

Nov. 07, 2024 14:59 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian police arrested the head of the country's soccer federation Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations that he abused his position to extort local clubs into ceding their television rights. Agustín Lozano is the second Peruvian soccer boss to...

Azcárraga steps down as Televisa chief executive amid US soccer investigation

Oct. 25, 2024 15:29 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Emilio Azcárraga has stepped down as chief executive of Televisa because he is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice because of a FIFA-related issue, the company informed in its third quarter report to Mexico’s stock market. The 56-year-old...

Inter Miami going to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Oct. 19, 2024 20:41 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi is heading to the Club World Cup next year. FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced Saturday night that Inter Miami will play in the tournament, something that had been long expected given Messi's enormous popularity around the world and...

Mexico is struggling to stamp out a homophobic soccer chant ahead of the World Cup

Oct. 16, 2024 05:16 AM EDT

GUADALAJARA, México (AP) — Guadalajara is the capital of a Mexican state that is home to tequila and Mariachi music. It is also considered the birthplace of a less flattering tradition — a homophobic soccer chant that has cost Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines over the past two...

England hires Thomas Tuchel as coach ahead of 2026 World Cup

Oct. 16, 2024 04:34 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — England hires Thomas Tuchel as coach ahead of 2026 World Cup.

Messi's 10th hat trick raises total to 112 international goals as Argentina wins World Cup qualifier

Oct. 16, 2024 01:33 AM EDT

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his 10th international hat trick to raise his career total to 112 goals and also had a pair of assists to lead Argentina over Bolivia 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. After missing a pair of October qualifiers while recovering from a...