World Cup
Complete coverage of the 2026 World Cup: match analysis, historic games, stories and trivia, teams, host cities and behind the scenes of the biggest football tournament on the planet.
2026 World Cup Games
Match reports
World CupRamos wins it in stoppage time and Portugal knock Croatia out 2-1 in a historic duel
Ronaldo scored his first knockout goal at a World Cup, Gonçalo Ramos appeared at 90'+4' and VAR ruled out Gvardiol's equalizer. Portugal 2-1 Croatia at BMO Field.
World CupBelgium come back from 0-2 to knock Senegal out with a Tielemans goal at 120+5 — 2026 World Cup
Lukaku pulled one back at 86, Tielemans equalized at 89 and converted the latest penalty in World Cup history to complete Belgium's 3-2 comeback at Lumen Field.
World CupUSA beat Bosnia 2-0 with 10 men and advance to the 2026 World Cup round of 16
Balogun opened the scoring, was sent off by VAR, and Tillman settled it with a free kick at Levi's Stadium. In the round of 16, the USA face Belgium — the same team that eliminated them in 2014.
World CupKane scores twice in 11 minutes and England come back to beat DR Congo 2-1 in the round of 32
Cipenga stunned everyone at 7', and England trailed until the 75th minute. Then Kane appeared twice and DR Congo bowed out of their first ever knockout campaign.
World CupMbappé scores twice, breaks a record and France thrash Sweden 3-0 in the round of 32
Les Bleus dominated from start to finish at MetLife Stadium. Mbappé reached 18 World Cup goals and became the all-time top scorer in the knockout stages of the tournament.
World CupMexico end a 40-year drought, beat Ecuador 2-0 in the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup
Quiñones at 22 and Jiménez at 31 ended, at the Azteca, a knockout drought that had lasted since 1986. It's Mexico's first knockout win at a World Cup in 40 years.
World CupHaaland decides late, Norway beat the Ivory Coast 2-1 and set up a round of 16 with Brazil
Nusa opened with a stunning goal, Amad Diallo equalized and Haaland showed up at 86 to seal Norway's first ever knockout win at a World Cup. Brazil are next.
World CupBrazil come from behind to beat Japan 2-1 and reach the 2026 World Cup round of 16
Casemiro equalized in the second half, Martinelli won it in stoppage time and Brazil booked their spot in the round of 16 in Houston. Japan, once again, fail to get past this stage.
World CupHistoric upset: Paraguay knock Germany out on penalties to reach the round of 16
In Boston, Paraguay held on for 1-1 in regulation, survived a VAR-disallowed goal in extra time, and beat Germany on penalties. Goalkeeper Orlando Gill saved two and became the hero.
Historic games
World Cup classics
World CupThe Hand of God and the Goal of the Century: Argentina 2–1 England, 1986
In four minutes at the Estadio Azteca, Maradona scored the most controversial and the most beautiful goal in World Cup history. The same match, the same man, two faces of football.
World CupThe Sarrià Tragedy: Italy 3–2 Brazil in 1982
Zico, Sócrates, Falcão and the most gifted Brazilian side since 1970 only needed a draw. Across the pitch, a striker who had been written off came back to life in 45 minutes and rewrote World Cup history.
World CupTotal Football and the fastest goal in final history: Netherlands 1–2 West Germany (1974)
16 passes, a penalty, and a Dutch goal before West Germany had even touched the ball. And still Cruyff went home without a title. The most ironic final in World Cup history.
World CupThe near-perfect final: Brazil 4–1 Italy in 1970
Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho and a captain's goal from Carlos Alberto that is still voted the most beautiful in World Cup history. The final that sealed a third title and the Jules Rimet Trophy forever.
World CupThe Game of the Century: Italy 4–3 West Germany, 1970 semi-final
Five goals in 30 minutes of extra time, Beckenbauer on the pitch with a broken collarbone and a plaque still standing outside the Azteca. The 1970 semi-final is bigger than the scoreline.
World CupThe Miracle of Bern: Germany 3–2 Hungary in 1954
Puskás's Hungary had not lost in four years and had thrashed Germany 8–3 earlier in the same World Cup. Then, in the rain, came the greatest upset in the history of the tournament.
Stories & trivia
Off the pitch
World CupWild World Cup trivia — Part IV: Ronaldo's convulsion, the attendance record and the 7–1
The mysterious night before the 1998 final, the fact that Brazil is the only country present at every World Cup and the 7–1 that echoed an old scoreline in the cruelest way.
World CupWild World Cup trivia — Part III: the psychologist, Garrincha's dog and the trophy that vanished
The report that almost left Pelé and Garrincha at home in 1958, the dog that dribbled Garrincha himself in 1962 and the theft of the Jules Rimet trophy in 1983. Three Brazilian stories that feel invented.
World CupWild World Cup trivia — Part II: the Maracanazo and the eternal Brazil vs Germany duel
200,000 people silent at the Maracanã and more than 450 combined goals between Brazil and Germany. Part II of Guriball's compilation of unlikely World Cup stories.
World CupWild World Cup trivia — Part I: goal fests, red cards and a match that turned into a boxing bout
12 goals in a single game, 20 cards in 90 minutes and a Russian referee handing out yellows to the wind. The most absurd stories from the World Cups, told calmly.