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A juggernaut went down at the hands of maybe the best goalscorer in the world before we got a World Cup classic in Mexico City to cap the night. Norway continues its World Cup journey through two goals from Erling Haaland in a win over Brazil. England then got two goals from Jude Bellingham and another from Harry Kane that helped withstand a late barrage from Mexico. Here's the best […]

SEATTLE STADIUM — Through more than 20 years covering the U.S. men’s national team in countries across the globe, I have never seen an American squad play with the ferocity that Mauricio Pochettino’s version has at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. I’ve never seen so much quality, so much depth, never seen attackers who can beat elite defenders off the dribble the way Christian Pulisic and Sergiño Dest have consistently […]

The Viking continues his domination. Norway punched its ticket to the World Cup quarterfinals by stunning Brazil in the Round of 16 behind another pair of goals from Erling Haaland, who extended his perfect goal-a-game tournament streak. Haaland has transformed the perception of Norway with his play on the pitch. He earned praise after the win over Brazil from FOX Sports soccer analyst and Swedish soccer legend Zlatan Ibrahimović, who […]

Star forward Folarin Balogun will be able to play for the U.S. men's national team in its round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday after a surprising reversal by FIFA. But that decision might make the USA squad a villain for the rest of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FOX Sports soccer analyst Alexi Lalas argued. "Long live Article 27. If you've got a problem with it, take it […]

In a stunning turn of events, United States mens' national team striker Folarin Balogun will be available to play vs. Belgium despite receiving a red card in the Americans' round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The news comes just two days after FIFA ruled that Balogun would indeed serve his automatic one-game suspension for receiving a red card with no path for the U.S. to appeal. So, what […]

Surprise! FOX Sports' Doug McIntyre and Melissa Ortiz reported on Sunday afternoon that United States forward Folarin Balogun has been cleared to play in the country's Monday night round of 16 matchup against Belgium. As for the backstory, Balogun was given a red card in the 64th minute of play of Team USA's round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to the United States being down a player […]

FIFA has cleared the way for U.S. men’s national team forward Folarin Balogun to play in the USA’s World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium in Seattle on Monday, multiple sources confirmed to us Sunday. The news was first reported by The Athletic. Balogun — who scored the game-winning goal in last week's round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina — was shown a controversial red card later […]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 16 started on a high note Saturday, with the first pair of matches resulting in a rematch of one of the 2022 World Cup's most memorable matches in the quarterfinals. Here is everything you might have missed on Day 24 of the tournament: BEST OF THE DAY Moment Of The Day Kylian Mbappé remains hot on Lionel Messi's tail. Not only did the […]

Let me take you back to March 2017 at the Under-17 South American championship in Rancagua, south of Santiago in Chile. Brazil’s Under-17 team was facing Colombia in the penultimate match of the South American championship as both aimed to qualify for the U-17 World Cup. The teenage squad of the Seleção won convincingly with a 3-0 result (thus eventually winning the tournament and qualification for the aforementioned World Cup) […]