KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A frustrated Lionel Messi once stepped away from representing Argentina.

After Argentina lost the Copa América final to Chile in 2016, Messi said he would never again don the striped blue-and-white jersey of his home nation. That retirement didn’t last long.

And in 2022, Messi finally helped Argentina win a major ...Read more

The World Cup draw went the United States’ way.

The U.S. men’s national team will be joined in Group D by Paraguay, Australia and a yet-to-be-determined European team, FIFA revealed Friday during a star-studded ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

The final spot will go to the team that emerges from a playoff between Turkey, ...Read more

MIAMI — Today is the day soccer fans have been waiting for! The 2026 World Cup Draw is here!

Let the fun (and the debates) begin.

Here are the 12 groups! Let the discussions begin!

— A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, playoff winner Denmark or North Macedonia or Czechia or Republic of Ireland (The World Cup opener will be Mexico vs. ...Read more