5:03 PM ET Stephanie Frappart will lead the first-ever all-women referee trio at the World Cup on Thursday. Photo by Laurens Lindhout/Soccrates/Getty Images Stephanie Frappart, Neuza Back and Karen Diaz will become the first all-women refereeing team for a men’s World Cup match as they have been named to take charge of the Costa Rica–Germany … Read more
play Why teams won’t wear OneLove armbands in Qatar (1:07)James Olley reports after a joint statement from England, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands & Switzerland confirm their players won’t wear the OneLove armband. (1:07) 6:52 AM ET One day after Iran and Wales were eliminated at the World Cup, FIFA finally gave a public assurance Wednesday … Read more
Getty Images Denmark need to post a win or their 2022 World Cup stay will come to an end on Wednesday when the Danes take on Australia in a key Group D matchup at Al Janoub Stadium. Denmark opened group play with a 0-0 tie with Tunisia, before dropping a 2-1 decision to defending champion … Read more
USATSI Reigning World Cup champion France can take a big step toward defending their title when Les Bleus close out Group D play against Tunisia in the 2022 World Cup on Wednesday at Education City Stadium in Doha. After wins in their first two World Cup matches, the French lead Group D with six points … Read more
play Why Inter Miami would be a sad move for Messi (1:31)James Olley feels Lionel Messi moving to Inter Miami would be great for MLS, but would carry a tinge of sadness for the player. (1:31) 4:42 AM ET Sergio Busquets hopes to have made a decision on his future by February and admits he … Read more
play How the USMNT beat Iran to advance in the World Cup (1:34)Herculez Gomez says the USMNT’s performance was “pretty brilliant” after they beat Iran 1-0 to move on to the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup. (1:34) 4:00 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — It was a night of gut-wrenching, intestine-curdling disappointment for Iran. … Read more
11:39 PM ET Atletico Tucuman’s Andres Balanta collapsed at training on Tuesday. AFA/Twitter Colombian midfielder Andres Balanta died on Tuesday after collapsing during a training session of Atletico Tucuman, the Argentina first division club officials announced. Balanta, 22, collapsed during his team’s first practice after the holiday break and was taken to a hospital in … Read more
Getty Images United States star Christian Pulisic was diagnosed with a pelvic contusion, suffered during his game-winning goal in the first half of the USA’s 1-0 win over Iran. He’s considered “day-to-day” going forward, the team announced. Pulisic posted on social media “I’ll be ready on Saturday,” when the USA plays the Netherlands in the … Read more
Getty Images We’re reaching the business end of the World Cup group stage with Groups A and B are done and dusted. So far, France, Portugal, England, Senegal, United States, Netherlands and Brazil have booked their passage to the round of 16. Nine more will join them on the final matchday of each group. Qatar … Read more
Getty Images For the U.S. men’s national team (USMNT), there was a lot on the line when the team played Iran in its final match of the 2022 World Cup group stage, but the U.S. women’s national team (USWNT) had a lot to root for too. With the USMNT’s 1-0 win over Iran on Tuesday … Read more
