play Ogden: FIFA have backed Football Associations into a corner (1:58)Mark Ogden reacts to the news that players won’t wear the OneLove armband after FIFA confirmed sanctions would be taken against a player for wearing one. (1:58) 6:44 AM ET Football federations who had planned to wear the ‘OneLove’ armbands to make a statement against … Read more
play Is Saudi Arabia’s win vs. Argentina the biggest World Cup shock? (2:17)Gab Marcotti reacts to Saudi Arabia’s 2-1 win over Argentina and Lionel Messi at the World Cup. (2:17) 7:30 AM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the biggest World Cup shocks ever to come from behind to beat Argentina … Read more
7:30 AM ET ‘It doesn’t happen, Turner’s story,’ says Javier Decima former goalkeeping coach of USMNT’s Matt Turner, who didn’t commit to the game until he was 16. ‘I’m from Argentina; at 16, you’re trying to debut for the first team. If you don’t? You’re out.’ Finn Taylor for ESPN Just before Halloween 2013, Matt … Read more
USATSI Mexico have advanced to the knockout stage in each of their last seven appearances in the World Cup but haven’t gotten past the Round of 16 since reaching the quarterfinals in 1986. The Mexicans begin their quest for a better result when they take on Poland in their Group C opener of the 2022 … Read more
Argentina star Lionel Messi cuts a disconsolate figure after his side fell to a stunning 2-1 upset at the hands of Saudi Arabia in their 2022 FIFA World Cup opener, which will go down as one of the biggest wins by an Asian team in tournament history. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images 9:00 AM ET For … Read more
Getty Images The World Cup in Qatar officially kicked off on Sunday, Nov. 20 and it concludes on Saturday, Dec. 10. Click here for the full daily match schedule and make sure to print out your wall chart. For the first time in the history of the event, the games will take place during the … Read more
6:00 AM ET Anssumane Fati, better known as Ansu, only turned 20 on Halloween (Oct. 31) but has already experienced more highs and lows than many players will during their entire careers. In Qatar, as part of Luis Enrique’s Spain squad and playing at his first international tournament, he is looking to tick off the … Read more
play How Collina kept the 2002 World Cup final ball from the players (1:25)Pierluigi Collina joins The Gab and Juls Show to talk about his souvenir from the 2002 World Cup final. (1:25) 7:00 AM ET We are still in the early stages of the 2022 World Cup but already there has emerged a theme … Read more
Getty Images After England thumped Iran, the Netherlands edged past Senegal, and the United States drew Wales on Monday, we head into the third day of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday when superstar trio Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Robert Lewandowski enter the fray. Messi’s Argentina kick things off in Group … Read more
7:07 AM ET Salem Al-Dawsari scored a beautiful goal against Argentina. Hannah McKay – Pool/Getty Images Lionel Messi‘s Argentina suffered one of the World Cup’s greatest shocks as Saudi Arabia came from behind to win 2-1 at Lusail Stadium on Tuesday in front of a 88,012 crowd. Messi gave Argentina, one of the favourites to … Read more
