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Japan advance to knockout rounds with draw vs. Sweden


Men's World Cup Scoreboard
Top Headlines
What Türkiye match will reveal about USMNT's knockout-round hopes

Klinsmann: It would be nonsense not starting USMNT stars on yellows


Ecuador into the knockouts
Backs against the wall, Ecuador conjure World Cup magic in upset of Germany

World Cup VAR review: Germany goal came after boot to the head. So why was it allowed?


Where has Infantino been?
FIFA president clocks up 24,000 miles on epic World Cup tour


Focus on USMNT
The story of Christian Pulisic, U.S. stars, a trip for pizza and a golf cart

Why the U.S. is a baffling World Cup underdog


Risers and fallers
World Cup Power Rankings after two games: Who is No. 1 as U.S., England dip?

Why every round-of-32 team will, won't win the World Cup


Fighting to advance
Tartan Army's Time Out: How Scotland got stuck in third-place limbo


Transfer Talk
Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal, City keen on Sporting captain Hjulmand

Top Headlines
- Pulisic starts on bench for U.S. with Turner in goal
- Sources: Anderson joins City on club record deal
- Ecuador stun Germany, advance to WC knockouts
- Faé fires back at Schweinsteiger's 'racist' remarks
- Spain's unheralded Oyarzabal 'great among greats'
- Sources: Man Utd near new loan deal for Onana
- FIFA: Rainbow flags allowed at Egypt-Iran match
- Sources: Putellas reaches deal with Lionesses
- 🤔 Permutations: How teams qualify for knockouts
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USMNT at the World Cup
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Getty Images Messi, Haaland, Mbappé, Kane: Who will be the World Cup's top scorer?
We're more than a week into the 2026 World Cup, and the race for the Golden Boot -- given to the tournament's top goal scorer -- is heating up.
Curaçao Football Federation 'Crying long before the anthems': A week in the life of a 2026 World Cup player
What is it like to be one of the 1,200 players at this World Cup? Curacao forward Gervane Kastaneer reveals what life is really like during soccer's biggest tournament.
ESPN World Cup biggest winners and losers: Reactions after all 48 teams' second games
All 48 teams in the World Cup have played exactly two games, so we look at the players and nations who were winners and losers.
What you need to know
Michael Regan - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images 2026 FIFA World Cup: Format, groups, full match schedule, more
Check out the groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, along with everything you need to know about the tourney's format.
Hector Vivas - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images World Cup group stage explained: Tiebreakers, third-place teams, more
Here's everything you need to know about what teams need to do to reach the knockout rounds of the 2026 World Cup.
Legends chasing milestones
(Photo by Maja Hitij - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo goal tracker: Road to 1,000 career goals
With Cristiano Ronaldo on the quest to score 1,000 goals, ESPN provides goal-by-goal analysis of the Portuguese superstar's quest.
Tom Weller/picture alliance via Getty Images Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments in 2026
ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of Lionel Messi's performances for Inter Miami and Argentina.






















