Africa has rewritten FIFA World Cup history with a record nine teams—Morocco, South Africa, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Egypt, Algeria, Congo, and Cabo Verde—securing places in the Round of 32 of the 2026 tournament.

If this is Lionel Messi’s final World Cup, he seems determined to leave with every attacking record he can. The Argentina icon became the first player in tournament history to score in seven straight games,

A win over Uzbekistan would be DR Congo's first at a World Cup and would carry the Leopards into the round of 32.

The 2026 World Cup is entering its first defining moment, with the last round of group-stage fixtures set to determine the knockout stage field

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic hailed Luka Modric's performance as "truly fantastic" as the 40-year-old midfielder led his country into the knockout rounds for the third World Cup in a row.

Austria survived late, DR Congo advanced, and Lionel Messi shined. Here's the best of Match Day 17 at the World Cup.

Argentina is heavily favored to advance past Cape Verde in the round of 32. Who are the possible opponents for Lionel Messi's team in the round of 16?

How has a group of islands with just 525,000 inhabitants made it to the knockout rounds of the World Cup?