Global icons Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Guillermo Ochoa are among the many stars taking part in the FIFA World Cup 2026.

India, June 11 -- FIFA World Cup 2026, Few Hours To Go: The wait is finally over. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is set to kick off across the United States, Canada and Mexico, ushering in a new era for international football.

FIFA and global players' union FIFPRO ‌announced on Wednesday a cooperation agreement that grants players a formal role in governance and sets up a framework for negotiating changes to the transfer system,

Lamine Yamal, a top football player for Spain's national team, relies on a T-16 travel card, childhood photos, hairwax, a childhood scarf, rice with peanut sauce, and an iPad to relax and decompress when he's not on the field.

FIFA has revoked the ticket allocation for Iran fans at the team’s three World Cup games in the United States, the national soccer federation claimed Tuesday. Each federation for the 48 teams taking part is entitled to receive and distribute 8% of stadium capacity for each of its games at the World Cup,

The biggest World Cup in history kicks off tonight, with 48 teams taking part in the tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico.

Activists Demand FIFA Exclusion for Iran In Los Angeles, Iranian-American activists and former football players organized a protest prior to Iran's first match in the FIFA World Cup. They urged FIFA to remove Iran from the tournament due to alleged human rights violations committed by its government.

Two of the three group-stage matches, on Monday against New Zealand and on June 21 against Belgium, will be played in Los Angeles. Iran's Minister of Sports, Ahmad Donyamali, warned that the Iranian national team,