Once football's gold standard, Germany and Italy are no longer setting the benchmark. Germany lost its edge. Italy lost its ...

For some Italians, their team’s absence from the biggest tournament in soccer is a metaphor for a broader national malaise.

Luka Modric has become the first 40-year-old to provide an assist at the FIFA World Cup: the midfielder comes off an ...

With so much potentially at stake from a simple strike of a soccer ball, it's understandable that the science of penalty ...

One match. One goal. Eighty minutes of deliberate inaction. The infamous West Germany-Austria game at the 1982 World Cup exposed a fatal flaw in football's tournament format and forced Fifa to rewrite ...

One of the World Cup's most infamous matches has become a discussion point as the 2026 World Cup group stage permutations play out.

Doubts rise over the World Cup's format as the first of the two group games that give the two teams a chance to progress with ...

The list of consecutive World Cup-winning teams is a small and exclusive one, while many have come agonisingly close to ...

Since 1982, a Yemeni fan's commitment to the World Cup has endured war, economic turmoil, and personal sacrifices.

Will Canada hat-trick hero Jonathan David and Swiss goal-scoring midfielder Johan Manzambi be playing in the Premier League next season?

All the latest as England prepare to begin their World Cup against Croatia and Scotland hold a news conference.

Who's most likely to win? Which players are performing best? Who is defying expectations? The Sky News Data x Forensics team breaks down the key numbers.