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When Ghana opens its FIFA World Cup on Wednesday in Toronto against Panama, they will be without Thomas Partey. FIFA confirmed to The Athletic’s Dan Sheldon on Friday that the Villarreal midfielder has been denied entry to Canada due to a serious of rape charges in England while playing for Arsenal.
Allan Saint-Maximin is heading stateside. The 29-year-old winger is joining Charlotte FC as a Designated Player, The Athletic’s Tom Bogert reports.
Thousands of excited soccer fans are descending on Toronto Stadium as Canada’s FIFA World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina is set to get underway this afternoon.
The opening lyrics couldn’t be plainer: “I am from Bosnia; take me to America.” But by rewriting its classic “USA,” the Bosnian band Dubioza Kolektiv has transformed a song about disillusionment with the American Dream into a viral anthem powering Bosnia-Herzegovina’s own World Cup dreams.
Canada plays its first game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Follow all the action right here with TSN.ca's liveblog.
Australia coach Tony Popovic has signed a contract extension through early 2027 on the eve of his team’s World Cup opening match against Turkey on Saturday.
Bosnia-Herzegovina made it to the World Cup on the last day of European qualifying. Now it’s facing one of the three co-hosts, Canada, in its opener.
On a steamy afternoon in Toronto, the FIFA World Cup touches down as hosts Canada take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in a game that was years in the making.
Hwang In-beom scored a goal and set up another as South Korea rallied to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 in the second match of the 2026 World Cup on Thursday night.
Brito, a center back on Brazil’s 1970 World Cup-winning team, has died at age 86.
Colombia has started its World Cup preparations in Mexico ahead of its games against Uzbekistan and Congo in Group K.
Raúl Jiménez finally has his star moment in a World Cup for Mexico.
Top U.S. defender Chris Richards is officially healthy enough to play in the World Cup opener less than four weeks after a significant ankle injury.
Edin Dzeko is ready to go. Bosnia-Herzegovina head coach Sergej Barbarez says the 40-year-old striker will be available for his country’s World Cup opener against Canada on Friday.
The opening match of the World Cup delivered a rarity in international soccer: three players sent off with red cards.
Mexico's misery in World Cup opening games was finally ended as they secured a 2-0 win over South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in a match featuring three red cards.
Christian Pulisic is the most accomplished and most famous player on his national team at the exact time when his nation is hosting a World Cup.
Moïse Bombito won his World Cup fitness race. Alphonso Davies, meanwhile, will have to wait a little longer. Head coach Jesse Marsch announced Bombito — a key central defender — will be available when Canada opens its tournament on home soil Friday against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Vancouver Whitecaps say talks on keeping the Major League Soccer team in Vancouver are continuing following another meeting of key stakeholders.
With the start of Canada’s FIFA World Cup now under 24 hours away, midfielder Ismaël Koné as well as defenders Alphonso Davies and Moïse Bombito were all on the field for the last day of training on Thursday.
Co-hosts Mexico got he festivities started early at the FIFA World Cup 2026 when Julian Quinones scored the tournament’s first goal at the 10 minute mark of their opening game against South Africa.
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