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Turkey is back in the World Cup for the first time since 2002 and, despite the long absence, captain Hakan Calhanoglu has made some bulletin-board worthy comments about his team’s first opponent.
Cyle Larin took a quick pass, steadied himself and lashed his right boot at the ball. After thumping the country’s first-ever goal at the tournament on home soil, Larin had a message for his critics Friday.
The U.S. is ready to face Paraguay on Friday night to open its first home World Cup in 32 years.
FIFA on Friday blamed the empty seats during the World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic in Guadalajara on fans who watched from the concourses.
Spain will have a full squad available for its World Cup opener against Cape Verde on Monday with forward Víctor Muñoz returning to training a day after Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams also were back.
Late substitute Cyle Larin scored in the 78th minute and co-host Canada earned its first point in its third World Cup appearance — and first on home soil — by rallying for a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday.
Portugal traveled to the United States on Friday with Cristiano Ronaldo saying the team needs to focus on getting off to a good start instead of thinking ahead about contending for its first World Cup title.
The Canadian Men’s National Team found their first goal on home soil in the FIFA World Cup, and it was late substitution Cyle Larin who evened the score.
Mexico’s dire performance at the last World Cup in Qatar served as a wake-up call for this year’s event. The message was clear: El Tri needed new players if it wanted a different ending on home soil in 2026.
Vancouver’s big moment on the World Cup stage is still a day away but energy is building as fans get ready to take in Canada’s debut match against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto.
The lineup is in. Jesse Marsch’s starting XI for Canada’s FIFA World Cup opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina has been revealed ahead of kick-off. As expected, Moïse Bombito has been held out with his recovery from a broken leg in the fall still continuing.
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.
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