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A dream day for New York fans with Knicks on the road to clinch and Brazil vs. Morocco in World Cup
NEW YORK (AP) — If there is a saving grace from the bedlam that is…
Peru police disguised as World Cup mascots arrest a suspected drug dealer in Lima
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Two Peruvian police officers disguised as World Cup mascots Clutch and…
Ghana slams Canada’s decision to deny World Cup visa for Partey, who faces rape charges
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s government has criticized Canada’s “extremely unfair” decision to deny midfielder…
Scotland midfielder Ryan Christie extends Bournemouth contract by 3 years
BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Scotland midfielder Ryan Christie is staying with Premier League club Bournemouth.…
US faces Paraguay and Canada takes on Bosnia in 2026 World Cup openers for host nations, in photos
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The United States and Canada play their first matches as hosts…
US opens its home World Cup with a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay, sparked by Balogun’s 2 goals
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun fired his second goal into the top far corner…
Folarin Balogun, who could have played for England or Nigeria, scores 2 for US in World Cup debut
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun could have played for any one of three countries.…
Roaring crowds in stars and stripes show up for the US team, and soccer’s moment in their country
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — It was a stadium like any other, packed with American sports…
Larin scores in 78th minute to rally Canada to 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in World Cup opener
TORONTO (AP) — Canada earned its first World Cup point in seven matches on soccer’s…
Kirk shines in return as Jays overpower Yankees 8-5
TORONTO — Kazuma Okamoto and George Springer clubbed early two-run homers, and catcher Alejandro Kirk…
US gets 2 goals from Folarin Balogun and matches biggest World Cup win, beating Paraguay 4-1 in opener
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — US gets 2 goals from Folarin Balogun and matches biggest World…
Turkey captain Hakan Calhanoglu says his ‘more talented’ team will ‘dominate’ Australia in World Cup
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Turkey is back in the World Cup for the first…
Fans from Germany charged with assaulting officers at Toronto Stadium: police
TORONTO — Two men from Germany have been arrested after police officers were assaulted at…
World Cup fans bring energy to Vancouver amphitheatre
VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s big moment on the World Cup stage was still a day away,…
Away from Toronto Stadium, fans celebrate Canada’s ‘historic’ World Cup game
At watch parties on opposite sides of Toronto, soccer fans cheered in turn for Bosnia-Herzegovina…
‘They can shut up’: Cyle Larin silences doubters in Canada’s World Cup opener
TORONTO — Cyle Larin took a quick pass, steadied himself and lashed his right boot…
Historic World Cup match at Toronto Stadium ‘the best moment’ for soccer fans
TORONTO — The historic first FIFA World Cup match on Canadian soil saw thousands of…
FIFA blames empty seats at World Cup match in Mexico on fans in the concourses
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — FIFA on Friday blamed the empty seats during the World Cup…
Kids’ nonprofit in Seattle returns 20 free World Cup tickets over barring of Somali referee
SEATTLE (AP) — Ali Abdulla was over the moon when he learned his youth-soccer nonprofit…
Ryan Reynolds and Mike Myers among the stars at Canada’s first home World Cup match
TORONTO (AP) — Cyle Larin’s goal not only saved the World Cup opener for Canada…
Canada earns first-ever World Cup point after 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina
TORONTO — In many ways, a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina felt like a victory for…
Spain back at full strength ahead of its World Cup opener against Cape Verde
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Spain will have a full squad available for its World Cup…
Expected to win 6th World Cup title, Brazil coach faces more pressure than nation’s president
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Alisson Becker feels for Carlo Ancelotti, the Italian expected to…
Australia embraces immigrants on World Cup squad with message that soccer is for everyone
Ahead of Australia’s opening World Cup match, the Socceroos are celebrating the immigrants on the…