Then, the Hwang show. An industrious off-the-ball run 10 minutes later saw him picked out by Lee but, with searing pace not one of his biggest strengths, it initially looked like the opening might have passed.

A star-studded opening ceremony featuring Shakira, Burna Boy and J Balvin kicked off the 2026 World Cup before a crowd of more than 80,000 at the revamped Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Mexico opened the 48-team tournament against South Africa,

South Africa coach Hugo Broos became the oldest coach to manage a World Cup match when his team opened the 2026 World Cup against Mexico on Thursday. He held that record for mere hours. The 74-year-old Belgian broke a record that had stood for 16 years when Greece's Otto Rehhagel became the oldest manager in tournament history in 2010 at the age

Czechia enters the World Cup as one of the top 50 national teams in the world, hoping to make as deep a run as possible. Czechia is one of the most intriguing teams in the 2026 World Cup , kicking off the group stage alongside Mexico,

The restaurant operated by the parents of Oh Hyunkyoo, who led South Korea to victory by scoring a come-from-behind goal in the match against the Czec

The president of an engineering guild in Mexico has issued a public apology on Sunday (June 14) after his offensive slant-eyed gesture during a World Cup match drew widespread condemnation.Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes' actions gained public attention after South Korean content creator Yoon Su-jin posted a video on her social media platforms depicting him making the racist gesture from

Coach Miroslav Koubek’s players work for each other and the physical Czechs are difficult to stop at set pieces