Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 19th World Cup, hosted by South Africa and won by Spain.

In the latest instalment of Legacy, GOAL's feature and podcast series following the road to the 2026 World Cup, we look at ...

This month, he broke the record for the most goal involvements for a single player at one club in the Premier League era, while he is also Liverpool's all-time highest Prem goalscorer and holds the ...

Asamoah Gyan's first words and raw emotions after his infamous 2010 World Cup penalty miss against Uruguay have been divulged ...

Trezeguet has been one of Egypt’s most reliable performers in AFCON tournaments and World Cup matches, racking up nearly 100 ...

Benni McCarthy is South Africa's greatest goalscorer of all time, racking up 168 domestic league goals throughout a club ...

Mexico's men's national football team now knows the challenges it will face in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (FIFA World Cup) It is hard to believe that the long, pompous, and at times cringeworthy World ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino poses with the 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy following the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Play-Off draw at the FIFA's Home of Football in Zurich on November 20, 2025. (Photo ...

De Paul and Messi captured the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, while Busquets lifted the 2010 World Cup with Spain. Meanwhile, Busquets went the full 90 minutes in his last professional match. The ...

Inter Miami’s grand Lionel Messi experiment has paid off with a Major League Soccer championship. Messi notched two assists in the MLS Cup final on Dec. 6 against the Vancouver Whitecaps, a 3-1 ...

The Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has determined that the two teams who opened the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa raise the curtain again.