Spain’s reputation as the great underachiever in world football was a characteristic it desperately wanted to ditch. Adopting quick-passing tiki-taka tactics, Spain won the 2008 European...

The European border agency says it will deploy 20 border control officers from across Europe to Poland to assist in the smooth and safe passage of thousands of fans going to World Cup matches in...

Mohamed Salah joined the rest of Egypt's World Cup squad for warmup drills Tuesday and dribbled for the first time since injuring his left shoulder in last month's Champions League...

Poland's team doctor says injured defender Kamil Glik should be fit to return to play in the World Cup game against Japan. Dr. Jacek Jaroszewski on Tuesday said Glik is healing quickly but still...

World Cup referees must ensure all the time used for video review is played at the end of each half — even if a stoppage takes 10 minutes. FIFA's instructions to more than 100 match...

Japan won its first match under coach Akira Nishino, scoring four times in the second half in a 4-2 win over Paraguay on Tuesday to end a 231-minute goal drought. Japan had lost 2-0 to both Ghana...

Progress for South Korea’s players will be avoiding being pelted with candy again on their return from the World Cup. After enduring three poor performances by the team in Brazil four years ago,...

Sweden has shed its major distraction: Zlatan Ibrahimovic isn’t coming back for the World Cup. The Los Angeles striker, who retired from international duty in 2016 after scoring a record 62...

Mexicans can never be sure who will be playing for the national team under Juan Carlos Osorio. A different lineup has been deployed by Osorio in all 44 games in charge and now players are...

Germany coasted through World Cup qualifying with 10 wins out of 10 and a European record 43 goals before getting a reality check. The World Cup holders haven’t won any matches since...