Morocco included Spain-based forward Youssef En Nesyri in its World Cup squad at the expense of defender Badr Banoun. Banoun was Morocco's captain for the African Nations Championship — a...

Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczesny will lead Poland's World Cup campaign after being included as expected in the final 23-man squad. Coach Adam Nawalka named 35 players in his preliminary...

With their clubs duties behind them, it's time for Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic to focus on the World Cup. Both were named in Croatia's squad Monday for the tournament in Russia. Modric's...

Nestled on the edge of the forest outside the Russian city of Saransk is the home of one of the most successful doping programs in history. Athletes from the V.M. Chegin Olympic Training Center...

Vincent Kompany was included in Belgium coach Roberto Martinez's 23-man World Cup squad on Monday despite picking up a groin injury during a friendly over the weekend. The 32-year-old Manchester...

Nicklas Bendtner has been left off Denmark's World Cup squad. Denmark coach Age Hareide says both Bendtner, who has a lingering groin injury, and defender Andreas Bjelland, who also is injured,...

In a sign of Germany's depth of talent, Leroy Sane was left out of the defending champion's final World Cup squad on Monday. The 22-year-old winger, who won the Premier League title with...

The Masters of the game finally had their say. After snubbing the first three editions, and enduring the humiliation inflicted by the USA in their first participation, the time was ripe for England to...

South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong has trimmed his World Cup squad to 23 and is demanding improvement from the players he's taking to Russia. Shin cut Crystal Palace winger Lee Chung-yong, a veteran...

The 1962 tournament was won by the defending world champions Brazil, who claimed their second World Cup title by defeating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final in the Chilean capital of Santiago,...