Lukaku included in Belgium’s World Cup squad despite injury-plagued season
The country's top goalscorer has not started for Napoli this season and made just seven substitute appearances.
Mitoma fails to make Japan’s 2026 World Cup squad due to hamstring injury
Monaco forward Takumi Minamino also misses out due to injury, but ex-Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu makes the cut.
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Tartan Army donate $10,000 to US children’s cancer hospital ahead of World Cup
The Tartan Army have donated $10,000 to a kids’ cancer hospital in the USA ahead of this summer’s World Cup.…
Inside Fox’s Upfront: ‘Baywatch,’ Lachlan Murdoch, Lots of Tom Brady, and the World Cup Brings James Corden Back to Late Night
Just hours after she performed a song-and-dance number at the NBC upfront (as her “30 Rock” character Jenna Maroney), “Celebrity…
Iran says it will play at 2026 World Cup if hosts address ‘concerns’
Iran's presence at the tournament has been shrouded in uncertainty since the US and Israel launched war on the country.
Writers on their World Cup Panini collecting days: ‘We all remember the playground twerp’
Writers on their World Cup Panini collecting days: ‘We all remember the playground twerp’ The much-loved football sticker album is…
World Cup 2026: How US football has evolved since hosting in 1994
In the 32 years since last hosting the World Cup, football has moved from the margins to the mainstream in…