Germany won their first opening match at a World Cup since lifting the trophy in 2014 as they eased to a 7-1 win against debutants Curacao in their opening Group E match in Houston on Sunday.
Manchester United's Amad Diallo struck in the 90th minute as Ivory Coast stunned Ecuador and their huge support to edge a tight affair 1-0 in their World Cup opener on Sunday.
Alexander Isak marked his first World Cup appearance with a trademark goal as Sweden thrashed Tunisia in their opening match of the tournament in Monterrey.
A group of 13 World Cup teams from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean has criticized UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin for allegedly saying the expanded 48-team tournament creates "uninteresting" matches.
Qatar won their first-ever point at a World Cup finals as a dramatic injury-time equaliser earned a 1-1 draw against a lacklustre Switzerland in the second game of Group B on Saturday.
John McGinn repaid head coach Steve Clarke's faith in him by firing Scotland to their first World Cup win in 36 years as they edged past Haiti on their return to the men's tournament after a 28-year absence.
The New York Knicks won the National Basketball Association championship for the first time in over 50 years, sending the city and fans into a frenzy after the long-awaited victory.
Government has revealed that, through the Ministry of Finance, it has authorised the release of Seventy-Six Million, Four Hundred and Sixty-Six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Nineteen Ghana Cedis and Twenty Pesewas (GH₵ 76,466,919.20) to support the Senior National Football Team, the Black Stars.
An Iran-linked hacker group claims to have breached FBI drones and has threatened to target the World Cup that kicked off on Thursday, a monitoring group said Friday.
The United States opened their World Cup campaign with an impressive 4-1 victory against Paraguay as former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun struck twice to inspire the co-hosts to an assured start in Los Angeles.
South Korea came from behind to defeat Czech Republic 2-1 as substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu scored the winning goal in the 80th minute of their World Cup opener.
Mexico ignited their World Cup party with a dominant 2-0 victory over nine-man South Africa as the biggest edition of the global footballing showpiece kicked off at the iconic Estadio Azteca.
Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the United States because of his "association with suspected members of terror organisations", says a US official.
The world governing body, FIFA, has struck a landmark deal with the global players' union, FIFPRO, meaning players will be represented when major decisions affecting the game are made.
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), with support from the Government of Ghana, has secured exclusive terrestrial (Free-To-Air) broadcast rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Somali referee Omar Artan says he was subjected to an 11-hour immigration interview before being denied entry to the United States for the World Cup despite holding the "right papers" and "right visa".
Iran's allocation of fan tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has been revoked just days before the start of the tournament, says the country's football federation.
