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World Cup

Coverage of football World Cups from all years.

  • Senegal fans, wearing some combination of the national team shirt – green with yellow trim - and the national flag - green, yellow and red vertical stripes of equal size, with a red star on the yellow stripe - react in disbelief to news of their team being stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title.

    World Cup 2026: Guardian Experts’ Network
    Senegal World Cup 2026 team guide

  • An Australian fan cheers with a boxing kangaroo flag at the friendly against the USA in Colorado in October 2025

    double quotation markAn Australian in the US: national identity is one thing, but it’s hard to cheer for either World Cup team

    Tom Hawking
  • Felix Nmecha of Germany and Christian Pulisic of United States compete for the ball during Saturday’s friendly.a

    US show the fight Pochettino wanted – just in time for the World Cup

  • Argentina fans celebrate during a World Cup match in Qatar in 2022.

    Ticket pain and Trump anger, but still room for ‘magic’: how readers feel about the World Cup

  • World Cup 2026: Guardian Experts’ Network
    Norway World Cup 2026 team guide

  • Luis de la Fuente: ‘The appreciation for Spanish coaches should have happened ages ago’

  • double quotation markNorth America’s wide and wild World Cup will be an experience like no other

    Emma Hayes
  • Australia coach Tony Popovic shakes hands with Cam Burgess before he takes to the field

    ‘We looked quite good for 20 minutes’: Tony Popovic content after Socceroos draw with Switzerland

  • Iraq fans in the stands celebrate after qualifying for the World Cup Iraq fans in the stands celebrate after qualifying for the FIFA World Cup REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo

    World Cup 2026: Guardian Experts’ Network
    Iraq World Cup 2026 team guide

  • Iran's players arrive at Antalya airport before departing to Tijuana, Mexico for World Cup camp

    Iran World Cup team travels to Mexico with US visas reportedly denied for several staff

  • The United States played Germany on a hot and occasionally rainy afternoon in Chicago.

    US show fight and hunger, but lose final World Cup prep match 2-1 to Germany

  • ‘Let’s go with the heart’: Zohran Mamdani thinks this African team will win the World Cup

  • Inside football
    double quotation markIf this is Messi’s last World Cup, could he eclipse Maradona and win it twice?

    Jonathan Wilson

  • Matchday live
    World Cup 2026 news as England, Scotland and USA gear up for friendlies: matchday live – as it happened

  • World Cup 2026: Guardian Experts’ Network
    France World Cup 2026 team guide

  • Mexico steps up security at World Cup 2026 fan zone amid growing unrest

  • Shattered dreams: best XI from countries not at the World Cup

  • Zohran Mamdani plays the Guardian's Bracketology to predict World Cup winner – video

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  • double quotation markThe World Cup is being played in my hometown. Can’t say I’m excited

    Dave Schilling

  • Iran slams US ‘discriminatory treatment’ over World Cup visa refusals

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