Despite No Top-100 Players, HC Mauricio Pochettino Says USA Can Win World Cup
Mauricio Pochettino was blunt in his assessment of American soccer talent.
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Canada's World Cup dreams face first test as injury-hit hosts meet Bosnia
TORONTO, June 10 : Canada will carry immense pressure into their World Cup opener when, in perhaps the most seminal moment in the country's soccer history, they face Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday in front of a partisan home crowd with both teams seeking a first-ever knockout stage berth.
Pochettino: U.S. can win World Cup despite no top 100 players - ESPN
United States men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino said his team can win the World Cup despite not having any players ranked among the top 100.
How Paris suburbs became France's football factory
PARIS, June 10 : A floodlight at Stade Gabriel Peri has been broken for weeks, leaving a corner of the pitch in darkness, yet the Under-17 players of ES Nanterre train on through a chilly June evening.
FIFA boss Infantino faces questions on eve of World Cup
MEXICO CITY: FIFA President Gianni Infantino is set to face the media on the eve of the World Cup on Wednesday, as off-field distractions dogged the build-up to the tournament. Infantino is likely to face tough questions about sky-high ticket prices and an immigration crackdown that has seen a top referee, fans and team officials barred from co-hosts the United States. The head of world football’s governing body will give a rare press conference in Mexico City, where co-hosts Mexico play South Africa on Thursday in the opening match at the Estadio Azteca. The 2026 men’s World Cup has been expanded to 48 teams and is the biggest and most ambitious in the event’s history, with matches also taking place in Canada. But the refusal of US immigration authorities to allow Somali referee Omar Artan, one of Africa’s leading match officials, into the country underlined fears that Donald Trump’s immigration policy could leave deep scars on the football extravaganza. Artan said the “biggest dream of my life” had been ripped away after he was turned back at the US border. “I am very, very disappointed,” Artan told The New York Times. “I’m just simply a referee who’s trying to live his dream, the biggest dream of my life, to come to the World Cup.” Artan, who was named the 2025 men’s referee of the year by the Confederation of African Football, would have been the first Somali to officiate at a World Cup. He said he was subjected to an 11-hour interview with border officials at Miami International Airport and then detained for several further hours in a holding cell before being put on a flight back to Turkiye. “I had the right papers and everything.
Tuchel says England not World Cup favourites but can dare to dream
June 9 : England manager Thomas Tuchel does not rank his team among the favourites for the World Cup but believes they are in good shape heading into the tournament and can "dare to dream" about lifting the trophy.
Republic of Ireland head to playoffs after narrow defeat to France
The Republic of Ireland’s dreams of automatic qualification for next year’s Women’s World Cup were ended after by 1-0 defeat by France in Grenoble.
Alpine's Monaco penalty review request to be heard on Thursday
June 9 : Renault-owned Alpine's request for a review of stewards' decisions that stripped Pierre Gasly of a place on the Monaco Grand Prix podium will be heard on Thursday.