A slate lacking marquee stars and commercial appeal may change how the Bay Area handles its piece of the World Cup

FOX Sports and IndyCar have unveiled their race start times for the 2026 season, aiming to build off the momentum of the concurrent FIFA World Cup to drive thousands of potential new fans to the sport.

By comparison, the Club World Cup, which was controversially expanded from seven teams to 32 and shoehorned into the soccer calendar, had a total prize fund of $1 billion. The top prize for the winning team was worth up to $125 million for a tournament that faced fierce resistance from players and leagues and drew sparse crowds for some matches.

Nigeria are hoping to revive their hopes of appearing at the 2026 World Cup with complaint to FIFA over the use of at least nine ineligible players by Congo DR.

There will be a train to Gillette Stadium (to be renamed Boston Stadium for the World Cup) but fans must have game tickets to purchase.

Benz stadium in Atlanta, and some of the teams training in Cobb County., county leaders are preparing on multiple fronts.

Lionel Messi marked the three-year anniversary of Argentina winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup by taking to Instagram.