Soccer fans flock to the US for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but a poll shows most US voters believe Trump's leadership has damaged the country's global reputation.

From television economics to sports betting and Gen Z fandom, here's why soccer never fully broke through in America, and why 2026 could be different.

The 2026 World Cup has come under fire even before kickoff. Criticism is mounting over US President Donald Trump’s travel bans, high ticket prices, the expansion to 48 teams as…

The 2026 World Cup has come under fire even before kickoff. Criticism is mounting over US President Donald Trump’s politics, high ticket prices, the expansion to 48 teams as well…

The World Cup should be a joyful celebration of global soccer, but for many fans, the tournament is marred by the Trump administration’s abusive immigration policies.

For fans and visitors arriving in the United States, football's biggest tournament is becoming another showcase for American power, chauvinism and hostility

Donald Trump is expected at the World Cup draw, and a prediction market gives him an 86% chance of attending the 2026 World Cup final.

Donald Trump thought he’d miss out on the chance to stride the globe’s biggest sporting stage, lamenting in 2018, when the US won the right to co-host this year’s World Cup…

This will be the maddest, baddest tournament in football history

Soccer fans flock to the US for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but a poll shows most US voters believe Trump's leadership has damaged the country's global reputation.

As the 2026 Fifa World Cup kicks off in North America, the tournament is already living up to expectations of a hostile and exclusionary reception by its main host nation.

Headaches abound for FIFA as the biggest sporting event in the world kicks off in North America.

Donald Trump is dominating the buildup to the World Cup—but for all the wrong reasons.

It's a grotesque festival of consumerism and corruption, with echoes of the 1936 Olympics — and it's here